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October, 2007 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 8

Entries from October 2007

Harris Reports Over $350,000 Cash on Hand; Donor Base Reflects Broad-Based, Statewide Support

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 15, 2007 Contact: Christian Badger (573)442-7980 Columbia—Representative Jeff Harris, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, reported a cash-on-hand balance of $350,906 as of September 30, 2007. Harris has raised $299,887, $92,317 of which was raised during the most recent fundraising quarter that ended on September 30. Harris submitted his […]

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Tags: Decision '08

GOP’s AG Hopeful Vows to Clean Up MO Office – UPDATE

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

By Rob Luke JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s lone GOP candidate for attorney general, Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons, will focus on law-and-order issues in his upcoming campaign. But he also pledged to clean up what he perceives as corruption within the state attorney-general’s office. Gibbons officially announced his campaign in a press release posted […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Sen. Michael Gibbons

Ward Connerly Coming to St. Louis

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

 Email from we received from Tim Asher, Executive Director, Missouri Civil Rights Initiative  Mr. Connerly will be in town Friday, October 19 and will be speaking at two events.  First, he will be the featured speaker at the Federalist Society luncheon at the Missouri Athletic Club located downtown.  His address is entitled “Fulfilling the American […]

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Tags: Affirmative Action · Decision '08

“Steve Kraske Gets it right?” HA!!!

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

washingtonpost.com’s Politics Blog: Missouri: As usual when it comes to Missouri politics, Kansas City Star political correspondent Steve Kraske gets it right. Kraske wrote in a recent column that Gov. Matt Blunt’s (R) re-election chances hinge on whether he lets a 2005 decision to cut Medicaid rolls in order to close a $1 billion budget […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon · Kansas City · Matt Blunt

Media Report: Montee Confirms Nixon Lied About Illegal Use of Car

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

MOGOP Press release:  JEFFERSON CITY – Jay Nixon lied to state auditors by claiming that he used an official state vehicle only for state business even though he has admitted to illegally using the vehicle for political purposes, Democrat State Auditor Susan Montee confirmed in a story today by TheAssociated Press. “Attorney General Jay Nixon, […]

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Tags: Jay Nixon

Cong. Akin Aide’s Firm Performs Jack Jackson’s Governor Poll

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

The Turner Report confirms the tip we received on our tipline a few weeks back. We reported that Col. Jack Jackon’s polling firm was Survey St. Louis, the polling firm owned by Akin District Director Patrick Werner and Tom Smith, former campaign manager for newly elected Senator Tom Dempsey.  Turner Report: Former state representative and possible Republican candidate for governor Col. Jack Jackson paid […]

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Tags: Rep. Todd Akin

Missouri Manipulation: Don’t get Conned on Cloning

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

By Cathy Ruse The human-cloning fight rages on in Missouri and state officials are once again taking sides and tricking voters. But possibly the worst fraud yet came Wednesday from Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. Last year a pro-cloning constitutional amendment, disguised as an anti-cloning measure and promising “treatments and cures,” passed by a razor-thin […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Decision '08

Audio: Former Sen. “Jack” Danforth Discusses the Left-Right Divide in American Politics

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

BY CALEB HALE Audio CARBONDALE — Former U.S. Sen. John “Jack” Danforth delivered a speech in Carbondale Wednesday about the pitfalls of hyper-partisan politics on the American landscape. Danforth, a Republican from Missouri and author of the book, “Faith and Politics:  How the ‘Moral Values’ Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together,” was […]

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Tags: Uncategorized

DCCC Trying to Assist Global Warming Myth

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Ironically, on the heels of Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will be doing its small part to add to Gore’s psuedo science myth that our planet is warming to dangerous levels. This coming Monday, the DCCC’s propaganda machine will be pumping out enough lies, distortions and hot air against eight Republican Congressman, that […]

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Tags: Decision '08

Blunt to Dems: Balance Budget Without Tax, Spending Increases

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today cited the dramatic reduction in the federal budget deficit, which is $85 billion lower than it was last year, as clear evidence that reduced spending — and not increased taxes — is the best path to a balanced budget: “One of my biggest […]

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Tags: Rep. Roy Blunt