The largest county in the state of Missouri (St. Louis County) resoundingly passed a countywide smoking ban. Couple that with the City of St. Louis passing a similar ban that will take effect simultaneously and finally real progress is happening in a state that typically is the last to embrace it.
For the past 6 months, Congressman Roy Blunt (Georgetown, DC) has been trying to reinvent himself as a Washington outsider who is going to clean up DC. Really?
Come on Congressman Blunt, you have spent 12 years in Washington, DC, as a bagman for the RNC on K Street.
An interesting bit of information lost in the health care debate over the weekend involves Missouri Congressmen Russ Carnahan (D-District 3) and Ike Skelton (D-District 4). They are the two Democratic members from Missouri who have found themselves on the target list by the GOP, who hopes to win both seats in 2010.
Over the past decade or so, it is clear that Republican voting performance in suburbia all across the country has eroded appreciably (for local effect, just take a look at St. Louis County since 1992).
Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan Friday, November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the
US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard Friday, November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security
Prosecutors plan commission case in Cole bombing Friday, November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) Military prosecutors said Friday they plan to seek new charges against the alleged mastermind of the 2000
FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays Friday, November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights. The agency
GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care Friday, November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about
Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case Friday, November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba
Small Florida bank shuttered, 124th this year Friday, November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows Friday, November 20, 2009 Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's ''This Week'' Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, DNeb.;
Recalls: cantaloupes, chilled side-dish products Friday, November 20, 2009 The following recalls have been announced: Five Crowns Marketing is recalling cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label because they
Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris Friday, November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering
White House at odds with bishops over abortion Friday, November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion
New questions arise in Pequot trading probe Friday, November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) A new development related to the government's investigation of possible insider trading at a major hedge fund
Health Reform
In his Weekly Address, President Obama says that the nation is closer to health care reform than ever before, but adds there are still "significant details" that need to be worked out.
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In his weekly address, President Obama says that the effort to pass healthcare reform has gained momentum in the past week.
Republican Response
Health Care, Economy
In this week's Republican Response, Texas Congressman Kevin Brady says that Mr. Obama's health care plan would raise costs without improving treatment.
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In the weekly Republican address, Florida Senator George LeMieux criticizes the proposed Democratic healthcare plan.
