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09.08.2008 3:36 pm

Hubbard withdraws election court challenge

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Here are three words that power attorney Scott Rosenblum is not used to saying: I give up.

But Rosenblum, the high-profile defense lawyer who had been representing State Rep. Rodney Hubbard’s court challenge to his narrow election loss, did just that in a…

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08.29.2008 4:55 pm

5th District recount fight draws big legal names: White, Rosenblum

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This could be the talk of the St. Louis Bar Association’s next meeting.

Two of the biggest legal names in the area sat opposite one another today in a court hearing for a suit brought by State Rep. Rodney Hubbard, who…

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08.27.2008 1:50 pm

Did a computer virus eat Hubbard’s votes?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

While we were neck-deep in convention drama last night, back in St. Louis,  the mother ship reported that State Rep. Rodney Hubbard filed a lawsuit seeking a recount of his narrow loss for State Senate.Rodney Hubbard

But Hubbard is asking for more than just…

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07.24.2008 1:09 pm

Cedric the Entertainer stumping for Hubbard

Special to the Post-Dispatch

Cedric the Entertainer, known for his hilarious “Barbershop” movies, is to headline a “roast” tonight for state Rep. Rodney Hubbard, who’s competing against Rep. Robin Wright-Jones for the 5th District state Senate seat.

Hubbard’s event is at the Starlight Room, 8370 North…

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07.22.2008 11:19 am

Eleventh Ward Dems — including Villas — back Wright-Jones

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Party leaders were relieved when State Rep. Tom Villa decided not to seek the 5th District Senate seat, a possibility that could have resulted in no African-American senators representing St. Louis. Tom Villa

But although Villa is not running himself, he is now…

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07.17.2008 2:12 pm

Black Trade Unionists endorse Wright-Jones

Special to the Post-Dispatch

State Rep. Robin Wright-Jones, who’s locked in a combative contest for the state Senate against State Rep. Rodney Hubbard, announced today that she has been endorsed by the St. Louis Chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.

In a statement, the union said, in part:

 ”The…

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07.17.2008 12:54 pm

City Dems chair endorses Hubbard

Special to the Post-Dispatch

Brian Wahby, chairman of the St. Louis Democratic Central Committee, today jumped into the city’s hotly contested 5th District state Senate contest by endorsing state Rep. Rodney Hubbard.

Hubbard is competing against state Rep. Robin Wright-Jones, a fellow Democrat, in the…

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07.02.2008 1:26 pm

Wright-Jones, Hubbard announce more supporters

Special to the Post-Dispatch

 The two St. Louis Democratic legislators battling for the 5th District state Senate seat in the Aug. 5 primary – state Reps. Robin Wright-Jones and Rodney Hubbard — each rolled out some additional endorsements today.

Wright-Jones announced that NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, an abortion-rights group,  was…

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07.01.2008 4:20 pm

SEIU backs Wright-Jones in 5th District Senate race

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The Missouri State Council of the Service Employees International Union has announced that it is endorsing state Rep. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis,  for the open 5th District state Senate post.

She’s competing against a fellow city Democrat in the state House, Rep. Rodney…

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