PubDef:  Former fire chief Sherman George made it clear today that the circumstances surrounding his refusal to make promotions and his subsequent demotion by Mayor Francis Slay and his public safety director Charles Bryson was, for him, always about ensuring the best and most qualified people were elevated in the department. It was the mayor’s […]

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We love parody videos as much as the next blogger. Here’s another one from the anonymous “Missourian.” A side note, we’re making slow but steady progress on getting our own parody video added back to our YouTube account. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/JhwJ8XgddHg” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Rep. Baker is from Belton and is currently serving his third term in the Legislature. During the interview, Baker disputes Democrats’ claim that hundreds of thousands of Missourians have been thrown off state health care over the past three years, saying that reducing Medicaid fraud and people finding private health care account for parts of […]

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Missouri  Supreme Court Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith Saint Louis University School of Law hosted a lively debate Monday on Missouri’s non-partisan court plan and how judges are selected in Missouri. Former Governor Bob Holden and Missouri Bar Vice-President Thomas Burke spoke in favor of the current system for selection of judges, while St. Louis attorney […]

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“The story was about a civilian truck driver that went over to Iraq to do his part and to help get out of some financial hardships here at home. And after seeing some of his buddies die and others get ambused he had enough and he came back home. He really struggled with his emotions […]

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National efforts to pursue criminal charges against businesses that sell pornography and other sexual materials are seeing results in the Kansas City area and at least one organization says it wants to fight back. The National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families-Kansas City branch has petitioned several Prosecuting Attorneys, some in Missouri, to […]

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Hat tip: CDT Politics Blog  Donnelly web site  [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/8WNlUTesqNo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/reGwjGFF9w8″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/CXIM3val0oY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: MOGOP: Videos Show Nixon Illegally Using State Car on Fundraising Binge

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In this Club for Growth video, Senator Kit Bond is on the Senate floor defending pork projects for bicycle paths by opposing an amendment by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) to remove such earmarks. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/KxFlnJiahYE” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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After the revelation last week that Gov. Matt Blunt’s office routinely deletes e-mails, the question arose: Are e-mails public record? Rich Chrismer, Blunt’s spokesman, flatly said they weren’t. That was despite the fact that Sloca, spokesman for the Missouri Republican Party, said they were. The party has used the Sunshine Law to obtain e-mails from […]

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