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Carnahan gets boost from labor, senators
Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (left) is running against U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt for the state’s open Senate seat. WASHINGTON — Labor unions and U.S. senators helped propel Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to a robust $1.5 million in fundraising for the first quarter of 2010, narrowing U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt’s cash advantage in the hotly contested race for Missouri’s open Senate …
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Branson shows to recognize Vietnam veterans this weekend
Thirty-five years after the United States withdrew from South Vietnam, Vietnam War veterans are being encouraged to attend recognition events in Branson starting Friday.
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Beatrice Irene Canze
Age 95, of Owosso, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Chesaning Nursing Care Center in Chesaning.
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GOP poll: Emerson dominant
Democratic Tommy Sowers is winning attention as a possible upset winner in his bid against Missouri Republican Jo Ann Emerson, but an Emerson campaign poll shows the incumbent in a dominant position to win reelection.
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Poll shows Emerson in lead in Eighth Dist. race
A poll sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson’s re-election campaign shows the seven-term incumbent holds a commanding lead over Democratic rival Tommy Sowers and that associating Sowers with the…
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