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September, 2012 | Missouri Political News Service

Entries from September 2012

Herman Cain Coming to St. Louis & Kansas City for FREE Breakfast Event

September 28th, 2012 · No Comments

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain and Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus will be in Missouri next month for two breakfast events in St. Louis and Kansas City called the “Missouri Faith Based and Community Leaders Breakfast” hosted by Job Creators Solutions. Founded by renowned businessmen Bernie Marcus and Herman Cain, Job Creators Solutions assists employers […]

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Tags: Kansas City · St. Louis

WSJ On The Economy: “Team Obama Claims These Woeful Results Were The Best That Could Have Been Expected”‏

September 28th, 2012 · No Comments

The Wall Street Journal has a must-read editorial today on the failures of President Obama’s economic policies. The editorial opens by noting an exchange where former President Bill Clinton, making the case for Obama, is lecturing CBS’ Bob Schieffer that “I don’t know a single serious economist who believes that as much [economic] damage as […]

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Tags: Senator McCaskill

New GDP Data: Economy ‘Sluggish,’ ‘Far Weaker Than Previously Believed’

September 27th, 2012 · No Comments

The AP reports today, “The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.3 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, held back by the severe drought that reduced farm production in the Midwest. The growth rate was lowered from a previous estimate of 1.7 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday.” AFP called the data “far weaker […]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Picture of the Day: Stenger Mailer Hammers STL County Executive Dooley

September 27th, 2012 · No Comments

(Click here to view) Democratic St. Louis County Councilman Steve Stenger has fired the first early salvo in the much anticipated battle between Stenger and the ethically challenged Charlie Dooley. Although not up for re-election until 2014, political pundits believe Dooley is very vulnerable. Related: STL Today: STL County’s Stenger appears to be looking ahead […]

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

STL Based Move-On-Up.org Has Successful D.C. Reception at Heritage Foundation

September 24th, 2012 · No Comments

Find more photos like this on Move-On-Up.orgMove-On-Up.org held a successful reception in Washington D.C. last week at the prestigious Heritage Foundation. Called “An Evening with Artur Davis” the former Democratic congressman, who announced in May that he was switching parties, spoke to a full room of 80 Black Conservatives. Also speaking that night was Florida […]

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Tags: STL County Executive Charlie Dooley

USA Today: Medical Device Makers Say New Obamacare Tax Will “Send Jobs Overseas”

September 24th, 2012 · No Comments

USA Today reports, “Even as the new health care law adds millions of insured customers to the paying pool, medical device manufacturers say a tax on their product could cost them billions. The tax came as the government looked for ways to fund the new law. . . . [T]he government looked to higher-earning citizens […]

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Tags: Healthcare