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In the shadow of governor's race, Kinder and Page battle for No. 2

By Dale Singer, Beacon staff
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 October 2008 )
How do you make voters care about who will be lieutenant governor of Missouri for the next four years? "You don't," says Peter Kinder, the Republican incumbent who will face Democratic challenger Rep. Sam Page on Nov. 4. Still, Kinder and Page have clashed over health care, the welfare of senior citizens, even a bicycle race that Kinder takes great pride in and Page brands a mismanaged, misguided priority. And that's just for starters.

House vote expected on rescue plan; proponents wrangle votes

By News organizations

No one was predicting the vote total when the House takes up the revised economic rescue plan, but the very fact that Democrats scheduled a vote for Friday indicated that leaders think it now has enough support to pass. | Washington Post

In more bad economic news out Friday morning, employers cut twice as many jobs in September as they did in August or July. | New York Times

In the 9th, a rural insurance man and an urban state rep vie to represent voters

By Kristen Hare, Special to the Beacon

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 07 October 2008 )

Missouri's 9th congressional district is considered one of the most competitive races in the country. The district, which stretches from west St. Charles County to Columbia, pits Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer against Democrat Judy Baker, in a Missouri version of country mouse versus city mouse.

From inside the debate hall, the audience reacts

By Mary Delach Leonard and Bill Smith, Beacon staff
Last Updated ( Friday, 03 October 2008 )
Gov. Sarah Palin gave a strong performance in Thursday night's vice-presidential debate at Washington University -- but so did Sen. Joe Biden, said those attending the 90-minute face-off, as they exited the hall.

Palin powers up debate rally

By Amelia Flood, Special to the Beacon
Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 October 2008 )
Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate finishes out debate night at Chaifetz Arena on the campus of St. Louis University among friends. She finds a party going on.

Analysis: Biden encounters a whirlwind

By William H. Freivogel, Special to the Beacon

Last Updated ( Friday, 03 October 2008 )

Sarah Barracuda showed up for the vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis Thursday night. Alaska Gov. Palin, the Republican nominee, looked staight into the camera to appeal directly to "Joe Sixpack," promising to put the "government back on the side of the people and to stop the greed on Wall Street." It wasn't until the last half hour that Sen. Joe Biden seemed to find his voice. (Photo courtesy of Washington University)

St. Louisans debate the vice presidential debate

By Staff contributions
Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 October 2008 )
After Sen. Biden and Gov. Palin finished, St. Louisans began their own debates over what it all meant. At UMSL, St. Louisans gathered with Neal Conan. In Clayton, a group of foreign students questioned economist Murray Weidenbaum, an adviser to President Ronald Reagan, about what they had heard. And Washington U. partisans defended their man -- and woman.

Despite revised rescue plan, Akin, Clay and Costello still plan to vote no

By Dale Singer, Beacon staff
Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 October 2008 )
Updated 7:30 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 2: Despite approval by the Senate, Reps. Todd Akin, R-Town and Country, William Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis and Jerry Costello, D-Belleville, continue to oppose the now-$800 billion solution to the nation's economic crisis.

Economic advisers debate before the debate

By Mary Delach Leonard, Beacon staff
Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 October 2008 )
Douglas Holtz Eakin, speaking for the McCain campaign, and Austan Dean Goolsbee, speaking for the Obama campaign, debated economic issues this morning. Each talked about the votes on the rescue plan voted on Wednesday evening.

Lessons learned? What past veep debates may teach Biden and Palin

By Robert Joiner, Beacon staff

Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 October 2008 )

Despite some memorable zingers over the years, vice presidential debates historically have been sideshows to the main event -- the presidential race. This year, though, the debate between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin is the hottest political ticket going. What lessons might the two candidates have learned from earlier debates?

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Region
- McCain looks like winner in Missouri vote: With all but four counties tallied, his lead over Obama is 4,355 votes out of 2.9 million cast. | Kansas City Star
- Albert does it again: Despite the Cards' fourth-place finish, Pujols is named the league's MVP, making him and Stan Musial the only Cardinals to win the award twice. Ryan Howard, his closest rival, grew up in the St. Louis area. | ESPN
- InBev completes purchase of Anheuser-Busch: The combination creates the global leader in beer and one of the world's top five consumer products companies. | MarketWatch
- MySpace suicide trial set to begin in L.A.: Lori Drew is accused of taunting 13-year-old Megan Meier over the Internet, leading to her hanging herself in St. Charles County. | STLtoday
Elections
- State propositions run the gamut: Same-sex marriage, animal rights, physician-assisted suicide and more were decided by voters nationwide on Tuesday. | AP/Washington Times
- How they voted: A national exit poll shows Obama did better among women than men, better among young than old, better among Jews than Protestants. | New York Times
- Democrats pick up at least 19 House seats: The gain builds on the 30 seats the party captured two years ago. | AP
- Democrats gain at least five Senate seats: Several races - Minnesota, Alaska, Georgia and Oregon - were still too close to call on Wednesday morning. But the Dems appeared unlikely to gain attain a filibuster-proof 60 seats. | New York Times
Nation/World
- Obama said to favor Eric Holder Jr. for attorney general: The former judge, U.S. attorney and deputy attorney general will be nominated if he can garner enough Senate support, sources say. He would be the first African American to hold the post. | Washington Post
- Stevens loses Senate seat in Alaska: The Republican who was found guilty of seven felonies a week before the election was defeated by Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, who will be the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the Senate in nearly 30 years. | Anchorage Daily News
- Changes aim to ease holiday travel congestion: In an effort to clear space for crowded planes, airspace typically dedicated to the military will be temporarily opened to commercial airliners. | AP/Chicago Tribune
- Lieberman retains Senate chairmanship: Despite his support for the GOP presidential ticket, the Connecticut senator -- now an independent -- didn't lose his position as head of Homeland Security committee. | Politico

Development
- Consumer prices register record 1 percent drop in October: Fuel costs plummeted and retailers used discounts for cars and clothing to entice consumers hobbled by job losses and sinking home values. | Bloomberg
- Mark Cuban accused of insider trading: The SEC says the Internet billionaire and NBA team owner used confidential information on a stock to avoid more than $750,000 in losses. | AP/USA Today
- Citigroup will cut more than 50,000 jobs: The nation's second-largest bank has been one of the hardest hit financial institutions during the credit crisis. | CNN
- Consumer spending shows record drop in October: Led by autos, retail sales fell 2.8%, which was the fourth straight monthly decline and much bigger than the 2% decline economists expected. | Detroit Free Press
Education
- Washington U. tightens its belt: With endowment down 25 percent, chancellor announced cuts in pay -- including his own -- and construction delays Wednesday. | Student Life
- Pay for presidents of public universities rising faster than that at private schools: Median pay and benefits for presidents of public institutions rose 7.6 percent in 2007-8, to $427,400. | New York Times
- Chief Illiniwek will dance again: On Saturday, the new version of the longtime mascot will make his debut after the Illini-Ohio State football game at Champaign-Urbana. | Chicago Tribune
- Anonymous Washington U. students start bike-sharing program on campus: The Washington University Green Bicycle Project lets students, staff and faculty use the bikes without charge. | Student Life

Jazz with Jerome Harris

Video by Christian Cudnik

Jazz musician and educator Jerome Harris talks about the importance of teaching. See a larger version of this video and read a profile of Harris.

Voices

Jimmy Carter was right
In the News

In his much-maligned "malaise" speech, President Jimmy Carter spoke of a "crisis of the American spirit" and a Congress paralyzed by special interests. He warned that shared sacrifice had been "abandoned like an orphan without support and without friends." Those warning hold true. The United States need to come to terms with its lowered economic position and restore its moral leadership.
Cartoons for Nov. 18, 2008
Editorial Cartoons
The presidential ransition still gets lots of attention, but the cartoonists are also looking at specific economic and social issues. Find the work of Scott Stantis, John Sherffius, Chris Britt, Marshall Ramsey and Mike Thompson inside.
Protest at the School of the Americas teaches lessons in human rights
In the News
Posted 5 p.m. Mon. Nov. 17 - This weekend, nearly a hundred St. Louisans, many of them high school students, will travel to Fort Benning, GA to protest the School of the Americas. Among its graduates are some of Latin America's most notorious dictators, guilty of some of the continent's most savage human rights violations. Rachel Heidenry, who participated in the protest while a student at Nerinx Hall and Bard College, describes the experience and took the photographs that accompany the story and are in a slideshow at the end of the article.
Justices perplexed by 7 Aphorisms case
Law Scoop

Posted, 1:20 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13 - Not often do the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court admit to such bafflement as they did on Wednesday when trying to decide if Pleasant Grove City, Utah has to add the 7 Aphorisms to the 10 Commandments in its city park.

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B-i-r-t-h-d-a-y M-o-u-s-e

Time for a celebration!

Today is the 80th birthday of one of Hollywood's most beloved creations: Mickey Mouse !

..while yesterday was the 30th anniversary of something they'd rather not talk about: Star Wars, The Holiday Special .

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