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Saturday, October 1, 2011

GOP House Candidates Debate For The First Time

Ed Martin and Ann Wagner traded light jabs on endorsements and disagreement over immigration policy in the first debate between candidates for Missouri's new second district U.S. House seat.

Ten months before next August's primary, voters had their first chance over the weekend to see the two candidates vying for the Republican nomination to represent Missouri's newly redrawn second congressional district in Congress stand side by side and debate the issues. Ed Martin and Ann Wagner, who were both in the audience on the May day in Creve Coeur when Todd Akin announced he would run for the Senate instead of another term in the House, were back together for the debate at the Drury Plaza in Chesterfield Saturday afternoon. Click here to read our live blog from the debate While there were opportunities to see some differences both candidates directed most of their fire at President Obama and Congress. The hour-long session gave …

Michael

6:52 am on Monday, October 3, 2011

I'd personally like to see how they would move missouri forward by applying the constitution more.   more ›

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

And Then There Were Two: U.S. Rep. Akin Comes to Creve Coeur To Launch Senate Bid

Congressman would face at least one other confirmed candidate, former state treasurer Sarah Steelman.

Echoing themes of limited government, living within means, and calling himself "a consistent conservative," U.S. Representative Todd Akin (R-Town and Country) entered what is now a Republican party primary field to unseat Democrat Claire McCaskill in 2012. “Missouri has a choice of two futures. And I’m determined to make sure that Missouri voters have an opportunity to exercise that choice. For that reason, I will be running for the U.S. Senate in the 2012 election,” Rep. Akin, who has served the 2nd Congressional district for 11 years, told supporters at the Drury Inn and Suites in Creve Coeur late Tuesday morning. Akin painted himself as someone with a record the "literal exact opposite of Claire McCaskill," using examples of McCaskill's…

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