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Missouri Cannabis Law Conference To Be Held Saturday

On Saturday, April 13, Show-Me Cannabis will host a statewide conference on cannabis... more

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Marijuana: Poll Says Majority of Missourians Favor Legalizing Pot, Regulating Like Alcohol - St. Louis - News - Daily RFT

When advocates of marijuana legalization in Missouri successfully get a measure on the... more

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DHS backdooring gun registration in Missouri

Timothy Birdnow The Department of Homeland Security is attempting to backdoor gun... more

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GOP Stupid Land: The Fetus as Organ and Gun Legislation Equals Felony!

I know you Republicans struggle with what’s known as basic, rudimentary... more

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Missouri Bill Would Imprison Legislators Proposing Gun Control

A Missouri lawmaker is proposing to send colleagues to prison for introducing gun... more

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Missouri Democrats Introduce Law to Confiscate Guns…

. (1) Remove the assault weapon or large capacity magazine from the state of... more

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Southwestern Grad Murdered by Her Own Prayer Group?

Were a group of Southwestern University graduates living in Missouri part of an... more

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Missouri Police Foil Mass Murder Plot at `Twilight` Screening, Walmart

BOLIVAR, MO (KCTV5) - A 20-year-old man is accused of buying assault rifles and more... more

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‘KKK’ painted on ‘dozens’ of Missouri homes and cars

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Busted: Todd Akin Didn’t Report a Decade of Income

So, more tax evasion from the right. Surprise, surprise. Must be taking cues from... more

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Todd Akin: Doctors are giving abortions to women who aren't actually pregnant

Republican U.S. Senate candidate said this in 2008 in a speech on the floor of the... more

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Missouri Legislature Votes to Override Contraception Bill Veto

JEFFERSON CITY•The Missouri Legislature has voted to overturn Gov. Jay... more

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Pussies Shall Riot

Politicians love throwing the book, the Bible, and bullshit science at women. From... more

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29-year-old former teacher’s aide att he Timberlan Hight School, Wentzwille, Missouri, has has been arrested for alleged sexual realationship with a 16-year-old male student

Victoria Reinke, 29-year-old former teacher’s aide atthe Timberlan Hight School,... more

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From Missouri Congressman Todd Akin's "Learning Guide For Ladies," Lesson 12, Policing The "Guys"

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Todd Akin: ‘Legitimate’ Rape Doesn’t Result in Pregnancy (VIDEO)

Legitimate Rape? -- Conservatives like Joe Scarborough are having a conniption over... more

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Todd Akin lacks a legitimate brain | Scholars and Rogues

The issue now is how seriously will Missourians take a situation that calls into... more

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Tea Party Feud in Missouri Primary

On paper, FreedomWorks for America and the Tea Party Express look like natural allies. Both groups advocate for modern economic conservatism, emphasizing small government, spending cuts and lower taxes while skirting thorny social issues. They also aligned themselves with the first batch of tea party protests in 2009, gaining national exposure for their logistical and electoral support of the nascent movement.

But in Missouri, FreedomWorks, the Express, and other influential conservative players find themselves on opposite sides of tomorrow's contested Senate primary. FreedomWorks for America, the super PAC arm of conservative nonprofit FreedomWorks, has endorsed businessman John Brunner. The Tea Party Express, however, has thrown its support and $76,000 in outside spending behind former state treasurer Sarah Steelman, who recently claimed Sarah Palin's endorsement. Meanwhile, a third candidate, Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) has been endorsed by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who heads the Congressional Tea Party Caucus.

This year's primaries have already shaken up the balance of power between tea party candidates and the Republican establishment -- Ted Cruz knocked off Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in Texas with strong national support from conservative groups, and Richard Mourdock made waves when he took the Indiana GOP nomination from longtime Sen. Richard Lugar. In Missouri, however, the lines between populist and beltway conservatism are not so clear cut -- each candidate can point to support from influential tea party figures eager to claim grassroots legitimacy.

Both FreedomWorks and the Tea Party Express were founded by seasoned Republicans who adopted the cause of the new tea party movement -- FreedomWorks, started in 2004 by former Rep. Dick Armey (R-Texas) and conservative policy wonk Matt Kibbe, aligned itself with the tea party protests of 2009, and the Tea Party Express was founded that summer by former state representative Howard Kaloogian (R-Calif.) and Republican political consultant Sal Russo.

FreedomWorks for America's support of Brunner has placed it on the same side as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a powerful business advocacy group that typically supports conservative candidates yet has clashed with the tea party -- most notably over its support for raising the federal debt limit in 2011. The Chamber has spent $346,000 opposing Steelman and has campaigned with Brunner. Earlier this year, the two groups were on opposite sides of the Indiana GOP senate primary; the Chamber supported Lugar, while FreedomWorks spent about $615,000 helping Mourdock end Lugar's Senate career.

FreedomWorks for America Executive Director Max Pappas told OpenSecrets Blog that his group looked at Brunner's seriousness as a candidate and his policy positions, and surveyed FreedomWorks members in Missouri, before it made an endorsement.

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http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/08/tea-party-feud-in-missouri-primary.htmlOn paper, FreedomWorks for America and the Tea Party Express look like natural allies.... more

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Missouri Hosts a Rip Tide on Contraceptive Mandate

Seven cents a day; about $26 a year. That's how much it costs a company to pay... more

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Extreme heat, drought contributing to deaths of relocated Missouri elk

Officials said in a press release Friday that the extreme heat and ongoing drought are... more

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