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October, 2010 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 5

Entries from October 2010

Picture of the Day: Dooley Tweets About “Breast Awareness”

October 1st, 2010 · No Comments

Picture credit: Riverfront Times The comedy of errors called the Dooley reelection campaign continues! Below are a couple of examples of what happens when you have college interns – with raging hormones and keg parties on their minds – helping you run your campaign?

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Tags: Picture/Quote of the Day · STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

Thanks To Obamacare, Iowa Insurer To Stop Selling Health Insurance

October 1st, 2010 · No Comments

On Wednesday, President Obama was in Iowa to again attempt to sell his policies, particularly his unpopular health care law. In a backyard discussion, a woman expressed her concerns to the President about his health care bill. Obama assured her, “[T]here’s nothing in the bill that says you have to change the health insurance that […]

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Tags: Healthcare

Quote of the Day: If You Like a [Healthcare] Plan You Get to Keep It”

October 1st, 2010 · No Comments

“The rules protect you the consumer, it protects you in keeping the plan you like. Which we said, ‘if you like a plan you get to keep it.’” Sen. –Tom Harkin, (D-IA) floor remarks, 9/29/10) Related: Cong. Carnahan on National Healthcare: “Now Is Our Time” [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/2Sq0CLbaZnY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] WSJ: McDonald’s May Drop […]

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Tags: Healthcare · Rep. Russ Carnahan

“AAA Charlie” Dooley’s $60 Million Dollar Trash Disaster

October 1st, 2010 · No Comments

“We had meetings with Charlie Dooley and (Chief Operating Officer Garry) Earls, and asked that this be put to a vote of the people. We were told it would cost too much to put it on the ballot. But now look what it will cost taxpayers because of their arrogance.”–Bryan Barcom, president of American Eagle […]

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Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley