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DAVID A. LIEB
Mo. Republican governor's debate gets testy
- U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof fought back in a Wednesday night debate against what he derided as a "relentless, constant barrage of attack" by Republican gubernatorial rival Sarah Steelman, countering her portrayal of him as a big spender by casting her as an ally of Big Oil.
Mo. Republican gov. candidates defend Medicaid cut
- Missouri's Republican gubernatorial candidates defended past cuts to the state Medicaid program Tuesday while trying to distinguish themselves as the most ethical and frugal candidates in the race.
Democrat's health plan would restore gov.'s cuts
- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon renewed his pledge to reverse Missouri's health care cuts to the poor Tuesday while proposing to make government-run health care available to children from middle-class families.
Mo. gov. candidate Steelman on 13-day bus tour
- Rolling in a tour bus though southern Missouri's two-lane back roads, Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Steelman is spreading her call for a repeal of the state's ethanol mandate - and getting a double thumbs up from livestock farmers.
Health care fades as issue in Mo. gov's primary
- Health care, once figured to be the predominant issue in the Missouri governor's race, has quietly faded to the background as the primary election approaches.
McCain declares self the underdog in Missouri
- Although Missouri has gone red in the past two presidential elections, Republican presidential candidate John McCain cast himself as the underdog here to Democrat Barack Obama as he made his second stop in the state this week.
McCain gets Social Security but criticizes system
- Although Republican presidential candidate John McCain has called Social Security "a disgrace," he still cashes his own retirement check every month.
- Although Republican presidential candidate John McCain has called Social Security "a disgrace," he still cashes his own retirement check every month.
Missouri starts budget year with $833M balance
- Although the economy remains shaky, Missouri is beginning its new budget year with its largest surplus in at least two decades.