06.29.2008 2:06 pm
Two of the candidates for the 9th District congressional seat — state Rep. Bob Onder, R- Lake St. Louis, and former state Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, will hold their second debate on abortion rights and Onder’s proposed bill — which died…

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06.24.2008 9:27 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Congressional hopeful Blaine Luetkemeyer has a new commercial out, highlighting the Republican’s rural and conservative credentials.
Luetkemeyer, a former state rep and family farmer from tiny St. Elizabeth, Mo., is pictured piloting his John Deere, while a narrator relays his record…

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06.20.2008 11:08 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The pro-choice group NARAL was so concerned about State House hopeful Robert Stelzer that they endorsed not one, but three of his opponents.
But Stelzer, in a crowded winner-take-all Democratic primary in the district that includes the city’s Tower Grove section, said…

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06.16.2008 9:26 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In a race to represent staunch West County GOP territory, State Senate hopeful Gina Loudon has scored a victory with the support of one of the state’s largest anti-abortion groups. 
Missouri Right to Life is endorsing Loudon in her competitive three-way…

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06.02.2008 3:05 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
After the hullabaloo surrounding Phyllis Schlafly’s honorary degree at Washington University, another Schlafly made the national news this weekend.
Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood — one of two restaurants run by the local beer makers — was featured in the Sunday New…

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05.14.2008 5:26 pm
NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, the state counterpart of the national abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America, conducted 8,500 robo-calls this afternoon in the wake of the national group’s endorsement today of Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama.
The robo-call emphasizes that Missouri…

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04.10.2008 3:02 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rams Super Bowl hero Kurt Warner has another addition to his trophy case: the key to Jefferson City.
Jefferson City Mayor John Landwehr bestowed the memento on the former MVP quarterback this afternoon. Warner is in the capital today for an event…

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04.03.2008 1:25 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mike Huckabee - remember him? - will be in town next month, headlining the fundraising diner for a local anti-abortion group.
Though Huckabee seems to have fallen off the vice-presidential radar screen, he’s still a hot ticket, especially in conservative circles…

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04.02.2008 7:28 pm
Joe Ortwerth, formerly a state legislator and St. Charles County executive, has become a familiar face in the Capitol’s hallways again.
Ortwerth is lobbying for the Missouri Family Policy Council, a new statewide affiliate of Focus on the Family, the…

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02.19.2008 12:55 pm
Right now, YouTube’s top political video — and one of the top ten watched overall today — is a recent stump speech by former President Bill Clinton interacting with vocal anti-abortion protesters.
In the…

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