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11.04.2009 10:13 am

What Obama coalition? Takeaways from a Tuesday

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Virgina Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell

Virgina Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell

WASHINGTON — Wednesday mornings after off-year elections always bring over-generalizations.

But the results of Tuesday’s elections — in which the GOP won governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey and Democrats captured a House seat in New York — appeared to…

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10.14.2009 4:17 pm

National Mall gets another house on the block — from Missouri

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
About 50 Missouri college students built a self-sustaining house for the U.S. Solar Decathlon this month.

About 50 Missouri college students built a self-sustaining house from scratch for the U.S. Solar Decathlon this month in Washington DC.

WASHINGTON — If members of Congress needed a lesson this month in reducing waste, they’ve only needed to look in…

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07.07.2009 12:06 pm

Gov. Jay Nixon names former senator, publisher as Curators

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — Among the most coveted positions a governor in Missouri can hand out are the slots on the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Gov. Jay Nixon filled two of those today, naming St. Joseph News-Press publisher David R.…

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03.11.2009 9:57 am

Curator nominee is longtime ally, donor, to Gov. Jay Nixon

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon’s first nominee to the University of Missouri Board of Curators is St. Louis lawyer Don Downing, a longtime ally and former employee of Nixon. He’s also a trial attorney whose firm was a big donor…

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03.03.2009 6:08 pm

Missouri earmarks escape McCain’s wrath

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Sen. McCain

Sen. McCain

WASHINGTON — That $1.5 million for technology upgrades at North Central Missouri College in Trenton, engineered by Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond, is safe.

So is the $1.2 million for the interoperable mobile data communications system sought by Rep. Sam Graves and the $143,000…

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09.24.2008 5:40 pm

Encore: Cheadle latest star to stump for Obama

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Actor Don Cheadle, a Kansas City native, will become the latest Hollywood star to stump for Barack Obama here when he visits Missouri tomorrow. Don Cheadle

Cheadle, whose credits include socially-concious flicks such as Crash and Hotel Rwanda, will be at University of Missouri-St. Louis…

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08.07.2008 5:00 pm

Bond, Hulshof take “Novelty” show on the road

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fresh off introducing Kenny Hulshof at his victory party Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond joined the congressman and Republican nominee for governor in, of all places, Novelty, Mo. Kit bond

The duo participated in the annual “Field Day” at the Greenley Research Center,…

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07.09.2008 4:43 pm

Student curator rep raps Blunt’s veto

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Anton H. Luetkemeyer, the current student representative on the UM Board of Curators, has weighed in with his reaction to Gov. Matt Blunt’s veto of a bill that bolstered the student presence on the board.

(See post below for governor’s action and…

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07.03.2008 3:18 pm

Full disclosure: Koster makes preemptive strike

Everybody knows about opposition research: Read everything ever written relating to your opponent – especially everything your opponent has ever said — and look for errors.

Given that campaign reality, would-be AG Chris Koster’s campaign staff is making a preemptive strike, believing…

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