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Big weekend ahead for grilling out in the Ozarks
lpozen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Grillers are dusting off their spatulas and wanting to to do one thing: "Just going to do a little smoking this weekend on the BBQ grill," says Brad Lyons. Brad Lyons is a chef by trade. It is tradition for his family to go to Table...Tags: Memorial Day, Government, Rubber Products Industry, Safety of Citizens
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Election Blog: Akin campaign preparing for election night events
jkaplan@kspr.comHello from Chesterfield! KSPR's Jonah Kaplan here in this St. Louis suburb at Rep. Todd Akin's campaign headquarters. It's pretty quiet here thus far, but the scene will surely light up later on this evening. Campaign staffers are busy inflating hundreds...Tags: Mitt Romney, Todd Akin, Elections, Polls, Sarah Steelman
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After 'overwhelming support' at the polls county leaders plan to hire 102 employees
Reporter, PhotographerOzarks voters passed several key ballot measures including a sales tax aimed at providing more law enforcement staffing in Greene County. Greene County's 1/8-cent sales tax passed nearly two to one for the 11% of voters that went to the polls. County...Tags: Prisons, Voting, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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Calls for action on Highland Park Theater
It's been a year since the city-owned Highland Park Theater was closed for safety concerns, and now there's a growing outcry to spend enough money to reopen it as the City Council continues a process to locate a developer for the site. It could cost...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Ravinia Festival, Government, Arts and Culture, Services and Shopping
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Taliban attack int'l compound in Afghan capital, killing 2 guards and wounding 4 aid workers
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long street battle...Tags: Taliban, Weaponry, The Associated Press, Afghanistan, International Organizations
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E.W. Jackson becomes focus of Democratic attacks on GOP ticket
From comparing liberals to slave masters and saying Planned Parenthood is worse than the Ku Klux Klan to calling homosexuals "sick" and "perverted," E.W. Jackson has given Democrats plenty of fodder for attacks. And the state Democratic Party has been...
Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Government, Slavery, Elections
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Pardon Secrecy Proponents Should Heed Lesson Of Willie Horton
The efforts of Democratic legislative leaders and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (also a Democrat) to keep pardon proceedings secret are corrosive to decent government. Mr. Malloy and Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee justify this proposal embedded in...Tags: Bob Godfrey, Prisons, Government, Dannel P. Malloy , Democratic Party
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State ranks 5th in conservative group's economic outlook
Virginia ranked fifth in a report released this week on states with the best economic outlook for 2013. The report was put out by the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which offers ready-made legislation to states such as the...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Elections, Robin Williams, Tea Party Movement
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Red Wings surprising even themselves, but know job isn't finished
Detroit Free PressCHICAGO There are no guarantees in hockey, but sometimes there are great opportunities. The Red Wings have created a doozy of the latter, and it's hard to think they won't take advantage of it. The Wings hold a 3-1 edge in their series against the...Tags: National Hockey League, Freedom of the Press, Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp
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Mexico eyeing retaliatory measures in U.S. meat labeling dispute
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is considering imposing retaliatory trade measures on the United States in a dispute over the fairness of U.S. rules requiring meat to carry labels that specify its origin, the country's economy ministry said on Friday....Tags: World Trade Organization, International Organizations, Mexico
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Obama to attend fundraisers in Chicago next week
The White House this afternoon confirmed that President Barack Obama will fly to Chicago for Democratic fundraisers Wednesday. The Tribune reported this month that the president and two other Democratic leaders will visit Chicago to attend two...
Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Steve Israel, Political Fundraising
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Drew Sharp: Howard and Red Wings thoroughly frustrating Blackhawks
Detroit Free PressDETROIT The pace of the game and pressure of the moment grew more feverish as time elapsed. Chicago played with a late desperation reserved for those staring down what many would consider a startling elimination. This was the occasion that Jimmy Howard...Tags: Joe Louis Arena, National Hockey League, Freedom of the Press, Jonathan Toews, Henrik Zetterberg
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