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08.31.2009 2:10 pm

Instant front runner? Storch to seek Smith’s Senate seat

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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ST. LOUIS — The nascent race to fill the State Senate set left by Jeff Smith has been, so far, a race of near equals.

But will the newest contender pull to the front of the pack?

State Rep. Rachel Storch said today…

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01.12.2009 11:46 am

Koster sworn in first before several thousand — crowd smaller than ‘05

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Attorney General Chris Koster was sworn in first this morning, leading off a series of swearing-ins in front of the state Capitol.

Second was new Treasurer Clint Zweifel, followed by Secretary Robin Carnahan. Then Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, the only Republican to…

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10.18.2008 10:50 am

Carnahans, Slay arrive at Obama rally

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As the standard campaign tune “Celebrate” reverberates in the background, the VIPS are starting to role-in at the Barack Obama rally at the Arch: Former Sen. Jean Carnahan and Mayor Francis Slay have arrived.

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and her husband, Juan Carlos,…

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10.03.2008 3:56 pm

Will Carnahan make his own fundraiser? Don’t bet on it

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan has his fourth annual “fall gala” fundraiser set to begin in a few hours at the new Four Seasons, the downtown hotel connected to the Lumiere Place casino.

Only problem: Carnahan was on Capitol Hill today, voting on…

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09.22.2008 11:33 am

Jean Carnahan to stump for Obama in N.C.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan is in North Carolina today, the latest Democrat to parachute into the state in hopes of bringing it back into their corner. Jean Carnahan

North Carolina has not voted Democrat in a presidential election since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

But…

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09.13.2008 11:29 am

Is that you, Ashley? Actress Judd stumps, phones for Obama in Mo.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Barack Obama campaign is bringing some star power to Missouri today.Ashley Judd

Actress Ashley Judd will pitch-in at phone banks in Cape Girardeau, Arnold and Sikeston, before arriving in St. Louis this afternoon for a roundtable talk with other Democrats.

Judd, daughter of country…

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09.09.2008 10:43 am

Jean Carnahan steps up for Baker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan will lead a group of female supporters for Columbia Democrat Judy Baker, who is vying to replace Kenny Hulshof in Congress.Jean Carnahan

Carnahan, the campaign announced this week, will chair “Women for Judy,” aimed at cultivating Baker’s appeal among female…

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08.27.2008 1:25 pm

Carnahans — all three — talk of the rewards of unity, and the price of division

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DENVER — U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan remembers 28 years when he and several fellow 20-something friends drove to New York to catch some of the doings surrounding the 1980 Democratic presidential convention.

“We went as party crashers,” the congressman recalled with a…

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08.14.2008 1:17 pm

Fired Up! ready to represent state in convention blog corps

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Democratic convention later this month is sure to be blogged up and down, perhaps more than any other previous political event — and, to make sure of it, organizers have announced an official “blogger corps.”

Each state and territory will…

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08.13.2008 3:16 pm

McCaskill back in the RV saddle; Roger, Jean riding shotgun

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This just in from the Democratic presidential campaign of Barack Obama:

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. “will help launch a five-day ‘Heartland Change’ RV tour across the state highlighting Senator Obama’s plan to invest in and strengthen rural America.”

The tour is to…

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