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Need another example that Karl Marx and socialist thought is alive and well in the United States? This is from Dangerous Intersection blog: “Why fear the Invisible Hand?  Because the invisible hand is evil.  As construed by those conservatives currently in power, it is the economic equivalent of the Devil.” Read more…

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While we’re not too pleased with Sen. Bond and the other Republican Senators voting for the S-CHIP legislation yesterday, there may be other factors involved with his vote- such as helping Matt Blunt next year in his race against Jay Nixon. Bond’s vote comes on the heels of the governor unveling his uninsured health plan this week. […]

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Today’s Washington Examiner has a nifty “Lawyers Gone Wild” blog item on influence peddling in Attorneys General offices across the country, including Missouri. Apparently, a number of AGs have followed Jay Nixon’s lead and have taken up the shady practice of retaining the services of campaign donors—often trial lawyers—to handle lucrative legal work. Read more… […]

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By Beverly Gossage The ink is barely dry on HB 818, an innovative free-market health care reform bill that encourages individual responsibility and employer participation. Other states, including Kansas, are hoping to emulate it. A new plan proposed last week, however, takes a significant step in the wrong direction. “Insure Missouri” is designed to fund […]

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By Jarrett Bell WASHINGTON — Everson Walls never imagined when he broke into the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys in 1981 that the road would lead to Capitol Hill. But the former defensive back, who donated a kidney to former teammate Ron Springs in February, was among a half-dozen expert witnesses testifying Tuesday before a […]

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It is amazing how a simple headline can totally mischaracterize an entire article. Last week, we brought you these two examples from the illustrious Associated Press. Unsurprisingly, the Kansas City Star followed suit today with an equally misleading headline regarding the Missouri Political News Service’s exposure of Jay Nixon’s using his state owned vehicle for […]

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Rep. Jim Avery (R- 95) spoke to the St. Louis University College Republicans Tuesday night about being involved in state government, his 2004 – 2005 deployment to Iraq, and his support for the mission in Iraq. Rep. Avery recently made a trip to Washington, D.C. with the Vets for Freedom where he met with Missouri […]

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Media Credit: PHOTO COURTESY OF KEVIN IRISH  From left: Adjunct professor and former Missouri legislator May Scheve Reardon, former legislator Brian May, former legislator Betty Sims and former Gov. Bob Holden discuss issues ranging from health care issues to the University of Florida Taser incident The Journal: (Webster University)  By: Emily Cooper Webster University students […]

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“The Show-Me Institute is a vital voice for quality education in Missouri, and a welcome addition to the efforts in Saint Louis to create quality public schools for all students, regardless of income.” Francis Slay – Saint Louis Mayor The report details SMI’s 2006 accomplishments and finances, profiles their research areas, board of directors, staff, and scholars, […]

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