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February, 2009 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 9

Entries from February 2009

Which is the Real Claire, Populist or Moderate?

February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Our junior Senator contrasted her carefully crafted image as a moderate last week by calling banking executives “idiots” for paying out $18 billion in bonuses to their best performing employees. McCaskill was the toast of the media after her comments in the well of the Senate. To us, McCaskill’s phony exasperation was frankly embarrassing. We […]

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Missouri Viewpoints Video: Jeff McCaffrey From Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures

February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

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Tags: Stem Cell Research · Videos

A political Benedict Arnold: Judd Gregg Plans to Betray His Supporters

February 1st, 2009 · No Comments

From the Eagle Forum blog: It requires 41 seats to filibuster in the Senate, but reports are that Gregg is going to give up his 41st seat in exchange for personal gain: an appointment as Secretary of the Commerce in the Obama Administration. The Democrats will control him in the Obama Administration and gain complete […]

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NBC’s Game of Politics

February 1st, 2009 · No Comments

From St. Louis Spice: By Stephanie Rubach Admittedly, I’m not a genius or expert in many areas, but I am a thinker. With that in mind, NBC’s decision to ban this ad during the Superbowl because it’s too political are being political just by the ban in itself. The same ad was aired on inaugural […]

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Tags: Abortion