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If you've been listening to much of the health care debate in Washington lately, it would be hard to miss complaints from Republicans about how the complicated health care bill happens to be pretty long when it's printed with big type and double spaced.

Because they know their constituents prefer pictures to facts, Republican opponents of health care reform love to provide visuals of to back up their claim that the Democrats' health care reform bill is so long, my goodness, it's unwieldy and dangerous and shouldn't be passed.

In this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, file photo Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., pulls a copy of the House health care bill, pages taped end-to-end, through the crowd during a rally against health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington.

By Peter Urban WASHINGTON -- On a day that saw Missouri Rep. Roy Blunt demand answers on swine flu vaccine shortages, federal officials accepted blame for a massive public relations foul-up. The Missouri Republican sent letters Tuesday to the heads of three federal agencies saying he is 'extremely concerned' with the distribution of H1N1 vaccine.

Congressman Roy Blunt is the anointed candidate for the GOP Senate nomination in 2010.

Springfield auctioneer Billy Long has the best name identification among the crowded field of Republican candidates vying to replace Rep.

A new Public Policy Polling survey in Missouri finds Robin Carnahan edging Roy Blunt in a U.S. Senate match up, 43% to 42%. This is essentially unchanged from a poll back in January.

Something as sweeping as health care reform, we're being told, should have bipartisan support.

What in the world is this all about? So nine months before Thomas Schweich wins the GOP Auditor primary to say nothing of actually knocking off Susan Montee -- he can't commit to KY3's Dave Catanese that he'll serve his entire term because he might need to extract revenge in 2012? Comments like this will no doubt improve his chances of being the ...

Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt says he opposes efforts to end the insurance industry practice of charging higher rates to unhealthier groups of people.

Jefferson City -- Missouri Sen. Gary Nodler said Friday that he will resign as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest as he campaigns for Congress.

The Beacon's Jo Mannies reports that Roy Blunt experienced an "aggressive grilling" in Chesterfield last night.

The Conservative Club of Missouri , formerly known as the St Charles County Republican Club, is not happy with the "the current crop of Republicans in office at all levels." In a message posted on their website from Club President Lyn Schipper, the organization calls for "new and fresh faces," and calls out Roy Blunt by name as a candidate "not in ...

ADL decries 'failure of Republican leadership' on Holocaust imagery - Ben Smith: ADL decries 'failure of Republican leadership' on Holocaust imagery November 11, 2009 Categories: Congress ADL decries 'failure of Republican leadership' on Holocaust imagery The Anti-Defamation league has added its voice to calls on House Republican leaders to condemn ...

Southwest Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt visited media outlets Wednesday to answer back at a new television commercial that accuses Blunt of "turning his back on Missouri" in favor of big oil interests.

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., addresses the crowd on Capitol Hill on Nov. 5, during a Republican healthcare news conference.

This was an event staged by the House Republican leadership -- actual elected officials, members of the U.S. government.

Immediately following last night's passage of health insurance reform in the U.S. House of Representatives, Missouri politicians, candidates and special interest groups began issuing statements responding to the narrow 220-215 vote.

A pounded gavel, the votes, then four words: The bill is passed.With that, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced narrow passage Saturday of historic legislation that would fundamentally change American health care for decades.

Rep. Roy Blunt's Senate campaign estimates liberal special interest groups have spent more than $500,000 in negative advertising attacking his record -- and it's not even 2010 yet.