By John Hacker WASHINGTON – With national polls and media outlets talking about the fact that Americans’ approval of the job Congress is doing is at record low levels and still falling, the lawmakers representing Southwest Missouri say they believe Congress is doing its job and Missourians don’t share the nation’s opinion. The Democrat representing […]

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By Brian Orndorf The Bible is such a powerful tool. It can lift spirits and encourage hope just as easily as it can incite hatred and destroy lives. “For the Bible Tells Me So” studies the chilling effect misinterpreted Bible verses have brought on the gay and lesbian community, singling out special stories of emotional […]

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If one were to judge the competency of one’s ability to govern this country, due to experience and background, then probably none of the individuals running for President of the United States would qualify. Looking at what separates the candidates is a very thin line, but dead presidents (money) in the long run, will make […]

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  By Steven Ertelt (October 19, 2007) Senate Rejects Cutting Funds to Abortion Facilities for Family Planning Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday night rejected an effort by pro-life lawmakers to cut federal funding for family planning efforts carried out by abortion facilities. Backers of an amendment to do that said their […]

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No disrespect intended, but Dolan Media Newswires???? Where is Scoop Messenger and the rest of Missouri’s mainstream media on this? Oh my God, were beginning to sound like FiredUp Missouri! By Kelly Wiese Dolan Media Newswires An attorney who once worked for the state’s social services agency claims Attorney General Jay Nixon’s office discriminated against […]

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The Missouri blogosphere’s “Angry Black Bitch” or ABB – as we affectionately call her here – has been getting a lot of national attention lately. Her blog is a daily read for us, we just don’t link to it very often because the language is very colorful to say the least. Don’t let the profanity […]

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We want to inform our readers that we are drastically cutting back on our Scott Eckersley coverage. No matter how loud “Baghdad” Tony Messenger and FiredUp Missouri rant and rave about this case, most Missourians have realized that Eckersley has ZERO credibility and that they are now ready to move on to more substantive issues. […]

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Four AG candidates; three answers. Guess who’s MIA? CDT Politics Blog: In the midst of the controversy over Scott Eckersley firing, I’ve contacted all four candidates running for attorney general to get their opinion on the situation and the overall issue of e-mail retention. Eckersley’s firing renewed questions about whether Gov. Matt Blunt is disregarding […]

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Big Muddy Politics: State Senator Mike Gibbons (R-Webster Groves) is now an announced candidate for Attorney General, the state’s sunshine law enforcer. Why haven’t we heard from him on the Blunt/Eckersley Scandal? Where is Sen. Gibbons? The Missouri Democratic Party released this video of Gov. Blunt in St. Louis answering questions about his attack on […]

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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact Jeff Mazur at 573.635.9145 Jefferson City – The Missouri council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) today endorsed the Attorney General candidacy of Representative Jeff Harris, calling him “a true friend to Missouri’s middle-class families and a strong, vocal leader of the opposition to […]

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