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Mizzou facing image crisis after racial issues, upheaval
COLUMBIA, Missouri - With changes afoot, the University of Missouri is facing an image crisis after days of protests over concerns about the administration's handling of racial issues and subsequent...
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Federal tax code change will help live theater nationwide
NEW YORK - Live commercial theater from Broadway to Los Angeles is about to get a huge financial boost under a federal tax code change that's been championed by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and such stars...
View ArticleMissouri GOP Sen. Blunt speaks to lawmakers at session state
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt touted health research and mental health access during an address to Missouri legislators.
View ArticleMissouri's Blunt touts $5M for Senate race; Kander at $2M
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri's Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt says he raised nearly $1.25 million during the past three months for his expected re-election campaign.
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Launching cancer moonshot, Biden says politics impeding cure
PHILADELPHIA - Vice President Joe Biden launched a "moonshot" initiative Friday to hasten a cure for cancer, aiming to use his final year in office to break down barriers in the medical world he says...
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Obama admin says it won't use Ebola funding to combat Zika
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Tuesday rejected a Republican suggestion to use money Congress provided to fight the Ebola virus to combat the Zika virus and mosquitoes that spread it.
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Despite long odds, Obama sets out to nominate new justice
WASHINGTON - It may seem like Mission Impossible.
View ArticleBlunt launches re-election campaign in suburban St. Louis
ARNOLD, Missouri - U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt officially began his re-election campaign Friday with a call to reduce regulations and let American companies "start making things again."
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Despite long odds, Obama sets out to nominate new justice
WASHINGTON - It may seem like Mission Impossible.
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Military service under scrutiny on Missouri campaign trail
ST. LOUIS - Eric Greitens' time fighting terrorism as a Navy SEAL is a centerpiece of his bid for Missouri governor. By contrast, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt's Vietnam War draft status was a little-known...
View ArticleMissouri candidate filing for 2016 elections to begin
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri candidates are set to officially enter the races for governor, U.S. Senate and other elected positions.
View ArticleKander, Blunt speak against plan to close Guantanamo Bay
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri's candidates for a U.S. Senate seat are criticizing the president's plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
View ArticleThe Latest: More than 300 file as Missouri candidates
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The Latest on the start of candidate filing for Missouri (all times local):
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Capitol Hill Buzz: Senator charged by elephant in Africa
WASHINGTON - Republicans like to tout the elephant as their party symbol, but as Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake recently found out, the animals don't always like Republicans.
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Trump as GOP nominee: It just got real for Congress
WASHINGTON - The possibility of Donald Trump as GOP nominee - and perhaps president - is suddenly very real for Republicans in Congress.
View ArticlePolitical leaders to discuss NGA effort in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - Several political leaders will gather in St. Louis Monday to discuss the effort to keep a federal spy agency in the city.
View ArticleIllinois boosts incentives for federal spy agency site
MASCOUTAH, Illinois - The state of Illinois agreed Friday to commit an additional $60 million in road projects and for public transportation to help lure a federal spy agency considering a move from...
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Conservative, liberal groups gear up for Supreme Court fight
WASHINGTON - Conservative and liberal groups are only beginning their battle over the Supreme Court vacancy, with a smattering of television ads and behind-the-scenes research serving as warning shots...
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Correction: Senate-Supreme Court story
WASHINGTON - In a story March 10 about liberal and conservative groups mounting campaigns over the Supreme Court vacancy, The Associated Press erroneously referred to a group trying to overturn a court...
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