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09.04.2009 9:10 am

T.D. El-Amin withdraws as contender for State Senate opening

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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El-Amin

ST. LOUIS — The intrigue continues to pile up in the push to replace Jeff Smith in the State Senate.

Last night, at a meeting of north St. Louis Democratic committee members, State Rep. T.D. El-Amin announced he is no longer seeking…

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03.20.2009 11:11 am

Alderman Troupe makes cameo in St. Louis “Gangland” show

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Troupe

ST. LOUIS — Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe’s comments last night on a History Channel show about St. Louis gangs won’t make him any new friends in the mayor’s office.

Speaking on the network’s “Gangland” series, Troupe said the city’s population has provided…

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03.02.2009 10:52 am

NRA chips in for alderman who urged residents to get guns

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Troupe

ST. LOUIS — It’s not everyday that one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington weighs-in on a city ward contest.

But it’s also not typical for an urban Democrat to encourage constituents to start toting firearms.

Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe — who…

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12.04.2008 11:26 am

Gun stores reaction to alderman’s push: Free shipping

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Troupe

It didn’t take long for Aldermen Charles Quincy Troupe’s concealed weapons crusade to spread around the U.S. — and reach some sympathetic ears.

Troupe, as relayed in Tuesday’s paper, is encouraging residents frustrated by crime and violence to obtain a concealed weapons…

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12.02.2008 4:31 pm

Shot in the dark? Slay pans alderman’s concealed weapons push

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Troupe, left, and Slay

Troupe, left, and Slay

As covered in today’s paper, Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe — whose north St. Louis ward has been ravaged by crime — wants law-abiding residents to get concealed weapons permits to protect themselves.

Today, Mayor Francis Slay said he thinks…

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