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Fourth Primary Challenger In Missouri Could Mean Good News For McCaskill

Posted 03.27.2012

The lackluster crop of GOP candidates vying to challenge Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) is commonly thought to be keeping the vulnerable incumbent's re...

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A Missouri Value

Sen. Claire McCaskill | Posted 11.30.2011

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Across the country, Social Security and Medicare are an integral part of sustaining millions of seniors' health and dignity. Unfortunately, some misguided politicians in Washington don't understand the value of these protections.

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Friday Talking Points -- Corporations Are People, Mitt?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.12.2011

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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the Iowa straw poll is meaningless. The Republican debate last night in Iowa wasn't as meaningless, but will also soon be forgotten.

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Executive Order Could Slash Jobs Deficit

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.03.2011

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Congress' focus is in the wrong place. The biggest challenge the U.S. faces right now is the jobs deficit, not the budget deficit. Unemployment rates determine a healthy and functioning economy, and those rates are reaching new heights.

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Senate Probes Small Business Administration on Billions in Fraud and Abuse

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.25.2011

In 2008, President Obama recognized the magnitude of the issue stating, "It is time to end the diversion of small business contracts to corporate giants."

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A Scary Number: 3,000 Military Sexual Assaults

Sen. Claire McCaskill | Posted 08.13.2011

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Last year more than 3,000 incidents of sexual assault were reported throughout the U.S. Armed Forces. We cannot tolerate our military men and women being in an unsafe environment in their own military community.

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Democratic Leadership Requests Investigation Into Gas Price Fixing

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Keeping the spotlight on the high prices at the pump, Senate Democratic leadership has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission req...

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Republicans Go After Democratic Senator Over Plane Controversy

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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The National Republican Senatorial Committee is out with a web ad targeting Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) over recent reports suggesting she used taxp...

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Friday Talking Points [153] -- SOTU-palooza

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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The past week in politics was, quite obviously, dominated by President Obama's "State Of The Union" speech to Congress. For those of you who may have...

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Claire McCaskill: GOP 'Hiding Behind Skirts'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) accused Republicans over the weekend of "hiding behind the skirts" of GOP Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) in what she characteriz...

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Friday Talking Points [139] -- Three Years Of FTP

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week was a busy one, and also a pretty good one for Democrats, all around. But we'll get to all of that in a moment. First, though, we simply mu...

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The Secret Power Behind Senate Gridlock

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Nearly 100 people are sitting on their hands, prevented from filling jobs as judges, diplomats and top government officials, becaus...

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Blankfein Plays Dumb, But Did Tourre Just Sink Wall Street?

Martin Luz | Posted 05.25.2011

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How do you justify selling a security that's designed to fail, designed in fact by the guy who is betting against it?

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Bid To End Senate Secret Holds Moves Forward

McClatchy | David Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In the Senate, every man or woman can be king. Each can hold up a billion-dollar spending bill on a whim, or block one of the presiden...

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Eliminate Superdelegates: Democratic Change Commission

The Washington Post | Chris Cillizza | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eighteen months removed from a protracted presidential primary fight, a Democratic group convened to examine the nominating process has recommended th...

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Claire McCaskill: I'll Vote No On Health Care If It Increases Deficit

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Senators are awaiting new cost estimates on the latest overhaul proposal from Majority Leader Harry Reid. The Congressional Budget...

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Claire McCaskill: 'It's OK If I Don't Get Re-Elected'

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Posted 05.25.2011

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McCaskill and many Democrats have felt the wrath of voters during the fierce partisan clash over the party's effort to overhaul the health insurance s...

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Claire McCaskill: Gun Amendment Would Have Paved Way For Gay Marriage

Pams House Blend | Posted 05.25.2011

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Love how Claire McCaskill put 2+2 together on this one. She did vote against the Thune amendment yesterday, but the Senator from Missouri was more pre...

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McCaskill's Twitter Mistake: "I Support The Pubic Option On Healthcare Reform"

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) had a long night at her computer on Monday. Expressing her views on the health care debate late in the evening, she ...

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Jay Bybee: NYT Calls For Impeachment Of Torture Memo Author

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sunday's New York Times called on Congress to impeach federal judge Jay Bybee over his now infamous role in authoring one of the Bush administration m...

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McCaskill: I'm Not Sure We Have Votes On Employee Free Choice Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Claire McCaskill said Sunday she was unsure whether she and her fellow Democrats had the votes needed to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, durin...

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Senate Rejects McCain In Bipartisan Fashion

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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The bottom line of this story is that nine out of forty-one Republican senators just broke ranks with their party and voted to strip a McCain amendment from a budget bill.

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Claire McCaskill Lays Down Law On CEO Compensation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Claire McCaskill has delivered a sharp threat to the wallets of corporate executives who took large compensation packages even as their companies...

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Unauditable

Dina Rasor | Posted 05.25.2011

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It seems like every group has their hand out claiming that they need more money in these bad economic times. As messy as these problems are, there is no bigger mess than the Department of Defense.

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McCaskill: McCain's Age And Health A "Reality...We Have To Face"

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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