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Cassville Democrat
February 17, 2018
It took the senior senator from Missouri to propose in Congress limitations on pharmaceutical companies use of advertising their products for tax exemption purposes. Senator Claire McCaskill's proposal, which would be a good move, would involve a heavy percentage of TV time on various medicinesÃÂ ...
Kingstree News
February 5, 2018
I say yes. Look what happened when a person took the floor without a walker or a can of ensure. The FEMALE senator from Missouri trapped the senate majority leader when she offered up a bill to continue paying the military despite the shutdown. The majority leader objected. How could anyone walk intoÃÂ ...
Springfield News-Leader
February 3, 2018
A thousand dollar bonus may be “crumbs” to some people in Washington, but for Missouri families that are already feeling the impact of the tax cuts that were signed into law in December, it can mean a lot. Missouri's top employer, Walmart, recently announced that 25,700 Missourians will be eligible forÃÂ ...
The Economist
February 1, 2018
FOR those Democrats, brimming with anti-Trump zeal, who think now is the time to cleanse themselves of ideological impurity, Claire McCaskill has a message. “I want people to understand, particularly in the progressive wing of my party,” said the senator from Missouri, who is fighting a tough battle forÃÂ ...
The Nation.
January 31, 2018
Carl Schurz, the Prussian-born former senator from Missouri, Schurz's position in many ways resembled Tillman's. In his 1899 speech “American Imperialism”—which Kinzer doesn't quote—Schurz vigorously insisted that the peoples of the Caribbean, “under the influences of their tropical climate…willÃÂ ...
NOQ Report
January 30, 2018
In his bid to be the GOP nominee to face Democrat incumbent Senator from Missouri Claire McCaskill, Austin Petersen has picked up the endorsement of the Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) which is known as “the conscience of the party.” The RLC is the first national organization to endorse PetersenÃÂ ...
The Economist (blog)
January 22, 2018
But, as Claire McCaskill, a Democratic senator from Missouri, said in the bowels of the Capitol after the vote, “We've watched Mitch McConnell make promises that never materialised.” The Senate Republican leader secured Jeff Flake's vote for the tax-reform bill late last year by promising a legislativeÃÂ ...
Caffeinated Thoughts
January 18, 2018
The Senator from Missouri just mentioned that we can measure a society and ours is a great society. But we can do more to protect those that are vulnerable. For example, last January, I re-introduced legislation to defund Planned Parenthood while protecting women's health care centers. As I have statedÃÂ ...
SFGate
January 14, 2018
As both expanded in size and scope, a senator from Missouri argued that welcoming a Haitian diplomat would be seen as "a reward for the murder of masters and mistresses by black slaves." A colleague from South Carolina agreed that "We never can acknowledge (Haitian) independence ... the peaceÃÂ ...
TheTower.org
January 3, 2018
Tens of thousands of Iranians have been marching since Thursday demanding the overthrow of the entire Iranian regime. At least 21 people have so far been killed, including an 11-year-old boy who died on Tuesday. The marches began as a protest against the regime specifically for spending money onÃÂ ...
The Columbus Dispatch
December 29, 2017
Last week, Claire McCaskill, the Democratic U.S. senator from Missouri, sent a letter to the president and CEO of Indianapolis-based Anthem requesting information about the policy change and how Anthem determines whether it will approve or deny coverage of ER visits. The American College ofÃÂ ...
Corvallis Gazette Times
December 25, 2017
The university found that although Benton Hall was named to honor the people of Benton County, who raised funds for the building, the county's namesake Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. senator from Missouri, had a record advancing white supremacist causes. • Amory “Slats” Gill, who was OSU's basketballÃÂ ...
Chicago Tonight | WTTW
December 18, 2017
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in April 1945, the world was embroiled in a devastating world war. Suddenly, the fate of the U.S. fell into the hands of an obscure senator from Missouri who appeared to be utterly ordinary – and utterly unprepared. A.J. Baime's new book “The Accidental President”à...
News-Press Now
December 14, 2017
... he wrote briefly about my high school alma mater (Benton, Class of 1958). Often I have pondered (though not to the manic-depressive state over losing sleep about the topic) if Benton High School is named for the ex-U.S. senator from Missouri or the famous artist of the same name (Thomas Hart Benton).
Psuvanguard.com
December 10, 2017
“[The system] was set up in 1947 because Harry Truman, a [former] senator from Missouri who had no international experience whatsoever, found himself in the White House [after] the previous president had died,” Bechtold explained. “The presidents make the [foreign policy] decisions, but since they areÃÂ ...
Harrison Daily
December 7, 2017
Claire McCaskill, the Democratic senator from Missouri, sounded shocked — shocked! — that Republicans had not let her in on the last-minute changes they were making to the first comprehensive tax reform since Ronald Reagan's time, which set the stage for years of prosperity. Sen. McCaskill took loudÃÂ ...
Kansas City Star
September 27, 2017
But neither the Democratic committee, the Missouri Democratic Party nor McCaskill's campaign had any immediate comment Wednesday on Sykes' hardline positions and the possibility that he could be the next senator from Missouri. “There is nothing more Anti-American than the modern day democrat,”à...
WBUR
August 31, 2017
Former Republican Senator John Danforth, of Missouri, says Republicans can't allow President Trump to redefine their party. Former U.S. Senator John Danforth speaks at the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis in St. Louis in May 2017. (Jeff Roberson/AP)ÃÂ ...
The Hill
August 18, 2017
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill ÷ Claire Conner McCaskillDemocrats turn on Al Franken Trump rips Dems a day ahead of key White House meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report MORE (Mo.) has called for one of her state's Democratic legislators to step down after she posted on Facebook her desire to seeà...
STLtoday.com
August 17, 2017
State Sen. Maria N. Chappelle-Nadal speaks on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, during the First District Congressional Candidates debate at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis. She ran against U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay in the Democratic primary but lost. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com. Save.
Columbia Daily Tribune
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON — Companies selling some of the most lucrative prescription painkillers funneled millions of dollars to advocacy groups that in turn promoted the medications' use, according to a report released Monday by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. The investigation by the senator from Missouri sheds lightÃÂ ...
Ste. Genevieve Herald
December 31, 1999
The high stone spire is in memory of Senator Lewis F. Linn, model senator from Missouri. The stone, erected by the Missouri Legislature, gives evidence of the great esteem held for this early doctor and legislator. We made a note that the iron corner posts on the Linn lot must be repaired and the chainÃÂ ...
KY3
December 31, 1999
That statement then led to this exchange between him and the senior senator from Missouri. "I want to know - I've never heard the president the United States say a bad word about Russia," said Sen. McCaskill. "Well that's not the case," said Secretary Mnuchin. "Well, I need to see the quotes, because I'veÃÂ ...
Kansas City Star
December 31, 1999
An open letter to my U.S. senator from Missouri, Roy Blunt: Over recent days, a sitting president declared that a political opponent who has not been charged with a crime should be thrown into jail. He also called for stopping the publication of an unflattering book about him. Shockingly, this was not RussianÃÂ ...
Mother Jones
December 2, 2017
The senator from Missouri, whose son is a lobbyist for MillerCoors, scored a provision that cuts taxes on imported beer and liquor. The senator from Georgia, home of Delta Airlines, got a provision that penalizes foreign airlines. This is all being done via handwritten notes at the last second, and the result is ...
Greensburg Daily News
November 30, 2017
I've always thought that Carl Schurz, a German-born U.S. senator from Missouri, summed up something basic about the American character when he said, on the floor of the Senate in 1872, “My country right or wrong; when right, to keep her right; when wrong, to put her right.” Americans respect the ideals ...
The Cheat Sheet
November 27, 2017
Claire McCaskill is a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a member of the Democratic Party. She's known for being a more moderate Democrat, ...
Shareblue Media
November 15, 2017
The Democratic senator from Missouri busted Republican lies about their tax scam to their faces. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File).
Fox Baltimore
November 14, 2017
The senator from Missouri says that as a congresswoman she has been treated with respect but then added, "but that doesn't mean young ...
Parsons Sun
November 9, 2017
... and this is the mayor of Kansas City, the (governor) of Missouri, the senator from Kansas, senator from Missouri, and our captain, L.L. Bangs.”.
The Circuit
October 30, 2017
The town of Atchison, later to become the city of Atchison, was named after David Rice Atchison, a U.S. senator from Missouri in 1843-1855.
KMOV.com
October 30, 2017
The Democratic senator from Missouri posted on Twitter that her “husband has a very big heart but right now not working very well. Currently in ...
The Montgomery Herald
October 25, 2017
I've always thought that Carl Schurz, a German-born U.S. senator from Missouri, summed up something basic about the American character ...
Press Herald
October 24, 2017
Yes, I'm very concerned,” said John Danforth, a former Republican senator from Missouri and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. “But the ...
Business Insider
October 23, 2017
McCaskill, a senator from Missouri, was harassed while working as a state legislator in her 20s. She said she approached the "very powerful ...
Batesville Herald Tribune
October 21, 2017
I've always thought that Carl Schurz, a German-born U.S. senator from Missouri, summed up something basic about the American character ...
ChicagoNow (blog)
October 10, 2017
He was a Harvard Law School Graduate, educated at Amherst, and was a US Senator from Missouri. For 18 days, he was the Democratic ...
Endpoints News
October 6, 2017
Claire McCaskill, the Democratic Senator from Missouri, has followed up a scolding letter to PhRMA chief Stephen Ubl about how Allergan was ...
Kansas City Star
September 27, 2017
... had any immediate comment Wednesday on Sykes' hardline positions and the possibility that he could be the next senator from Missouri.
WBUR
August 31, 2017
Former Republican Senator John Danforth, of Missouri, says Republicans can't allow President Trump to redefine their party. Former U.S. ...
STLtoday.com
August 17, 2017
State Sen. Maria N. Chappelle-Nadal speaks on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, during the First District Congressional Candidates debate at Christ ...
The National Memo (blog)
December 31, 1999
Claire McCaskill, now a Democratic senator from Missouri, recently described how early in her career, she “learned to avoid elevators because ...
AlterNet
December 31, 1999
Claire McCaskill, now a Democratic senator from Missouri, recently described how early in her career, she "learned to avoid elevators because ...
NBCNews.com
December 31, 1999
This Sunday politics, sexual harassment and re-examining old adages. Nine women now have come forward with accusations against ...
Buffalo News
December 31, 1999
During that span, the unpretentious senator from Missouri produced a mountain of achievements so tall as to make the bogus 100-day claims of ...
Buffalo Reflex
December 31, 1999
I've always thought that Carl Schurz, a German-born U.S. senator from Missouri, summed up something basic about the American character ...
KY3
December 31, 1999
McCaskill introduced legislation Monday to repeal the 2016 law. The senior senator from Missouri launched a comprehensive Congressional ...
Ste. Genevieve Herald
December 31, 1999
At this time his son Augustus was already in the Senate from Iowa and his half-brother Dr. [Lewis] F. Linn was a Senator from Missouri. In 1857Â ...
Kansas City Star
September 28, 2017
... had any immediate comment Wednesday on Sykes' hardline positions and the possibility that he could be the next senator from Missouri.
Williamson Source
September 20, 2017
Thomas Hart Benton, who worked for Jackson and later became a long-serving Senator from Missouri, was a longtime patron. Granny WhiteÃÂ ...
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