As we are all aware by now, the second quarter ended recently, which means a flurry of campaign finance reports have floooded the newspapers and the blogosphere. The Missouri Political News Service has purposely failed to mention or report the results. One, as we wrote above, other publications will report the results to you. And […]

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From the Energy Legal Blog: In the wake of higher natural gas prices and the perceived impact of a large hedge fund (now-collapsed Amaranth Advisors) on gas prices, various Congressmen continue efforts to increase oversight of over-the-counter (OTC) natural gas trading. Most recently, a bipartisan bill, introduced by Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO) and John Barrow […]

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Invitations have gone out to thousands of pilots from the four-state area to attend the Tarkio Fly-In on Saturday, July 14, 2007, at the Gould Peterson Memorial Airport near Tarkio, MO. The event is expected to bring well over 3,000 people to the area to watch aircraft maneuvers and enjoy the many events planned for […]

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JEFFERSON CITY – A federal budget bill approved by Democrats in which taxpayer dollars would be used to pay for a needle-exchange program in Washington, D.C., is exactly the kind of radical proposal supported by Kay Barnes, who publicly backed a similar idea during a 1999 mayoral forum. The approval of funding by the U.S. […]

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Audio: MO Congressman Sam Graves call with farmers and reporters, 9 min. Audio: MO Congressman Sam Graves call with farmers and reporters, 9 min., MP3 By Julie Harker A Midwest member of the House Ag Committee says high corn prices WILL come down. Congressman Sam Graves of Missouri says a lot of the rise in […]

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According to this piece in CQ, Congressman graves will be one of the targets of a mass email and phone campaign that accuses the Congressman of not supporting the troops. No Holiday From Politics as House Dems Launch Ad Blitz By Marie Horrigan Rhetoric pyrotechnics, launched by Democratic House campaign chieftains, will provide some background […]

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Rep. Sam Graves, R-Tarkio, is wearing a Kansas City jersey during the Congressional Baseball game Monday at RFK Stadium. He is standing with Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Penn., and Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., during introductions before the game. By Chris Etheridge Chris Etheridge/Medill News ServiceWASHINGTON – For one night, America’s red states and blue states were […]

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A View From the Right Grave Responsibilities By Bill Arthur Staff Writer feature@citizen-observer.com I know that it is too early to be thinking about the Congressional elections of 2008, but with all of these candidates running around campaigning, you would think the elections were next week. Therefore, I have decided to come out early for […]

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I would really like to know why Sam Graves, Jo Ann Emerson and Kenny Hulshof did not sign the RSC’s veto pledge like 147 other Republicans and made a list presented by Redstate. What exactly is the pledge? It is a pledge to sustain any veto by the President of a budget which exceeds his […]

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The Pitch called K.C.’s Warren Erdman last week “one of the city’s most powerful men. The former staffer to then Gov. Kit Bond – who managed Bond’s 1986 Senate campaign and then served as Bond’s chief of staff – is apparently so powerful now, that he doesn’t even fear his old boss. Insiders tell the […]

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