Hat tip: Jakarta Globe After 24 years in the US Senate, Republican Kit Bond left the body in 2010 and has turned his eye to international trade. A long-time fan of Indonesia, he led a trade delegation to the country recently from his his home state of Missouri. Along the way, he also provides some [...]

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It looks like the site is still being developed, but there is this: Kit Bond Strategies LLP (KBS) is an international business development and government affairs firm that will utilize expertise and contacts to advance our clients agenda throughout Asia and in Washington, D.C. Back in January, the former Senator announced he was joining the [...]

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Disgusted, The Wall Street Journal editors write today, “The 111th Congress began with an $814 billion stimulus that blew out the federal balance sheet, so we suppose it’s only fitting that the Members want to exit by passing a 1,924-page, $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill. The worst Congress in modern history is true to its [...]

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Hat tip: MOWatchdog

Related: CDT: Bond advice aids budget for stimulus (5/31/09) “Although the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry was lobbying for the China hub facility in St. Louis, there had been no testimony about it. Jason Van Eaton, who was formerly on Bond’s staff, lobbied for the [...]

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Interesting strategy. Don’t know if its enough to make for Mr. Dooley’s loss of support from South County Democrats and African Americans.  Hat tip:dooleycampaign

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Sen. Bond is retiring after this term but he’s still bringing home the pork! Citizens Against Government Waste today released its preliminary analysis of the Senate version of the fiscal year 2010 Department of Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act. In total, there are 588 projects worth $1.7 billion. This represents a 2.2 [...]

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