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09.30.2009 1:44 pm

Gephardt: “Obvious” that health reform will pass

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Dick Gephardt

Dick Gephardt

WASHINGTON — Dick Gephardt receives a lot of money these days for the advice that the people of his St. Louis congressional district got free for 28 years.

His Gephardt Group lobbying firm is raking in millions, he’s on the board of Ford Motor Co., among other…

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09.24.2009 11:18 am

Gephardt: Public option “not essential”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Gephardt

Gephardt

The Huffington Post is reporting that former House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt said on Thursday that a public option for insurance coverage was “not essential” to the process of health care reform.

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09.11.2009 11:00 am

Pelosi booked into St. Louis for Russ Carnahan

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi

WASHINGTON — Congress is busy indeed these days tending to big-ticket matters, none bigger than health-care reform.

But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will make time on October’s first weekend to travel to St. Louis to help tend to the health of Rep. Russ…

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08.26.2009 11:07 am

Long-time spokesman for Mayor Slay goes out on his own

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ed Rhode, the press secretary for St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay for more than eight years, is leaving the post at the end of the month to go into business for himself as a communications consultant.

He said today he already…

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03.24.2009 9:05 am

For Dems, Big Three highlight next month’s Jeff-Jack Dinner

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Robin Carnahan, McCaskill and Nixon

Take three: Robin Carnahan, McCaskill and Nixon

ST. LOUIS — Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Craig Hosmer is encouraging party members to book their seats right away for next month’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner — and for good reason.

For party faithful, it’s going to…

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