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  1. AIG bailout secrecy at Fed prompts Republican call for new oversight hearingsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Winnipeg Free Press

    ... and how much they got, there was little reaction in the markets. Reacting to Thursday's news, Republican Rep. Roy Blunt claimed Geithner "and his staff were complicit in a scheme to cover up information they viewed as politically damaging." But New ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Banking, Financial Services, Bank of New York, Insurance, American International Group

  2. NY Fed sought to limit AIG bank disclosuresRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Shanghai Daily

    ... the obligations could have had disastrous consequences for a financial system in crisis. Republican Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri said the emails meant Geithner "has some explaining to do." "Finding out that the leader now responsible for ...

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    Related Topix: Insurance, American International Group, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Financial Services, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa

  3. GOP Senate tsunami? Not yetRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Salon.com

    ... Republican Sen. Kit Bond is leaving an open seat, Democrat Robin Carnahan has pulled slightly ahead of Republican Roy Blunt since last September, when they were tied at 46 percent. Actually, Blunt's support dipped to 44 percent, while Carnahan's was ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Roland Burris, Democrat, Illinois, Opinion

  4. Blunt to Angry Conservatives: Remember That I Was Only the Second or...

    10 hrs ago | Fired Up! Missouri

    Yesterday on the Allman in the Morning radio program , Roy Blunt was asked about Michael Steele's very loud condemnation of recent GOP leadership.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom DeLay, Dennis Hastert, Healthcare Law, Law

  5. We are all counting on you to be countedRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Springfield News Leader

    ... municipal building Wednesday to urge participation in the 2010 census count. In a candid assessment, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt identified a special problem for determining the head count in the Ozarks. 'Southwest Missourians in general don't like the ...

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    Related Topix: Springfield, MO, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ozark, MO

  6. Barletta's Republican opponent was a Democrat until recentlyRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Jan 2 | Standard Speaker

    ... Paul E. Kanjorski. More recently, Paige has contributed to a Republican. In September, he gave $1,000 to U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, the former House Republican whip, who is running for the Senate in Missouri next year. Paige, a Long Island, N.Y., native, ...

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    Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Paul Kanjorski, Democrat, Representative Joe Sestak

  7. Kids' health coverage restrictions liftedRead the original story

    Feb 5, 2009 | 6 ABC

    ... to making health care more affordable, more accessible and offer more options to American families," said Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. "Unfortunately, the only options we've seen so far this Congress would push us to a one-size-fits all government-run ...

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    Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, US News, George Bush, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

  8. Emerson Challenger Says He Isn't Allowed To Participate in...Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Jan 5 | Fired Up! Missouri

    Yesterday we noted the incredibly ironic list of keynote speakers for an upcoming "Patriot Rally" in Poplar Bluff for "the next generation of the Tea Party." Roy Blunt and Jo Ann Emerson are headlining the event, despite their considerable differences with most tea party activists.

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    Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Jo Ann Emerson, Raymondville, MO

  9. When did lawmakers last buy private health insurance plan?Read the original story

    Tuesday Jan 5 | Springfield News Leader

    ... actually sought out and bought an insurance plan? Please tell your story. - Ian Mackey, Springfield U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt said, 'Too few in Washington understand the frustration so many feel with finding affordable health care for their families. ...

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    Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, US News, Springfield, MO, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Greene County, MO

  10. Blunt and Emerson headlining Poplar Bluff event for the 'next generation of the Tea Party'Read the original story

    Monday Jan 4 | Fired Up! Missouri

    ... a year off with a bang! More AMAZING details to come! This "next generation of the Tea Party" apparently includes Roy Blunt , Jo Ann Emerson , state Senate Budget Chair Rob Mayer and four-term State Representative Gayle Kingery -- none of whom are ...

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    Related Topix: Poplar Bluff, MO, Jo Ann Emerson, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Washington, MO

  11. Missouri political dynasties likely to face off in 2010Read the original story

    Saturday Jan 2 | Springfield News Leader

    ... on a ballot. That could change in 2010, when Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, a Democrat, and U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, a Republican, are expected to face each other in the race for the U.S. Senate seat left open by retiring Republican Kit Bond. The ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Russ Carnahan, Democrat, Ike Skelton, Missouri, Jefferson City, MO

  12. Missouri political families likely to face off in 2010Read the original story

    Friday Jan 1 | DigitalBURG

    ... on the ballot. That could change in 2010. Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and Republican Congressman Roy Blunt are favored to face each other in a race to replace retiring Sen. Kit Bond. Early polls show Missouri's race is about even, ...

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

  13. High PraiseRead the original story

    Friday Jan 1 | Fired Up! Missouri

    ... the Missourian: The state's leading pork producer, Kit Bond, announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate. Rep. Roy Blunt, Missouri's version of Tom Delay, wants to succeed him. That ambition is not universally applauded even in his own party. If ...

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

  14. Flashback: In middle of housing crisis, Blunt worries we might 'talk...Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday Jan 1 | Fired Up! Missouri

    Over at The Erstwhile Conservative , Duane Graham has found a really interesting article about a Roy Blunt trip to Joplin in March 2008 , printed ten days after the collapse of the subprime mortgage market brought down the fifth-largest Wall Street investment bank, Bear Stearns, foreshadowing the broader financial crisis.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Missouri

  15. Catanese: Jericho's Dismissal Connected to 'His Constant Barrage of Attacks' on Blunt & BusiekRead the original story

    Friday Jan 1 | Fired Up! Missouri

    ... they, you know, they're hinting that this definitely had to do with his constant barrage of attacks on Congressman Roy Blunt and Mavis Busiek, the 7th District [Congressional Republican Committee] Executive Director. They're not saying that Roy ...

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

  16. GOP banks on repeal push for 2010Read the original story

    Friday Jan 1 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    ... 2013 or 2014, you're almost guaranteed that this will be an ongoing topic of political discussion," said Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), who is running for the Senate in 2010. Democrats "have really brought it on themselves." But Democratic supporters are ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jerry Moran, Darrell Issa, Tom Davis, Healthcare Law, Law

  17. Kids' health coverage restrictions liftedRead the original story

    Feb 5, 2009 | 6 ABC

    ... to making health care more affordable, more accessible and offer more options to American families," said Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. "Unfortunately, the only options we've seen so far this Congress would push us to a one-size-fits all government-run ...

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    Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, US News, George Bush, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

  18. COLUMN: It could have been worseRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Missourian

    ... legislation. The state's leading pork producer, Kit Bond, announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate. Rep. Roy Blunt, Missouri's version of Tom Delay, wants to succeed him. That ambition is not universally applauded even in his own party. If he ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, US News, US Senate, Edward Kennedy, Democrat, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Stephens College

  19. State gets $458,000 for assistance programsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Springfield News Leader

    ... go to food and shelter assistance programs in southwest Missouri through the federal government, according to Rep. Roy Blunt's office. The funding is through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Food and Shelter Program. Allocations ...

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

  20. FiveThirtyEight: Missouri Still Democrats' Top Pickup Opportunity in 2010Read the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | Fired Up! Missouri

    ... has been very stable, continuing to show her with a very slight lead. That's probably because her opponent, Roy Blunt, is a rather vocal member of the sitting Republican Congress, which is losing popularity just as quickly as the Democrats in ...

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