Archive for August, 2006
McCaskill Liberal Ally John Edwards Bringing Failed Message to Missouri
August 31st, 2006
JEFFERSON CITY - Failed vice presidential candidate John Edwards was heading to Springfield on Labor Day toting the kind of liberal baggage embraced by Claire McCaskill including support for abortion, gay marriage and higher taxes rejected by southwest Missourians two years ago.
In Greene County alone, the Kerry/Edwards ticket lost by more than 31,000 votes [...]
What is Claire Hiding? GOP Again Calls on McCaskill to Release Tax Returns
August 29th, 2006
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Republican Party today again called on Claire McCaskill to stop concealing her finances from the public and release her tax returns and those of her millionaire developer husband Joseph Shepard who did not pay a penny of taxes in 1995.
With a family fortune of between $13 million and $30 [...]
Nixon, Democrat Leaders Oppose More Funding for Missouri College Students
August 29th, 2006
JEFFERSON CITY - Led by Jay Nixon, Democrat leaders have chosen to put politics ahead of Missouri students by opposing Gov. Matt Blunt?s bold plan to provide $350 million for new research facilities for universities and colleges across the state.
?Candidate Jay Nixon and his fellow Democrat leaders prefer to play politics with this issue [...]
McCaskill Again Avoids Addressing Federal Ruling on Terrorist Surveillance
August 28th, 2006
JEFFERSON CITY - Claire McCaskill continues to avoid addressing whether she supports a federal ruling against terrorist surveillance despite contradictory statements designed to mislead Missourians about her opposition to the anti-terrorist program.
While Sen. Jim Talent has said the federal court ruling in Michigan, if allowed to stand, “would harm the security of the United States [...]
McCaskill to Embrace Reid’s ‘Weak on Terror’ Approach During KC Visit
August 24th, 2006
JEFFERSON CITY - Just weeks after terrorist surveillance proved vital to uncovering a plot to kill Americans aboard international flights, Claire McCaskill will embrace Sen. Harry Reid’s weak on terror approach during a visit by the liberal Nevada lawmaker to Kansas City today.
While McCaskill has been a longtime opponent of the U.S. government’s terrorist [...]
Claire McCaskill Admits Breaking the Law, Forced to Change Radio Ads
August 23rd, 2006
JEFFERSON CITY - Despite declaring that it was a “minor mistake,” Claire McCaskill has been shamed into changing radio ads that initially failed to include the name of the office she is seeking in violation of federal campaign finance laws.
In yet another example of her incompetence and carelessness, McCaskill allowed the illegal radio ads to [...]
Montee Failure to Audit Donor Raises Questions About Missing $4 Million
August 23rd, 2006
JEFFERSON CITY - Buchanan County Auditor Susan Montee’s failure to audit the county administrator under investigation for embezzling $4 million in Social Security payments raises serious questions about whether Montee intentionally ignored the situation because of her political and personal relationship with the administrator.
The Associated Press reports that state investigators are questioning Bonnie
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