Category Archives: Missouri

Martin May Switch to Missouri Governor’s Race

By: David Cantanese Former U.S. Senate candidate and current Missouri congressional candidate Ed Martin is now considering his third contest of the 2012 cycle: A race for governor. Appearing on Mark Reardon’s St. Louis radio program Tuesday afternoon, the conservative talk show host asked Martin to get in the race and Martin replied, “I will [...]

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Wagner starts campaign strong with half-million dollar haul.

“Congressional hopeful Ann Wagner has never run for public office before…The previous head of the Missouri GOP will file paperwork this week showing she raised more than a half-million dollars in her first two months of campaigning.” “While Election Day is still well over a year away, early fundraising success can go a long way [...]

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Crossroads GPS: “Wake Up” YouTube Video

New ad targets President Obama in Missouri: Crossroads GPS is up with another ad targeting President Obama in Missouri. The ad highlights the Democrats’ failed liberal economic policies. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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Former John Bolton aide backs Mitt Romney

  By JUANA SUMMERS So much for loyalty: state auditor Tom Schweich, a former chief of staff to former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, was one of the Missouri endorsements former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced Thursday. Bolton is weighing his own presidential campaign. He and Romney both endorsed Schweich’s 2010 campaign and headlined fundraisers for [...]

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Three-Quarters of Joplin Destroyed

“Scenes from the city look much like those of the tornadoes that claimed more than 300 lives in the Southeast last month…”     Dozens are dead and even more injured after nearly 50 tornadoes tore though parts of the Midwest on Sunday. At least 89 people were killed in Joplin, Mo., which received the [...]

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McCaskill admits to $287,000 in unpaid taxes on personal plane

Senator Claire McCaskill Gulfstream G650: File Photo admitted Monday that she had failed to pay about $287,000 in property taxes on a plane she and her husband partly own. It was the latest controversy involving the plane in recent days, complicating the Missouri Democrat’s preparations to run for reelection. “I have convinced my husband to [...]

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Ann Wagner Considering Missouri Senate Bid

By:  Tricia Miller ROLL CALL Ann Wagner, who lost a bid to be chairman of the Republican National Committee a week ago, is seriously considering running against Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), she told Roll Call on Saturday. “Exactly a week ago today we got back from the RNC race, and I’ve kind of reflected and [...]

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New Year’s Eve Tornadoes Devastate Wide Swath of Missouri and Illinois Counties

Volatile mix of conditions made perfect recipe for tornadoes About 3 PM on New Year’s Eve Day, the first of three tornado warnings came from the sirens that are scattered through St. Louis County.  Our system sounds the warning if a tornado is spoted in an adjoining county, so I don’t usually react to them, [...]

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2012 Senate Races

POLITICO SENATE 2012 – “GOP candidates rush to get into Senate races,” by AP’s Philip Elliott: “Less than two months after voters gave Republicans six more Senate seats and control of the House, the GOP is lining up candidates for 2012, well ahead of the pace of previous election cycles. Looking to ride what they [...]

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Russ Carnahan Survives a Tight Race….Martin Refuses to Concede, Sites “Irregularities”

UPDATED with Martin statement on close race. U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis, survived a bruising re-election battle Tuesday. Unofficial state totals posted early today gave Carnahan the victory. “What a year and what a night,” Carnahan told supporters around 11:20 p.m. “The good news is we are ahead and are going to win.” But [...]

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