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August, 2007 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 12

Entries from August 2007

Brazil Asks Court to Dismiss Roe Counterclaim

August 8th, 2007 · No Comments

The Turner Report: St Charles County Commissioner Joe Brazil filed documents Monday in St. Charles County Circuit Court asking for the dismissal of political operative Jeff Roe’s counterclaim against him, and for Roe’s third-party countersuit against First Capital Publications and Photography, LLC, St. Charles, and First Capital News. Roe’s countersuits were filed in response to […]

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Kumbaya My Lord, Kumbaya….

August 8th, 2007 · No Comments

photo by Diana Linsley Aging Hippies trying to relive their “glory” days. How sad! Protesting “Failed” Iraq Policy Group targets Sen. Mike Gibbons’ Kirkwood office A local delegation from Americans Against Escalation in Iraq delivered yellow ribbons and a strong message to the office of Sen. Mike Gibbons, R-Kirkwood, on Tuesday: Open the door to […]

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Tags: Iraq War · Sen. Michael Gibbons

MOST Ranked Top in Nation By Money Magazine

August 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman’s office said recently that MOST, Missouri’s 529 College Savings Plan, was ranked by Money Magazine as of the best 529 plans in the nation. Money Magazine reviewed 70 of the 85 plans that are currently available, and the MOST Plan was listed among an elite group of the nation’s 27 […]

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“Judas” Koster Receives More Endorsements

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Trust us. We thought this story would have settled down a little by now, but to their credit, Koster’s people have been smart to keep the buzz going by timing these endorsements so soon after his switch. Could it be the same staffers who planned the ill fated Saint Louis University High School fiasco? Turner […]

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Tags: Decision '08

Stop the Presses!

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

According to FiredUp Missouri, we thought the Blunt Adminstration only put pictures on press releases when the subject is African American. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 7, 2007 Contact: Jessica Robinson, 573-751-0290 Blunt Appoints Becky Plattner to Conservation Commission

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I GOT YOUR POPSICLES RIGHT HERE!

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Desdinova – Super Villain of the Ozarks: There is a certain talk radio show host here (Springfield) in town with an obsession with Popsicles. He uses the word Popsicle as a euphemism for testicles. Why he doesn’t say “guts” like people did in the good old days is beyond me. He wrote a whole thing […]

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St. Louis Hispanics To Get Own Paper

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

This will put a smile on the faces of Missouri’s Minutemen (not the team!) From the RFT’s blog:  St. Louis’ Hispanic community, the second largest in Missouri, is about to get its own alternative paper. El Mundo Latino will launch September 15, with an initial print run of 10,000 copies, to be distributed for free […]

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MO Pulse 1, P-D 0

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Hats off to the Missouri Pulse for throwing egg in the face of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. For those who don’t know, the Post Dispatch scoffed at the Pulse when they broke the news that the lobbyist involved in Sen. Jeff Smith’s debacle was relieved of her duties with Isle of Capri.The old media […]

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Blunt Requests Supreme Court Candidates’ Law School Transcripts

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

This is getting interesting! Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s office said Tuesday that it asked Missouri’s Appellate Judicial Commission to provide the law school transcripts of the three Missouri Supreme Court candidates. The commission met in secret to select the three-member panel, according to a release, and it is unknown whether the law school transcripts of […]

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Tags: Matt Blunt · MO Supreme Court

Emerson Supports Drug Reimportation

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

“I would prefer to stand up for my constituents in Missouri as opposed to the pharmaceutical companies keeping competition and low prices out of this country.” Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)       Read more…

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