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Claire McCaskill Asks Why Boston Bombing is Labeled Terrorism, But Newtown Isn't (VIDEO)

In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing this week, officials across the country have labeled the attack an act of terrorism, even at this early stage in the investigation, in which little is publicly known about potential suspects. But U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, ra ... More >>

Muslim Hunting: David Horowitz has made taunting college students a spectator sport. Sometimes he's actually right.

Mayor Slay and Businesses Like Discounts for Voters. Too Bad It's Illegal!

Daily RFT's eyebrows raised when we noticed the following tweet by Mayor Francis Slay from Sunday: I'd love to see civic-minded coffee shops and restaurants offer "I Voted" discounts. #fgs-- MayorSlay.com (@MayorSlay) November 4, 2012 A minor legal problem there: Financially rewarding citizens for v ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: November 2 to 4

Well that Bieber review sure took off. I got word earlier this week that it recently became the most-read post in RFT Music history (to anyone who missed it, a friend and I snuck booze into the Justin Bieber show at Scottrade and got kicked out, then wrote a review about it). Anyway so yeah, it's Bi ... More >>

15 Presidential Debate Dinner Ideas Inspired By Obama and Romney Campaign Spending

Last week Politico broke down information from a recent review of Federal Election Commission reports detailing Mitt Romney and Barack Obama's campaign spending. It contains everything from office supplies and gas expenses to which hotels and restaurants the respective campaigns patronize most often ... More >>

Someone Still Loves You, Todd Akin

You'd think that after "legitimate rape" and "unladylike" (and the fact that the two terms have become so infamous, we don't even have to explain them), plus the new thing about how companies should be "free" to pay women less than men for equal work (watch for "freedom" to join the Akin buzzword li ... More >>

Karl Rove's 2012 Campaign Strategy: Kill Todd Akin [UPDATE]

Update: Akin's peeps are not amused. In a rare exception to super PAC fundraising rules, a journalist from Businessweek was allowed into a seminar lead by Karl Rove, the former deputy chief of staff and George W. Bush's senior policy advisor. According to author Sheelah Kolhatkar, Rove showed off ... More >>

Dave Catanese, Politico Reporter, Yanked from Todd Akin Coverage

Related content: National GOP, Crossroads Abort Akin: Pregnancy Comment Causes Pullout Todd Akin Has the Inside Scoop: Women Can't Get Pregnant from 'Legitimate Rape' [UPDATE from Akin Campaign] Dave Catanese, a Politico writer and former local political junkie, really stepped in it as the Todd ... More >>

America's Petro-Terrorists: Wall Street and Washington conspire to destabilize the U.S. economy, one barrel of oil at a time

What People Are Saying About Santorum's Missouri Win

​Last night Rick Santorum swept the primaries in Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado. As expected, his most decisive victory was in Missouri, where he took all 114 county for a 55 percent runaway, more than doubling Mitt Romney's 25 percent. In many ways, it's a hollow success. It didn't count towa ... More >>

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Peter Kinder Will Not Be Running for Governor

Peter Kinder's had a rough year.​Today Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder announced that he will not run for governor. Instead he will seek a third term at his current seat. On one hand this is mildly surprising considering that he's been considered the GOP front-runner to challenge Governor Jay Ni ... More >>

What's Worse than a Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Who Frequented Strip Clubs? How About One Who Supports TARP?

Image viaRepublican leaders hope personal care packaging mogul Dave Spence can be a more attractive gubernatorial candidate than Lt. Governor Peter Kinder.​Big news yesterday on the Missouri gubernatorial election front. Dave Spence, a businessman from St. Louis, has jumped into the race. Spence ... More >>

Did Todd Akin Trick People Into Thinking Paul Ryan Endorsed Him?

Rep. Ryan supports Rep. Akin's (above) "principled approach to fiscal responsibility" but hasn't officially endorsed him.​There was a bit of confusion late last week over whether U.S. Congressman/GOP Golden Boy Paul Ryan officially endorsed Congressman Todd Akin in his campaign to unseat Senator C ... More >>

Major Political Donor to Peter Kinder Says He'll No Longer Support Candidate

tamko.comDavid Humphreys gave $1.31 million to Missouri Republican candidates and causes in 2010.​A major Republican donor who this year alone contributed $125,000 to Peter Kinder's political campaign says he's pulling his support from the candidate. David Humphreys, owner of the Joplin-based Tamk ... More >>

Missouri Senate Race Narratives Emerge from Debt Ceiling Debate

Getcha popcorn ready: campaign season is heating up.​The narratives for one of the most high-profile senate races in America have begun to form. With the public's eyes on Capitol Hill for last couple of weeks, the major players -- Senator Claire McCaskill, Congressman Todd Akin, and former Sta ... More >>

Politico: Peter Kinder Has Little Chance of Defeating Jay Nixon for Governor

Kinder: The interesting choice for governor. ​Republican officials and strategists in Missouri have little faith in Lt. Governor Peter Kinder's ability to unseat Governor Jay Nixon in 2012, according to an article published yesterday on Politico.com.The story, titled "In Missouri, Random Acts of P ... More >>

Russ Carnahan to Lacy Clay: "[Screw] You"

Carnahan: What the eff did he just say!?​Russ Carnahan is apparently livid with his fellow St. Louis congressman, Lacy Clay, over redistricting in Missouri. As recently as April 1, Carnahan and Clay issued a joint press release condemning the plans drawn up by Republicans in Jefferson City to wipe ... More >>

McCaskill's '04 Campaign Ad Criticized Opponent for Use of Private Plane

Mayday McCaskill: This just isn't going to go away; is it?​Poor Claire McCaskill. The fiasco over her private airplane just won't go away. Last week, the news was that Missouri's Democratic senator had failed to pay personal property taxes on her $2 million dollar, private aircraft. Then came news ... More >>

Mayday McCaskill Caught in a Tailspin Over Private Plane

Look, I can explain. I was suffering altitude sickness.​A once high-flying Missouri politician plummeted to Earth yesterday. The only question now: Can she survive the wreckage?  Claire McCaskill's reputation took perhaps its biggest hit in her nearly five years in the U.S. Senate on Mo ... More >>

Just How Hot Is Sarah Steelman Anyway?

via http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/01/26/steelman-announces-candidacy-governor/Sarah Steelman: You have to admit, this is pretty good for an unposed, unretouched photo.​Sarah Steelman, the Republican who wants to take out U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill in two years, didn't exactly w ... More >>

Keith Olbermann Dana Loesch = BFF?

​MSNBC's Keith Olbermann returned to the airwaves last night after a temporary suspension (he wasn't allowed on the air Friday or Monday, which the rest of us call a long weekend). In case you've been living under a rock for the past weekish, Politico reported Friday that Olbermann had made three ... More >>

Vanity Fair Article on Sarah Palin Hatches Local Conspiracies

The article that started it all.​The political blogosphere is on fire with allegations surrounding writer Michael Gross's profile of Sarah Palin in this month's Vanity Fair.Much of that brouhaha comes from the opening two graphs of the article, a seemingly innocuous scene-setter describing Palin b ... More >>

Karl Rove Swinging Through Missouri Today in Support of Roy Blunt

​Republican strategist Karl Rove was in St. Charles this morning for a $500 per-plate breakfast in support of Congressman Roy Blunt and his campaign for Senate. For $2,400 attendees got the privilege of sitting near Rove. For a mere $1,000 they could get their picture taken with George W. Bush's t ... More >>

Ed Martin's Race to Unseat Russ Carnahan Gains Traction, Attention

edmartinforcongress.com​Got an email the other day from Ed Martin with some "big news" for the Republican candidate for Missouri's 3rd Congressional District (map here). According to a non-partisan report issued last week, Martin is now being pegged as a somewhat legitimate threat to unseat Democr ... More >>

Rep. Todd Akin: I Pledge Allegiance...Under God...What Was the Next Word?

Oops. Missouri congressman Todd Akin made a boo-boo Thursday at a Washington, D.C., kick-off to yet another tea party. (Unreal thought those ended like two months ago, but whatever.)As Akin says, he was trying to tick off the liberals by leading the crowd in a resounding Pledge of Allegiance. You kn ... More >>

St. Louis Tea Party and MC Hammer: Kindred Spirits

​By its own admission, the St. Louis Tea Party has yet to make much impact on the public policy of President Barack Obama and the Democratically controlled Congress. But that's beginning to change, states St. Louis Tea Party organizer Bill Hennessey in a message to his flock. Following his group's ... More >>

Lacy Clay Divorce Could Come Back to Bite

Beltway gossip site Politico has an amusing story out this week about the possible fallout from St. Louis congressman Lacy Clay's messy divorce from his wife, Ivie. Politico interviews a few attorneys and political strategists who all concur that Clay might want to make amends with Ivie -- and quick ... More >>

Palin Drops a Pretty Penny @ Saks in St. Louis