Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi swears in Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) as his sister and parents look on. The ethics watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a report yesterday showing that over the past four years, over 250 House members directed money towards relatives. Part time Congressman […]

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Hat tip: dirkdshea2426 [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/wILH8cvdVLA” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]Related: National Republican African-American Caucus Chair, Dr. Jean Howard-Hill, Delivers Prayer at Cape Lincoln Day Dinner [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/BQNQ5qb6vCg” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson, representing Missouri’s Eighth Congressional District, explains how Official English is a common sense way to encourage immigrants to assimilate and participate in American society.

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Remember, you read it here first. Sources tell MOPNS that Rep. Jo Ann Emerson is NOT planning a run for U.S. Senate in 2012. St. Louis Beacon: U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said Wednesday night that she has yet to make a decision on whether to run for the U. S. Senate in 2012 — […]

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Former Senator Jim Talent confirmed today that he wasn’t going to seek his old seat in 2012. MOPNS readers got the jump on this development early last month. We also learned of a new name entering the potential senate sweepstakes: Rep. JoAnn Emerson: The Hill: Missouri Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson is considering a run […]

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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: Oliver4Prosecutor Congresswomen JoAnn Emerson was on had and gave a very motivating speech related to the economy and the future of politics. However, she did pause to give a very gracious compliment to the Patriot Guard Riders and their service to our military personnel. Scott Blankenship of Dexter proudly gave a Patriot Guard […]

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Sowers campaign manager David Woodruff during another losing campaign Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, raised $318,000 in the last quarter of the year, aide Josh Haynes said on behalf of the campaign. That brings her total for 2009 to more than $686,000. In a news release issued Thursday afternoon, Sowers, a Rolla, Mo., Democrat, reports that his […]

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“We have a serious problem, and the army of the unemployed is growing darker by the month.”–Emanuel Cleaver      Video: Rep. Emerson Speaks on House Floor about Jobs  Hat tip:USRepJoAnnEmerson [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/qd5UioUJAOY” width=”325″ height=”250″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related:Cleaver & CBC: Obama “Not Doing Enough to Help African-Americans”

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