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08.19.2009 10:20 am

Farm team: Missouri State Fair doubles as political stage

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nixon and wife Georgeanne at the state fair

Nixon and wife Georgeanne at the State Fair

With the typically tranquil town hall forums turning into political carnivals, it’s no surprise Missouri politicians are searching for a more hospitable setting to peddle their partisan wares.

Look no further than the annual…

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08.05.2009 2:15 pm

Luetkemeyer constituent? It’s the Dems calling about your rep

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Freshman U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, who after less than a year in the U.S. House has positioned himself as an anti-Obama provocateur, has got the attention of national Democrats.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced today that Luetkemeyer, whose district includes…

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08.03.2009 9:29 am

Luetkemeyer continues busy first year with trip to Israel

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Even during the summer recess, freshman U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer is not taking it easy.

The Mid-Missouri Republican, elected in November, has emerged as a frequent critic of the Obama administration. Now that Congress is on break, Luetkemeyer is joining a…

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07.21.2009 4:24 pm

Luetkemeyer, Mr. Anti-Obama, asks: ‘Where are the jobs?’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Perhaps seeking to live up to his reputation as an anti-administration critic — outlined in Monday’s profile by Post-Dispatch D.C. bureau chief Bill Lambrecht — Mid-Missouri Republican Congressman Blaine Luetkemyer was back at on Tuesday, taking to…

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06.18.2009 9:33 am

Luetkemeyer joins opposition to releasing detainee photos

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This might be the first time in freshman GOP Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer’s short career that he is agreeing with the Obama administration.

The Mid-Missouri Republican this morning released a statement saying that he has signed on to a bill preventing the release…

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06.16.2009 9:16 am

Luetkemeyer secures recognition for site of Churchill speech

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As a freshman congressman in the minority party, mid-Missouri Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer does not have an abundance of choices in passing legislation with his name on it.

But Luetkemeyer does have this this: The site of Winston…

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04.16.2009 10:19 am

Luetkemeyer calls Biden’s visit to his district an “insult”

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As part of his two-day visit to Missouri, Vice President Joe Biden will stop by a transformer plant in Jefferson City.

The company, ABB, produces parts for a wind-farm project in northwest Missouri.

But U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, whose district includes the…

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04.13.2009 11:01 am

Luetkemeyer reaches out with “Blaine Buzz” video series

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This is the first in a series of “Blaine Buzz” video updates from mid-Missouri Republican Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer.

Anybody else feel like he’s about to get offered a pack of Mentos?

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03.20.2009 4:15 pm

On House floor, Luetkemeyer echoes Tigers’ roar

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer recognized the Big 12 champion Mizzou basketball team on the House floor this week. The honor was prescient, as the Tigers are well on their way this afternoon to defeating the…

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02.06.2009 1:16 am

Ads target Bond and his opposition to Obama stimulus bill

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Americans United for Change, a group supportive of new President Barack Obama, is running ads in various states targeting certain Republican members of Congress who have been critical of the stimulus bill.

U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond,…

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