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Pssst, Over to You

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:23:18 +0000

Pssst, Over to You
Senators need to debate, confirm or reject the 52 nominees on whom secret holds have been placed. The games need to stop.

Goverment begins feasibility study of new federal building in downtown KC

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:27:23 +0000

Goverment begins feasibility study of new federal building in downtown KC
The federal government has begun a feasibility study for a downtown office building that likely would open in 2018 — a dozen years after it was first proposed.

A new wind blowing on Capitol Hill?

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:25:03 +0000

A new wind blowing on Capitol Hill?
WASHINGTON – Just when the Senate was poised to change one of those arcane rules that let even a single senator paralyze the entire chamber, a single senator stood up and invoked another one of those rules to derail the whole thing.

Local News

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:27:21 +0000

Local News
When Jessica Stahl sent her daughter to summer school last year, it was as much about easing mom’s kindergarten jitters as her daughter’s. “I’ve never been a school parent,” Stahl said Wednesday while waiting to pick up her six-year-old daughter from Columbia Elementary School.

Recycling center opens near Warrenton

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 22:28:53 +0000

Recycling center opens near Warrenton
Several area residents were waiting to drop off recyclables when the East Central Missouri Recycling Center opened its doors April 22.

KBR to Get $568 Million Army Order as U.S. Joins Suit (Update1)

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:31:24 +0000

KBR to Get $568 Million Army Order as U.S. Joins Suit (Update1)
May 5 (Bloomberg) — KBR Inc., the Army’s largest contractor in Iraq, was picked for a no-bid contract worth as much as $568 million through 2011 for military support services in Iraq, according to Army officials.

A Push To End Secret Holds On Obama Nominees

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:21:36 +0000

A Push To End Secret Holds On Obama Nominees
President Obama’s executive and judicial nominees have, for the most part, sailed through committee hearings, only to then hit a dead end in the Senate. There, lawmakers are able to block them, and do so anonymously. Democrats are now demanding a ban on this practice.

WHS JAYVEE BASEBALL

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:41:20 +0000

WHS JAYVEE BASEBALL
The young Wolverine baseball team traveled to St. Vincent last week to compete in their fourth game of the season. Although the Wolverines played a hard-fought, tough seven innings, they eventually lost 7-6 on a walk-off hit by the Mustangs.

INSIDE WASHINGTON: No holds barred in Senate

admin — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:26:07 +0000

INSIDE WASHINGTON: No holds barred in Senate
Nearly 100 people are sitting on their hands, prevented from filling jobs as judges, diplomats and top government officials, because of an arcane Senate custom that allows a single lawmaker, often

KBR to Get $568 Million Army Order as U.S. Joins Suit (Update2)

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:45:21 +0000

KBR to Get $568 Million Army Order as U.S. Joins Suit (Update2)
KBR Inc., the Army’s largest contractor in Iraq, was picked for a no-bid contract worth as much as $568 million through 2011 for military support services in Iraq, according to Army officials.

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Senators’ secret blockades

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:36:21 +0000

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Senators’ secret blockades
One man, no vote? That’s the case in the Senate, where it takes just one peeved lawmaker to prevent a yes-or-no tally, often silently and anonymously. Senate – United States Senate – United States – Government – Legislative Branch

Mo. lawmakers seeks to halt Missouri River study

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:26:19 +0000

Mo. lawmakers seeks to halt Missouri River study
Associated Press – May 6, 2010 5:14 AM ET JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Several members of Missouri’s congressional delegation are pleading with colleagues to halt funding for a study about the…

Missouri receives more than $2 million to improve highway safety

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:31:17 +0000

Missouri receives more than $2 million to improve highway safety
Sen. Claire McCaskill announced Friday the U.S. Department of Transportation granted $2,903,105 in federal formula grant funding to the Missouri State Government to extend highway safety program funding.

Coffee Party attendees pleased with local turnout

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:23:36 +0000

Coffee Party attendees pleased with local turnout
Devon Douglass, 21, heard about the coffee party from friends living in other cities, and said she was pleased to see a group forming is Springfield.

Read more on The Springfield News-Leader

Saturday’s girls’ track roundup – updated at 9:40 p.m.

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:31:57 +0000

Saturday’s girls’ track roundup – updated at 9:40 p.m.
Girls’ track and field

Read more on Middletown Times Herald-Record

Goldman CEO: ‘I don’t think our clients care’ we’re short; video

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 22:30:22 +0000

Goldman CEO: ‘I don’t think our clients care’ we’re short; video
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was grilled Tuesday by a Senate subcommittee looking into the financial meltdown.

Sen. McCaskill zings Goldman Sachs execs

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:21:39 +0000

Sen. McCaskill zings Goldman Sachs execs
The Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is taking it to Wall Street megabank Goldman Sachs and its role in the sub-prime mortgage securitization crisis.

The Significance of the Marathon Goldman Hearing

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:21:41 +0000

The Significance of the Marathon Goldman Hearing
There’s one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on: their hatred of Goldman Sachs. That fact couldn’t have been clearer through the nearly 11 hours of testimony yesterday when a Senate subcommittee aggressively questioned past and present Goldman bankers. Senators from Carl Levin (D-MI) to Susan Collins (R-ME) to Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to John McCain (R-AZ) all angrily censured these …

Senate Could Stay Up All Night with Financial Reform

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:22:38 +0000

Senate Could Stay Up All Night with Financial Reform
Financial reform failed to advance in the Senate for the third straight day Wednesday afternoon, and Sen. Claire McCaskill says Democrats could hold the upper chamber in session through the night, attempting to bring their Wall Street bill to the floor for debate. “I think we’re gonna go all night,” McCaskill told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell in a live interview this afternoon. “We’re talking about …

Breaking: Sen. Claire McCaskill Breaks The ‘Sh*tty Deal’ Glass Ceiling

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:31:27 +0000

Breaking: Sen. Claire McCaskill Breaks The ‘Sh*tty Deal’ Glass Ceiling
Twelfth time makes a trend ? Senator Claire McCaskill just jumped on the ‘shitty deal’ train currently raging through the Goldman hearings (broke the ‘shitty deal’ glass ceiling?). Who’s next? Will it become a ‘shitty deal’ pandemic? How will the New York Times and the networks handle all this potty language . Stay tuned!

VID: Broadcaster Jim Bohannon’s Wife: I Babysat Sen. Claire McCaskill

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:21:57 +0000

VID: Broadcaster Jim Bohannon’s Wife: I Babysat Sen. Claire McCaskill
Broadcaster Jim Bohannon and wife Annabelle dished on babysitting now-Sen. Claire McCaskill during the Washington Press Club Foundation Dinner last night.