Dear Mr. President: Seventy House Members wrote in July [2007] to inform you that they will only support appropriating additional funds for U.S. military operations in Iraq during Fiscal Year 2008 and beyond for the protection and safe redeployment of our troops out of Iraq before you leave office. Now you are requesting an […]

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From the “Camp” website (“Kansas City’s Voice for the LGBT and Allied Communities”) By Jamie Tyroler This is a column that I would prefer not to write, but I feel that I must. The House of Representatives is considering the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Representatives who are in favor of having legal protections in the […]

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“And here’s an bizarre solution suggested: members of the Congressional Black Caucus have called on the House leadership to address the disparity. Rep. William Lacy Clay of St. Louis and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) of Kansas City suggest expanding the House Appropriations Committee by two members, with both seats going to black reps.”  Read more… […]

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Chris Koster’s defection – along with today’s Blog CCP post – further illustrates that if you are lacking a moral compass, values, or sufficient integrity, then you are right at home in the modern day Democratic Party. For a refresher, kooky fringe blogs – Blog CCP, K.C. Blue Blog, and Blue Girl/Red State, were falling […]

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Domestic Fuel News: Posted by Cindy Zimmerman Missouri Governor Matt Blunt has joined the ranks of the chosen few who are test driving the Ford Escape Hybrid. Ford has produced just 20 of its hybrid-electric, flex-fuel Escapes that can run on E85 fuel and Ford Manager Tony Reinhart made the presentation to Blunt last week […]

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Upon further reflection today, we think we’ve been a little too harsh on our assessment of Representatives Cleaver and Clay. Yeah, we’ve criticize the fact that they’ve distinguished themselves as permanent backbenchers that leadership can depend on for easy votes. Occasionally they vote against leadership. Last week they voted against lobbying reform– a vote they’ll […]

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Many are probably asking: “After Jack Abramhoff and all the other lobbying scandals that broke last year, how could these two politically vote against lobbying reform?” Simple. Neither will ever have to worry about raising tons of money because they are in very safe districts. Especially safe is Clay, who in 2000, inherited his seat […]

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The Source takes aim today at Rep. Cleavers’ recent fundraising: “Cleaver managed to raise just over $70,000, bringing his total for the 2008 election cycle to roughly $124,000. That total number, you might note, was bested in the last quarter alone by both Sam Graves and Kay Barnes, as well as every member of the […]

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“People of color missed out on the first industrial revolution and there’s no reason for us to miss out on the second.” –Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver By L. Yvonne Bruner Emanual Clever II, U. S. Congressman for the Fifth District of Missouri, met with Hispanic and African American leaders last week to talk with them about […]

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The Missouri Political News Service has learned that an African American will be vying for the Republican nomination as well. Sources tell us to look for an announcement early next year. In this week’s feature, we focus our attention on the Congressional race in Missouri’s 5th District (the Kansas City/ Jackson County area). Jacob Turk […]

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