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08.04.2009 2:01 pm

Fair play: Afghan ag official accepts Bond’s invite to Sedalia

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tall and small share fun at the fair

Fun at the state fair

This year’s Missouri State Fair will have a visitor who’s come a long way to participate in the festivities.

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond announced today that Safi Mohammad Hussein, Director of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock of Afghanistan’s…

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07.21.2009 2:10 pm

Nixon, Quinn toured Afghanistan, will return tomorrow

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau
Quinn and Nixon listen to a briefing in Afghanistan

Quinn and Nixon listen to a briefing in Afghanistan

JEFFERSON CITY — Ending his silence, Gov. Jay Nixon announced today that he has spent the last two days meeting with troops in Afghanistan and will return to Missouri on Wednesday evening.

Nixon…

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03.27.2009 1:00 pm

Man bites dog story? Bond lauds Obama Afghan plan

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
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Sen. Bond

WASHINGTON — Maybe he’s giddy over Mizzou’s hoops success. Maybe the president has taken his advice.

Whatever the case, Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond, is in a distinctly charitable mood this afternoon, going so far as to heap praise on President Barack Obama for the president’s somber speech this…

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12.23.2008 1:06 pm

Bond: Time to get it right in Afghanistan, Pakistan

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

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WASHINGTON — When he returned to the Senate this week after a trip to Asia, Missouri Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond had a few messages to deliver.

Bond, a Republican who has been critical of the Republican administration’s policies in Afghanistan, said it’s past time for the United…

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12.16.2008 6:59 pm

Bond, in Israel, calls for sanctions on Iran

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Bond

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, vice-chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is in the Middle East this week as part of a quick trip around the region.

On Sunday, Bond was in Israel, where he gave an interview with the Jerusalem Post…

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11.17.2008 10:57 am

Obama to Illinois: Thanks for the memories

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

President-elect Barack Obama officially resigned his senate seat this weekend as he prepares to move into the White House.

On Sunday, he released an open letter to the people of Illinois, where — four years ago at this time — he…

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05.02.2008 11:58 am

Domestic issue? Global war.

A questioner wants to know what the president’s biggest domestic challenge is.

“The biggest domestic challenge is to protect america from attack. My job is to do everything i can to rally forces to protect you.”

“I never thought I’d be a war…

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04.16.2008 8:04 pm

Debate: War

Sen. Hillary Clinton says she will begin to withdraw troops within 60 days of taking office, no matter what.

Asked her whether she thinks she knows better than the commanders in Iraq, who say the troops need to stay, she responsed:…

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