A tipster forwarded us this email from the Blunt campaign today. The reader said it arrived in their inbox this morning. We guess a “little late” is better than never. Happy belated Birthday Branch! From : Gov. Matt Blunt Sent : Tuesday, July 10, 2007 10:46 AM To : Subject : Happy Birthday, Branch!

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Oh no! Women’s access to pap smears, breast exams, and other gynecological procedures are being curtailed in Missouri??? No, just abortions. Pro choice advocates lose all credibility with us when they attempt to categorize abortion in the same “women’s health” category as pap smears and breast exams. The Gov signed HB 1055 last week. This […]

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FOR IMMIEDIATE RELEASE Contact : press@mike4missouri.com or 1.314.601.3674 Mike Evans, Democrat for Lt. Governor, released the following statement on Governor Matt Blunt’s decision to veto HB # 327. “Governor Matt Blunt stood with the people of the state. There was a message from the people of Missouri that HB # 327 is not going to […]

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Two politicians from opposite sides of the political fence are urging Gov. Matt Blunt to sign a controversial economic development package. Blunt has given few hints about his attentions on the legislation — including yesterday in Columbia, where he said an announcement on the legislation has yet to be made. Read more… *MOPNS reported to […]

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By Rob Luke JEFFERSON CITY — The main event between Missouri’s Republican Gov. Matt Blunt and Democratic Attorney General Jay Nixon isn’t scheduled until 2008. But the preliminaries have apparently already started. Nixon long ago announced he will seek the Democrtaic nomination for the gubernatorial election next year and is expected to sail through the […]

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The Missouri Political News Service has learned that Governor Matt Blunt will veto HB 327 which provided increased economic development aide to new and emerging Missouri companies. The bill passed overwhelmingly in both the House and the Senate. MOPNS has also learned that several of HB 327’s opponents wrote Governor Blunt letters – at his […]

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Looks like Lt. Governor Peter Kinder has established a campaign website. The first blog entry on the site is dated June 28th. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/QYnp1w1l52k” width=”375″ height=”300″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: 24th State: “Gubernatorial Campaign Website Knockdown!” Blunt unveils redesigned website.

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Governor Blunt’s addressed the Comrades and Sisters at the VFW’s Department of Missouri Convention in Columbia last Saturday. Governor Blunt spoke to the crowd and afterwards signed the “Stolen Valor Act”. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/dUL_YYB5u8o” width=”375″ height=”300″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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By Steve Kraske (excerpt) …But political dynasties are hardly a new idea for America. They’ve been around for generations, said Stephen Hess, a scholar with the Brookings Institution who wrote the book “America’s Political Dynasties.” Hess determined that as of the mid-1990s, about 700 American families had sent two or more members to Congress. And […]

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Hat tip: Edgeing “Jason Leopold interviews former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas Bud Cummins, in the interview, Cummins disputes published reports that he was fired because he was investigating an alleged public corruption case in the state of Missouri that may have involved Matt Blunt, the state’s Republican governor. Cummins was investigating […]

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