Christopher Kennedy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn today lauded the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy as an historic leader with “a lion’s heart.” Minutes later, Quinn appointed Kennedy’s nephew, Chicago businessman Christopher Kennedy, to the scandal-plagued University of Illinois Board of…
Obama, then a senator, with Kennedy and McCaskill last year
Missouri U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat who served with Sen. Edward Kennedy for about two years, issued the following statement on Kennedy’s death late Tuesday at the age of 77.
This man…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Environmentalist and political scion Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be in town tonight giving a talk on conservation and natural resources at the St. Louis Science Center.
Kennedy, son of the slain former senator and presidential candidate, will…
Hulshof
Over at Politico, their getting a quack out of the Congressmen — lame duck and otherwise — who did not show up for this week’s vote on the auto bailout package.
In the Senate, several of the no-shows had good reason —…
Kennedy
State Sen. Harry Kennedy — already on the way out because of term limits — is leaving the capitol a little early.
Kennedy is set to resign from office today, in order to take a job at City Hall working for Board…
Shriver
Barack Obama’s huge turnout at the Arch on Saturday has stirred at least one of the Democrat’s big-name supporters.
Television journalist turned California First Lady Maria Shriver was on CNN’s Larry King show last night, telling him why she’d be happy to join Obama…
U.S. Sen. Kit Bond likes his Senate colleague Joe Biden as a person — but as a vice president?
Too much of a lefty for his taste, Bond said in a teleconference with reporters this afternoon.
“He’s a nice guy, no denying that,” Bond said.…
Throughout the Democratic and Republican conventions, we’ll be providing short profiles of local delegates.
Here is our first “Delegate Spotlight.”
Name: Cheryl Hibbeler
Age: 54
Hometown: O’Fallon, Mo.
Political experience: St. Charles County Council member, former O’Fallon alderman
Road to the convention: After being elected…
Missouri Democrats are hoping voters this fall will help them regain control of the governor’s office. 
For the moment, though, they’ll have to settle for a Republican acting governor who’s happy to share the spotlight with colleagues from across the…
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Sen. Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, is slated to be in Cape Girardeau tonight to campaign among young adults and students at Southeast Missouri State.
The event is at 7 p.m. at Grace’s Cafe, a restaurant…
