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10.15.2009 11:24 am

Crowd, cadets await Biden’s arrival at county cops training depot

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis County cadets wait for Biden

St. Louis County cadets wait for Biden

WELLSTON — A modest crowd and a stage full of police cadets are awaiting the arrival of Vice President Joe Biden, who will speak here soon to promote the administration’s stimulus efforts.

The audience at…

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07.27.2009 1:57 pm

Radio ads gets early start on fighting possible smoking ban vote

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Is there such a thing as getting fired up too soon?

Anti-smoking ban crusader Bill Hannegan, head of the Keep St. Louis Free coalition, has secured airtime on KSIV, a Christian format radio station, for an ad targeting a potential public…

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06.25.2009 4:29 pm

Heat wave: Bond to be honored for support of utility aid

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Bond

On what promises to be another sweltering day in St. Louis, outgoing Republican U.S. Sen. Kit Bond will be honored for — of all things — helping low-income families and seniors stay warm during the winter.

Heat-Up St. Louis will bestow Bond…

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06.08.2009 12:33 pm

Corrigan, Dooley waste no time getting cash race started

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Corrigan, left, and Dooley

Corrigan, left, and Dooley

If the first week is any indication, the race for St. Louis County executive will be an expensive one.

Since Republican lawyer Bill Corrigan announced his intention last week to run against incumbent Democrat Charlie A. Dooley in 2010, both…

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06.01.2009 2:13 pm

Ladue trial lawyer to challenge Dooley in 2010

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Bill Corrigan, a lawyer from Ladue, will announce plans Tuesday to run against Democrat Charlie A. Dooley for St. Louis County Executive.

“After several months of discussing the future of St. Louis County with friends, family and many others throughout the area,…

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05.04.2009 9:18 am

Differences between Dooley, Slay could doom smoking ban

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Slay, left, and Dooley

Slay, left, and Dooley

ST. LOUIS — Mayor Francis Slay and his counterpart across the county line are congenial political allies, rarely — if ever — openly sparring on a local issue.

But on the push for a regional indoor smoking ban, differences…

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04.29.2009 9:03 am

Crowd — and teleprompter — ready for the president

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The president's teleprompter is set up at Fox High in Arnold

The president's teleprompter is set up at Fox High in Arnold

ARNOLD — Hundreds of supporters eager to see President Barack Obama were lined up outside Fox High School this morning, where the commander-in-chief is set to hold a town hall forum…

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04.16.2009 6:09 pm

Crowd gathers early for Biden’s high-dollar affair

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

CLAYTON — Some Democratic A-listers have already arrived at the St. Louis Club, where Vice President Joe Biden is headlining a fundraiser.

Tickets ranged from $500 a head to $10,000 for VIP treatment.

The vice-president is expected in a few moments, but…

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01.18.2009 1:20 pm

Russ Carnahan fetes St. Louis visitors on Capitol Hill

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan booked the House Agriculture Committee room to raise  a glass to fellow St. Louisans in town for Tuesday’s presidential inauguration.

From the guests inside, it might as well have been Beffa’s…

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01.12.2009 4:59 pm

Dooley: Inaugural speeches were the right length — short

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