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• McCaskill Presses Obama on Climate Plan

  
  KY3 Political Notebook — Authority: 507
  Sen. Claire McCaskill was one of nine Democratic lawmakers to sign a letter to President Obama Thursday that says other countries should take a larger role in dealing with climate change. "Poorly designed climate policies could jeopardize US national interests by imposing burdens on US consumers, companies ...
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• Key Democratic Senators Set Conditions for Supporting Climate Agreement

  
  The Washington Independent — Authority: 735
  Nine Democratic senators sent a letter to President Obama this morning laying out ten conditions that will allow them to support domestic and international climate deals. The senators, who all hail from manufacturing of fossil fuel-dependent states, are mostly moderates, and their votes will be crucial to passing a ...
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• McCaskill: Oversight needed for 75,000 Afghan contracts

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 613
  Sen. McCaskill WASHINGTON — After praising President Barack Obama for his new war plan, Sen. Claire McCaskill , D-Mo., returned Wednesday to her refrain — abuses in government contracting. During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , Secretary of Defense…
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• Missouri Pols React Cautiously to Obama Surge Plan

  
  KY3 Political Notebook — Authority: 507
  REPUBLICANS EMBRACE SURGE, CRITICIZE TIMETABLE MCCASKILL: "THOUGHTFUL STRATEGY" SKELTON HAS QUESTIONS Missouris leading Republicans praised President Obamas call to infuse Afghanistan with 30,000 additional troops but contended a timetable for withdrawal could undermine the goal of the mission. The ...
  3 days ago

• So Ali Al Megrahi was so ill he had to be shown mercy?

  
  gibberish — Authority: 131
  Ali Al Megrahi RIP. Eh, actually, no. Not yet. (Not for a long fucking time. Ed) As we enter the season of Advent spare a moment for the poor dying mass murderer whom Scotland had to show mercy to (unlike he did for his 300 odd victims).  He was due to die, at the very latest, a week ago. He’s still working ...
  6 days ago

• For McCaskill, hubby is the star at celebrity-packed state dinner

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 613
  Joe Shepard, a.k.a. Mr. Claire McCaskill, at last nights state dinner You know you’ve made it in Washington when you can rub elbows with the rich and famous at an event like President Obama’s first state dinner last night. Oh, and Sen.…
  1 week ago

• Obama’s First State Dinner Mesmerizes Washington Press Corps

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 790
  Obama-mania meets Bollywood spectacle as the Washington press corps is going a little starstruck over Obama’s first State Dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Washington Post and Politico are devoting special sections on their websites to the event and CNN is already on the story .  ...
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• McCaskill Has Chance To Correct Record On Walpin

  
  24thstate.com — Authority: 534
  The truth about the firing of an Inspector General is out, and Claire McCaskill has the chance to do the right thing, or sweep it under the rug. On October 2, McCaskill said on Twitter that she would look into the report. @ 24thstate You,snarky? Never. Seriously, Ill check where Collins & Liebermanare on ...
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• Are Pentagon “Senior Mentors” Pushing the Envelope?

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 713
  An article in last Wednesday’s USA TODAY caught my attention because of its “military nature.” Actually, it didn’t just catch my attention. With its front page column titled “ Military’s ‘senior mentors’ cashing in ,” and another two-page spread on the inside, it jumped at me, grabbed and kept my ...
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• Dems Clear Initial Healthcare Hurdle

  
  KY3 Political Notebook — Authority: 507
  ONWARD The U.S. Senate votes 60-39 in a rare Saturday evening vote to proceed with debate on historic healthcare legislation after the Thanksgiving break. Strict Party Line Vote -- Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio was absent Sen. Claire McCaskill AYE , Sen. Kit Bond NO Three Democrats voted to move debate ...
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• MOGOP Statement on Claire McCaskill’s health care vote

  
  Missouri Republican Party — Authority: 410
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• Mean Queens and Wannabes

  
  Ruby Slippers — Authority: 568
  Verum Serum has an interesting piece that shows how Nasty Norah ODonnell ambushed the young girl shown in this MSNBC clip. Nasty Norah and her Queen of Mean cohort Andrea Mitchell have been stalking Sarah Palin and her supporters at each stop on the Rogue book tour. Stop the ACLU has a report on a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) on Marijuana Law Reform

  
  NORML Daily Audio Stash — Authority: 531
  Thank you for contacting me regarding our nation’s criminal justice system. I appreciate hearing from you, and I welcome the chance to respond. As a former prosecutor, I fought to appropriately punish those who violated our laws. The fact is, however, that more than seven million Americans are currently under ...
  2 weeks ago

• McCaskill “in a rage” about online fraud programs

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 613
  Sen. McCaskill WASHINGTON — Internet scammers beware. Claire McCaskill’s on a tear. Sen. Claire McCaskill , D-Mo., is “absolutely in a rage” about an Internet scam that bilked her mother while she was online shopping, according to a Senate colleague. During a committee hearing…
  2 weeks ago

• Legislating is Such Hard Work

  
  G2 Visual Design Salad and Other Healthy Appetizers — Authority: 143
  Claire McCaskill will probably agree that this was not her most intelligent statement. Always a good idea to at least pay lip service to the idea that it is a privilege to serve and usually a good idea not to sound like a whiny overtired four year old.“After you do one really, really big, really, [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Poll: "Very Solid Numbers" For Governor Nixon

  
  Fired Up! Missouri — Authority: 609
  Public Policy Polling released the second part of their recent Missouri poll today. Regarding Gov. Nixon: Its been a pretty successful first year for the states new Governor. 42% of voters approve of the job hes doing to 25% disapproving. In a time when the popularity of many chief executives across the country ...
  2 weeks ago

• Senator, can you draw Missouri?

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 613
  National Geographic had a bit of fun with some members of the U.S. Senate, asking them to draw pictures of their home states from memory. It looks like Claire McCaskill and Dick Durbin both participated; At first glance, I didn’t see Kit…
  2 weeks ago

• McCaskill’s approval rating weakens as health-care votes loom

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 613
  Sen. McCaskill WASHINGTON — There was disquieting news for Missouri Democrats along with some welcome news in the second part of a Public Policy Polling survey released this afternoon. The good news was a generally strong approval rating for Gov. Jay Nixon at a time…
  2 weeks ago

• To Twit Claire: We Pay You to Do “Really, Really, Really Hard Things”!

  
  Get Energy Smart! NOW!!! — Authority: 564
  Dear Claire,Perhaps the American public, who are paying your salary (and your health insurance and your retirement), might think that your job is to work on the hard and important problems that require addressing.Emotions can fly high when dealing with hard and important problems.And, hard and important problems often ...
  2 weeks ago

• Claire McCaskill Thinks Voting on Smart Legislation is Really, Really Hard

  
  EnviroKnow — Authority: 595
  Cry me a freaking river (subscription only): “After you do one really, really big, really, really hard thing that makes everybody mad, I don’t think anybody’s excited about doing another really, really big thing that’s really, really hard that makes everybody mad,” Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said. ...
  2 weeks ago

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