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Yesterday | Fired Up! Missouri

Even The Mind-Numbingly Dumb Talking Points Are Wrong

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.

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Related Topix: US News, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Examiner.com

Republicans wrote half of the 10 longest bills in the past decade

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.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Joe Barton, Republican, US House of Representatives, Don Young, Steve King, Orrin Hatch, US Senate

Tue Nov 24, 2009

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Spin Meter: Republicans find creative ways to make big health care bills look even bigger

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.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Shadegg, Health Insurance, Health, Joe Barton, Steve King

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Springfield News Leader

Shortage of vaccine seen

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.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Missouri, Medicine, Influenza, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Fri Nov 20, 2009

AMERICAblog

The Missouri edition of the GOP Civil War is causing problems for Roy Blunt

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

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, St Louis County, MO

Springfield News Leader

Long has best name ID in new 7th District congressional race poll

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

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Springfield Metro, Springfield, MO, Joplin, MO, Missouri

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Missouri Senate Race Remains Close

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.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Times Union

GOP determined to kill health care reform

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

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Related Topix: Social Security, Personal Finance, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner, Opinion

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Fired Up! Missouri

Schweich Promises To Serve Full Term As Auditor, Unless Revenge Gets In The Way

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 ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Missouri, Missouri Government, W., Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sat Nov 14, 2009

KAIT

Rep. Blunt opposes ban on health status ratings

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

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Health Insurance, Health

Springfield News Leader

Nodler to resign as chairman of appropriations

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Republican, Jefferson City, MO

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Fired Up! Missouri

Blunt Gets 'Aggressive Grilling' From St. Louis County Republicans

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

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, St Louis County, MO, Chesterfield, MO, George Bush, W.

Fired Up! Missouri

Conservative Club of MO: 'Republicans in Office...Not Looking Out for Their Constituents'

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 ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Republican, St Charles County, MO

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Politico

ADL decries 'failure of Republican leadership' on Holocaust imagery

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 ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Michele Bachmann, Eric Cantor, Steve King

Wed Nov 11, 2009

KSPR

Closeup: Rep. Roy Blunt Answers Oil Stain Ad

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Republican, Missouri Government, Missouri

Salon

What were the Republicans smoking?

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

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican, US House of Representatives, Eric Cantor, Mike Pence, John Boehner, Opinion

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Daily Kos

While Democrats were touting AARP's endorsement...

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

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican, US House of Representatives, Virginia Foxx, Eric Cantor, John Boehner

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Springfield News Leader

Politicians, groups react to passage of House health care bill

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Ike Skelton, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Missouri, Missouri Government, Small Business, Personal Finance

Sun Nov 08, 2009

KansasCity.com

House approves historic health care legislation

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Healthcare Law, Law, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ike Skelton, Republican

Springfield News Leader

Ad attacks Blunt for opposing cap-and-trade

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Springfield Metro, Springfield, MO, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy

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