From Charity Angel‘s Thoughts blog: Yesterday, my husband, children and I went to the inaugural ball. My children had never been to an inaugural ball before, and so we thought that it would be a great field trip for them. The first thing that my children got excited about was seeing Sarah Steelman’s name on […]

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MOPNS: (5/6/08) Vinay “Wide Stance” Vaz is Back! Our new governor had his first press conference yesterday and he seemed to have forgotten two things: One, the campaign is over, and even though the media laid down and rolled over for you during the campaign, they ARE bottom feeders that relish a good controversial story. […]

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Hat tip: St. Louis Beacon With his family looking on, Jeremiah “Jay” Nixon takes the oath of office from Missouri Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith. – Photo by Robert Joiner Related: The K.C. Call: Area Welcomes King Week Celebration ***Gov. Nixon skips last weekend’s 23rd annual St. Louis MLK event at Harris Stowe State University***

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   Carnahan 252 members – Steelman 16 members Two draft groups were started on Facebook yesterday. Messenger has a blurb on the  Political Fix about the Carnahan group, and a tipster sent us this link to the draft Sarah Steelman group.

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 Hat tip: jasonrosenbaum “Here’s a short clip of Nixon’s speech on the day he was sworn in as Missouri’s governor.”[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/mU8x2h-3g38″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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By Carl Bearden Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt isn’t seeking a bailout from Washington, as opposed to many who are. However, the case may not remain for Missouri once Gov.-elect Jay Nixon takes office. Whether Nixon becomes another beggar in line or holds the line, one thing is for sure: Taxpayer dollars should be kept away […]

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Senator Voinovich of Ohio, who was not a favorite of the party’s conservative wing, saw the handwriting on the wall and threw in the towel today on his 2010 re-election bid.From Virginia’s Mason Conservative blog: “The media will make this out to be some sort of disaster for the Republicans, but I don’t care.  Guys […]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/fRgUrCAX8Yo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: WSJ Law Blog: Power Play Led to Prosecutor’s Ouster; How Not to Fire a U.S. Attorney MOPNS: (10/06/08) Still No Mention of Van Eaton on FiredUp Missouri??? WAPO: How Political Warfare in Missouri Led to Prosecutor’s Firing; A “Political Pygmy’s” Role

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Hat tip: kmbctv Missouri Gov.-Elect Jay Nixon said he wants to start out on a bipartisan note with the Republican Legislature. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/dCwySpDV4tU” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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UPDATE: SOURCES SAY U.S. JUSTICE DEPT INVESTIGATING BONDS’ ROLE IN THE FIRING OF FORMER U.S ATTORNEY TODD GRAVES Developing… You read it here first! Time stamp: 8:45:54 am Senator Bond has scheduled a 2pm conference call with supporters today. Inside sources tell us that the senior senator will announce that he is not running for […]

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