04.23.2008 4:48 pm
WASHINGTON–With no end in sight to the Democratic presidential contest, all eyes are on the superdelegates, the politicians and party leaders who may decide the contest’s outcome. They are being courted, fawned over, and pressured to publicly commit to their…

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04.16.2008 3:41 pm
WASHINGTON–Just because the bi-state region’s members of Congress are all in pretty safe seats doesn’t mean they’re not busily raising and spending campaign cash.
Here’s a quick run-down of what local House members reported raising and spending in their first…

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03.28.2008 1:19 pm
WASHINGTON–We recently wrote about a tiff between an ethics watchdog group and Michelle Clay, Rep. Lacy Clay Jr.’s sister and his political director.
At issue was whether the Democratic St. Louis congressman has a leadership PAC. The watchdog group, Citizens…

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03.14.2008 3:17 pm
WASHINGTON—It seems like a simple enough question: Does Rep. Lacy Clay Jr., D-St. Louis, have a leadership PAC?
Such political action committees, set up separately from re-election accounts, are a popular tool politicians use to rake in extra campaign cash…

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