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05.21.2009 8:57 am

Emerson gets the “tartar” treatment at the White House

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Cape Girardeau Republican Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson was a guest of the White House last night, joining a group of bi-partisan lawmakers for an executive mixer.

President Barack Obama is making good on his promise to host legislators from both parties for occasional after-hours…

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11.10.2008 10:30 am

A svelte Bond getting fit for 2010?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bond, right, on stage with Kenny Hulshof on election night

Bond, right, on stage with Kenny Hulshof election night

The Capitol Hill journal Roll Call has a story today on the will he or won’t he speculation surrounding U.S. Sen. Kit Bond’s intention of seeking a fifth term.

Bond is up for re-election…

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09.10.2008 9:37 am

Emerson tapped for Palin “Truth Squad”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the national press corps parachuting into Anchorage and conspiracy theories flying across cyberspace, the GOP has formed a coalition to stand-up for veep nominee Sarah Palin. Jo Ann Emerson

Among the 20 members of Palin’s national “Truth Squad” — all females —…

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08.26.2008 6:17 pm

Emerson, Fiorina say Obama wrong for Missouri

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DENVER –U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, joined RNC Victory chair Carly Fiorina in a conference call with reporters this afternoon to emphasize, as their release says, that “Barack Obama is wrong for voters in Missouri.”

Fiorina and Emerson both focused on…

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08.16.2008 12:59 am

Bond, McCaskill make another appeal for Boeing tanker

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U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond, R-Mo., sent out the release — but his Democratic counterpart, Sen. Claire McCaskill — is on the same side on this issue.

Both are involved in what Bond called “a bipartisan group of Senate and House members…

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05.13.2008 11:58 pm

Emerson: Plumber more crucial than bashing Obama

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U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, was on that Tuesday morning conference call with Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and state GOP chairman Doug Russell, where they discussed the shortcomings of Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama. (See Jake’s post below for…

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05.13.2008 4:56 pm

Kinder on Obama: Not the man for my hometown

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder’s campaign was tickled that his comment today about Barack Obama — visiting Kinder’s hometown of Cape Girardeau in a short while — was picked up by the New York Times today.

The Times quoted Kinder as calling Obama “the…

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01.28.2008 11:00 am

Emerson: Not going to run for gov, will seek re-election to Congress

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U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, told reporters in a conference call this morning that she has decided NOT to run governor.

Emerson is among the crowd of Republicans who have/had considered running this fall, since Gov. Matt Blunt took his name…

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01.25.2008 8:35 am

Smith explains his “No” to Colbert, pro-Emerson blog goes up, judges hit the beach

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Friday morning is busy today on the Web. Here’s some interesting offerings:

– State Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, has sent out a detailed account of why he felt he had to back off his slated appearance on the Stephen Colbert show,…

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