10.21.2009 10:45 am

Mo docs in DC say slow down health reform train

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

From left, Dr. Geoffrey Beale, Michelle Burke, Dr. John Krause, Dr. Dennis Munson

WASHINGTON — A Washington Post poll this week showed that Americans have warmed to a public option in health insurance overhaul (57 % supported it) and liberal lawmakers are pressing to…

This week in the news: Gay rights

By Roseann Moring

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gay marriage advocate Beth Robinson, center, holds back tears following the passage of a gay marriage bill in Montpelier, Vt., Tuesday, April 7, 2009.

A gay marriage advocate holds back tears following the passage of a gay marriage bill in Vermont

The past week or so has seen a dramatic expansion of gay marriage and partnership rights. Here is a roundup of what others had…

Obama backs Missouri native running for Congress in N.Y.

By Jake Wagman

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Democrat Scott Murphy — a Columbia, Mo. native who worked for governors Mel Carnahan and Roger Wilson — is running for Congress in upstate New York.

Murphy is vying to replace Kirsten Gillibrand, who was appointed to replace Secetary of…

Mo docs in DC say slow down health reform train

This week in the news: Gay rights

Obama backs Missouri native running for Congress in N.Y.

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