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11.14.2009 4:59 pm

After paying taxes, Whitehead gets nod to replace El-Amin

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Whitehead

Whitehead

ST. LOUIS — Before she clinched the nomination to fill a vacancy in the State House on Saturday, St. Louis Democrat Hope Whitehead paid a visit to City Hall a day earlier.

Not to mobilize supporters, but to pay hundreds of dollars…

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11.13.2009 8:34 am

Dems to gather Saturday to pick nominee to replace El-Amin

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Whitehead, left, and May

Whitehead, left, and May

ST. LOUIS — Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: City Democrats will gather this weekend to pick a nominee to replace a lawmaker who left office after pleading guilty to corruption charges.

This time, party leaders…

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11.11.2009 9:57 am

Creativity, not outrage, could be key to local control of police

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St. Louis Police headquarters

St. Louis Police headquarters

Former State Rep. T.D. El-Amin is certainly in no position to win lawmaker of the year, but — back before he got in trouble with the feds — he offered an intriguing solution to one of the…

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10.16.2009 9:23 am

T.D. El-Amin: Public safety chief had no part in bribery plot

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bryson, left, and El-Amin

Bryson, left, and El-Amin

ST. LOUIS — Former State Rep. Talibdin “T.D.” El-Amin has released a statement saying that city public safety chief Charles Bryson had nothing to do with the bribery plot that pushed El-Amin out of office.

According to court documents,…

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10.05.2009 1:42 pm

New face, familiar name enters fray to replace T.D. El-Amin

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Karla May

Karla May

ST. LOUIS — The push to replace T.D. El-Amin in the state House is getting more crowded.

Earlier, we told you that 26th Ward Committeeman Joe Palm was interested in the seat. Now, another name has emerged: the First Ward’s Karla May, who,…

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09.30.2009 3:53 pm

Six days after plea, El-Amin resigns; special election on Feb. 2

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El-Amin

El-Amin

ST. LOUIS — Did it get lost in the mail?

Almost a week after State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin admitted accepting a bribe, the St. Louis Democrat became a former state representative, submitting a one-line resignation letter to Gov. Jay Nixon.

“Effective immediately, I…

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09.28.2009 9:37 am

Slay shrugs off interest in search to replace T.D. El-Amin

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Slay

Slay

ST. LOUIS — Mayor Francis Slay played a pivotal behind the scenes role in tabbing the Democratic nominee to replace former state Sen. Jeff Smith, who stepped down last month after pleading guilty to a political cover-up.

But what about the contest…

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09.25.2009 12:53 pm

Joe Palm seeks upper hand in replacing old foe T.D. El-Amin

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Joe Palm

Joe Palm

ST. LOUIS — City politicians watching the scramble to fill Jeff Smith’s Senate seat learned a valuable lesson: Patience is not a plus.

Joe Keaveny, who won the nomination to replace Smith, scored early points with Democratic Committee members by being…

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09.24.2009 11:16 am

Court date: Follow today’s El-Amin proceedings on Twitter

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ST. LOUIS — They don’t allow laptops in federal court rooms, but there is no prohibition against Twitter.

State Rep. T.D. El-Amin will appear in court today, the third St. Louis area Democrat in the last month to face corruption charges in…

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09.23.2009 4:03 pm

Another lawmaker in trouble: El-Amin due in fed court Thursday

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El-Amin

El-Amin

ST. LOUIS - A Democratic Party already reeling from the conviction of two state lawmakers may soon take another hit.

State Rep. Talibdin “T.D.” El-Amin is scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday on an unspecified criminal matter. The charges are expected…

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