“Now, we are beginning to see that the Air Claire scheme was not an innocent mistake but an elaborate effort to hide assets, dodge taxes, and otherwise keep citizens in the dark.”— Ed Martin Great press release today from the Martin campaign on the “Air Claire” scandal. They even have documentation to back up their […]

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Hat tip:GenevaPilgrim According to the new Census Data, MO has had slow growth over the last ten years. MO was divided into 9 congressional districts and will now be taken down to 8. Jackson county is the second largest county in all of MO and should not be divided up into three different districts-especially when […]

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Prime Buzz: (3/14/11) The new hot name for U.S. Senate is…Six-term Congressman Todd Akin from the St. Louis area. The 2nd District congressman, a conservative Republican, is said to be getting close to jumping in. Read more… MOPNS: (3/11/11) We got this from a source of a source, and according to our source, the source is suspect […]

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“The Three Amigos”  The subscription only Missouri Scout newsletter follows up on the story we broke last Friday: “Also of note, several Democrats in attendance: Reps. Jamailah Nasheed and Penny Hubbard, who are part of this usual crowd; more surprising was Rep. Chris Carter, and Minority Whip Mike Colona. The sight of someone from Democratic […]

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Politico reported on Friday, “Former President Bill Clinton said Friday that delays in offshore oil and gas drilling permits are ‘ridiculous’ at a time when the economy is still rebuilding, according to attendees at the IHS CERAWeek conference. Clinton spoke on a panel with former President George W. Bush that was closed to the media. […]

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The plot in “Air Claire Gate” thickens! Politico: Senator Claire McCaskill’s spokeswoman this evening confirmed that the Missouri Senator billed taxpayers for a purely political travel on a private plane co-owned by her family, a violation of Congressional ethics rules that deepens questions around her use of the plane. The Misssouri Republican Party is calling […]

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The Wall Street Journal reports today, “President Barack Obama will address rising energy prices at a news conference on Friday, but he is not expected to call for releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.” The New York Times adds, “The cost of gasoline has been rising steadily as the turmoil in Libya and other […]

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  “The Three Amigos” Our sources tell us that freshman Rep. Penny Hubbard, Rep. Chris Carter and Rep. Jamilah Nasheed attended a fundraiser last night at the St. Louis Ritz Carlton for Republican St. Louis County State Representative Tim Jones. Our spies at the affair overheard the three bragging about supporting Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder […]

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Leave it to the laziest reporter in Missouri journalism to come to ‘Sen. Shams’ defense. Honestly, doesn’t this read like it was written by someone in McCaskill’s press shop? St. Louis Beacon The issue didn’t stick. One reason: Travel records for the Republican incumbent at the time, Jim Talent, showed that he had paid for […]

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