ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is urging employers in the region to hire city youth for summer jobs. The mayor says area businesses and other organizations have set aside 300 positions for the new Youth Summer Jobs Initiative, but he wants 200 more. He says jobs will keep kids off the […]

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Remember “Baghdad Bob” during the second Gulf War? Who can forget those priceless scenes of Baghdad Bob, confidently assuring the world that the Iraqi Army was defeating the American enemy, while also assuring us that Saddam was still in power. While on a split screen, you see our Army and Marines taking city after city […]

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Mr. Speaker Pro Tem, have some pride man! Here’s a word of advice to you. Before you start kissing Tony Messenger’s behind – like a certain St. Louis cut and paste, megalomaniacal sycophant who “blogs” but doesn’t accept comments – blog for at least a week will ya? From Fred Thompson – N- MO: “There’s […]

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“Hulshof confirms that he’s seeking top job at UM” Really?  

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AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS COALITION P.O. Box 188350 Sacramento, CA 95818 (916) 444-2278 (916) 444-2279 fax www.acrc1.org For Immediate Release May 22, 2007 Contact: Jennifer Gratz 916-444-2278 The recent release by the Census Bureau of statistics showing the enormous growth of the minority population in the U.S. provides yet more evidence that it is time to […]

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From Prime Buzz: (excerpted) Jeff Roe, the Missouri political consultant, laid it on the line today at a Washington conference on judicial elections. “Modern-day politics has arrived in the judicial branch,” Roe said in an interview with Prime Buzz. “They (judges) run as partisans. That means the modern-day campaign has arrived at the judicial branch.” […]

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The “new Ku Klux Klan” or the Council of Conservative Citizens – St. Louis chapter, supports Sen. McCaskill’s stance on the pending immigration legislation in the Senate. From their blog: “If she does vote against it, and her votes are faithfully and consistently anti-immigration for the rest of her term, I will vote for her […]

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From a MOGOP statement released today: “I favor the opportunity for people, if they have been here for a period of time, if they have demonstrated a work ethic and so on, to be able to stay and go through eventually a citizenship process – Kay Waldo Cronkite Barnes – Martinez? The St. Joseph News-Press […]

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From Catholic Sensibility: My state’s woman senator, fresh from being invitation-stiffed by Archbishop Burke, is feeling the heat from another quarter. What, Claire McCaskill voted against ERA2, now dubbed WEA, for Women’s Equality Amendment? Not at all. Apparently, there’s some fuss because she won’t sign on as one of three million co-…I mean 23 other […]

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By Rob Luke JEFFERSON CITY — The early favorites for next year’s Missouri attorney general race have already gotten a good going-over from state political commentators. And considering that outgoing Democratic Attorney General Jay Nixon is favored to take the Governor’s mansion in 2008, his party can’t be pleased with how the early race to […]

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