By Matt Lewis Just in time for Memorial Day — when millions of travelers are vigilantly preparing for dreaded traffic congestion — I had the opportunity to interview former Senator Jim Talent of Missouri about America’s infrastructure problems. Talent is co-chairman (former Michigan Governor John Engler is chairman) of a new broad-based coalition, or “comprehensive [...]

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According to The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis Report on the Lieberman-Warner Cap and Trade legislation, Missouri would lose 42,071 manufacturing jobs in 2030 should this legislation become law. Across the country, the already hard hit manufacturing sector of our economy would lose millions more jobs. Household energy costs would rise dramatically, and household [...]

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 From the Washingtonpost.com: As the fight for Congress heats up over the coming weeks and months, The Fix will, from time to time, pluck out an ad (or ads) worth watching. The inaugural edition of Ad Wars highlights an ad that fits squarely into the “wildcard” category. The commercial is being run by Rep. Sam [...]

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From KY3 Political Notebook: Congressman Kenny Hulshof received $2,500 in campaign contributions from a political action committee tied to pro-embryonic stem cell backer James Stowers during the 2006 election cycle, according to a highly respected political database. If these reports pan out to be accurate, it appears Hulshof has been a bigger recipient of pro-embryonic [...]

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Excerpt from Hulshof Campaign email: Dear Supporter: At our house, birthdays are a big deal. And this year, there is an especially big birthday. Today, Casey, Hanna (and I) are proud to announce Kenny’s 50th birthday! I will spare you the jokes about birthday candles and fire extinguishers…and instead ask you to help us celebrate [...]

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