The Democratic Party member represented Missouri for 17 terms
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Todd Akin Resists Calls to Withdraw from Missouri Senate Race After Rape Comments
Politics is tribal. When a candidate commits a typical gaffe, his opponents attack while his allies mount a defense. That’s just the way it goes. But once in a while, a candidate says something so devastatingly stupid everything …
Rick Santorum’s Unlucky Timing
The morning after his three-state sweep of Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, Rick Santorum is finally getting a bit of credit. But for a guy who’s now won more nominating contests than any other Republican presidential candidate (if you charitably count Missouri’s meaningless pageant), Santorum stands to reap few rewards for his efforts. …
Santorum Stuns Romney with Three-State Sweep, Stealing Momentum in GOP Race
For the candidates vying to claw their way back into the Republican nominating fight, there are no symbolic victories. The Missouri primary is a $6 million beauty contest inexplicably wedged onto the political calendar ahead of …
With Tuesday Caucuses, Santorum Gets a Second Chance to Shine
It’s drawn none of the hype lavished on the early GOP primaries, but more delegates are technically on the table in the Tuesday, Feb. 7, nominating contests than on any other day so far this cycle. For the first time, the …
After the Tornado in Joplin: Blood, Sweat and Money
Joplin, Missouri
One of Joe’s road-trip companions, chief wrangler and fact checker Katy Steinmetz, sees a house with broken windows and a yard full of debris. In the backyard is a sign that says, “If you have it, we can
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After Birds Point: The Army Corps’ Missouri Floodway Boondoggle
On Monday, I temporarily suspended my longstanding jihad against the Army Corps of Engineers to defend the agency’s controversial decision to blow up a Mississippi River levee and flood 130,000 acres of Missouri farmland. The …
Roy Blunt’s Old Spice Call for Interns
Based off of the enormously successful Old Spice commercials, this is probably the most unique intern recruiting video I’ve ever seen. Apparently, it’s working. Rep. Blunt is running for Senate in Missouri.
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