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The long national presidential primary season is over, but campaigning for the Missouri state primaries Aug. 5 is about to kick into overdrive. Two prominent Republicans are vying for the GOP nomination for governor, but all candidates will be dealing with the impact of term limits, lifting the cap on campaign contributions as well as the question of continued GOP control over state government.
Editors' Picks
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Flood-damaged voting machines put Indiana county in financial bind: 478 machines were destroyed last month, now Johnson County weighs $1.67 million replacement cost against repairs or leases. | Indianapolis Star
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Utah conservative Rep. Chris Cannon loses bid for seventh term: Republican congressman is third incumbent to lose a primary this year, after Wayne Gilchrest, a Republican, and Albert Wynn, a Democrat, both of Maryland. | New York Times
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Senate confirms five members for Federal Election Commission: Six-member group's priorities include new disclosure rules for lobbyists who bundle campaign contributions, requests for matching funds, and certifying public funds for the general election. | CQPolitics
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Election officials check claims that Illinois residents tried to vote last month in Indiana primary election: Reports say "busloads of Illinois residents and downstate Indiana students" appeared at polling places where they were not registered. | The Times
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- President
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Airplane trouble brings Obama back to St. Louis instead of North Carolina: Charlotte-bound jet lands safely after "flight control problems. | Charlotte Observer
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Authorities brace for battalions of protesters at Democratic, Republican national conventions: As many as 50,000 people are likely in the Twin Cities -- with activists asking farmers to let demonstrators camp in fields; Denver expects 25,000 to keep Obama close to his grassroots foundation. | Los Angeles Times
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Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim shows up with Obama in Montana: Guggenheim, who made "An Inconvenient Truth," apparently was involved in shooting footage that might be used during the Democratic Convention. | Lynn Sweet's blog/Chicago Sun-Times
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McCain taps Karl Rove associate to run daily operations in role shift for campaign manager Rick Davis: Other Rove stalwarts also gaining clout. | International Herald Tribune
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- Region
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Green Party congressional candidate Vic Roberts, 75, dies after July 4 parade march: Ex-coal miner from Taylorville, Ill., was running against Republican U.S. Rep. John Shimkus and Democrat Daniel Davis. | The Southern Ilinoisan
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Big Missouri campaign donors sidestep limits: They give to committees, which funnel the money to candidates. That means donors can contribute much more than the law allows in direct donations. | Post-Dispatch
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Steelman opposes mandate for ethanol: The Missouri Republican gubernatorial hopeful says she's concerned about high fuel prices. Her primary opponent, Rep. Kenny Hulshof, says Steelman has flip-flopped. | Springfield News Leader
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Rep. Todd Akin holds fast to conservative views: He opposed the farm bill, tax credits for first time home buyers and extending unemployment benefits. He introduced legislation favored by the Rev. James Dobson. And he's a strong favorite to win reelection. | Post-Dispatch
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Facing Foreclosure: Granite City
From KETC, Living St. Louis Producer Patrick Murphy visits
Granite City, Illinois, a community hard hit by the mortgage
crisis—with as many as 120 foreclosure cases each month. Illinois has a
judicial foreclosure system that gives you more time before losing your
home. The foreclosure begins with a lawsuit and has to be approved by a
judge which can take as long as a year. If you're facing a mortgage
crisis, the most important thing to do is to ask your lender questions
and seek help.
See more coverage: Facing the Mortgage Crisis
Voices in the news
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Civic Progress served the region well, but changes in the corporate and banking world created a need for a new leaders. The obvious place to look is to the higher education system, writes lawyer John Roach.
Columnists
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Columnist M.W. Guzy looks at an overview of the 2004 election and wonders how John Kerry lost. Exit polls, which are usually much more precise than pre-election polling, showed Kerry with a decent margin of victory in several states. But that margin evaporated when the vote totals were released.
Blogs
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Law Scoop
The U.S. Senate is on the verge of passing a new foreign intelligence surveillance law that U.S. Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., has described as "a better deal than they even (the White House) had hoped to get." The ACLU calls it "Christmas" at the White House and Barack Obama's social networkers are up in arms.
The Lens
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Lens
Ellen Page's new film, "The Tracey Fragments," falls to pieces.
The Beacon and KETC/Channel 9 are covering mortgage forclosures – how they're affecting St. Louis area residents and where you can find help.
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