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08.28.2009 12:24 pm

At Cardinals game, Bond expresses support for Ike, infielders

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bond

Bond

ST. LOUIS — U.S. Sen. Kit Bond’s farewell tour hit Busch Stadium yesterday, where the retiring Republican joined play-by-play man John Rooney in the broadcast booth during the Cardinals matinee loss against the Houston Astros.

On the air, Bond, a life-long Redbirds…

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07.23.2009 9:44 am

Carnahan’s office: Ads are funded by security violators

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

On Wednesday, the state GOP issued a release seeking more information on radio ads featuring Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, the Democrat’s presumptive nominee for Senate.

Carnahan’s office was quick to oblige.

The spots, which have been running during Cardinals and…

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07.22.2009 4:40 pm

Robin Carnahan radio ads: Public service or political pitch?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Carnahan

Carnahan

Listen to enough Cardinal baseball on the radio, and in between Mike Shannon and John Rooney, you’ll hear another familiar voice: Senate hopeful Robin Carnahan.

The Missouri Secretary of State, who is also the state’s chief regulator of financial securities, regularly runs…

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07.13.2009 8:51 am

On All-Star eve, McKenna says he regrets McGwire Highway

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Road to regret?

Road to regret?

As the Cardinals’ current first basemen prepares to play catch with the president, the Missouri lawmaker who helped name a portion of Interstate 70 for the team’s previous slugging first basemen continues to express regrets.

In a Chicago…

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05.26.2009 9:18 am

Bench player: In ‘95, Supreme Court pick saved baseball season

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sotomayor with the president and vice president

Sotomayor with the president and vice president

President Barack Obama this morning selected appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor as his pick for the Supreme Court, putting her in line to become the court’s first Hispanic justice.

However, sports fans in St. Louis and…

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05.22.2009 11:52 am

Ill. Gov. Quinn and Mo. Gov. Nixon talk trains, baseball

Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau

< This is the scene greeting visitors this morning in the front lobby of the Illinois Statehouse press room in Springfield, a city of divided loyalties.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn this morning made a major new push for…

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05.04.2009 10:46 am

Pujols on Pennsylvania Avenue: Slugger visits the White House

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pujols returns to the dugout after hitting a homerun against the Nats

Pujols returns to the dugout after hitting a homerun against the Nats

ST. LOUIS — When the Cardinals visited the White House to celebrate their 2006 World Series championship, the team’s franchise slugger could not make the trip.

First baseman Albert…

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04.23.2009 10:20 am

With Nixon pitching, Cards are 1-0

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nixon, center, with Slay and Pujols

Nixon, center, with Slay and Pujols

If nothing else, Gov. Jay Nixon can tell his St. Louis constituents the Cardinals are undefeated when he climbs the hill.

After a round of meetings downtown — including one with team brass over the future…

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04.22.2009 2:32 pm

First pitch at Cardinals game to come from Nixon

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau
Nixon at Busch earlier this year

Nixon at Busch earlier this year

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon, who often pokes fun at his own athletic abilities, will get his moment in the big leagues tonight.

Nixon will throw out the first pitch at the Cardinals game. The…

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04.06.2009 9:01 am

Weather could spell trouble for Cards — and voter turnout

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Opening Day is scheduled for Monday -- weather permitting

Opening Day is scheduled for Monday — weather permitting

ST. LOUIS — Opening Day is scheduled for this afternoon at Busch Stadium, but a late dose of winter weather could get in the way — perhaps even affecting turnout at Tuesday’s…

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