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Urgent calls are needed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) and your two U.S. senators to urge them to support Amendment No. 1520 by Senator Roy Blunt (MO). This amendment would halt the Obama Administration’s new mandate requiring all employers—including religious employers—to violate their consciences and provide free birth control and abortion-inducing drugs to their employees. Action Requested Please do three things: Call Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) and urge him to allow the Senate to vote on Amendment No. 1520, the Blunt Amendment. You can reach Majority Leader Reid at 202-224-3542. Call your two U.S. senators and...

JOPLIN, Mo. (May 24, 2011) — U.S. Senator Roy Blunt toured the devastating damage today resulting from the recent deadly tornado in Joplin and met with federal and local authorities to ensure that there is a speedy and comprehensive recovery and rebuilding effort under way. "I live about 60 miles from Joplin and have been here hundreds of times. This was a huge path of destruction in one of Missouri's major cities, and I've never seen anything like it. I applaud the federal and local officials for their recovery efforts, and I thank the volunteers who are generously dedicating their...

OK someone has to say it. QUIT WHINING. There. Thanks. Now please if you will allow me to point out a small fact: Today. One Sean Hannity. SARAH PALIN, complimented Donald Trump quite clearly for being bold and honest.

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Missouri's statewide voter registration computer system has been down, creating delays in verifying voter registrations, according to local election officials. "This issue is with Internet access to the voter look-up function," Laura Egerdal, spokeswoman for Missouri's secretary of state, told Fox News. The system has been down since about 7:15 a.m., according to the Kansas City Star. Egerdal said that there is not an issue with the voter registration database itself, and that election workers have manually been looking up voters. Since 2006, voters who have had questions about where to vote could access a statewide computer system that houses...

Missouri Club for Growth PAC endorsed candidates – 2010 general election Click on each name to learn more about the candidates Senate District 16-Representative Dan Brown Senate District 26-Representative Brian Nieves Senate District 34-Reprsentative Rob Schaaf House District 2-Zach Wyatt House District 6-Lindell Shumake House District 10-Jay Houghton House District 30-Nick Marshall House District 114-Jay Barnes House District 117-Caleb Jones House District 141-Kevin Elmer House District 149-Dr. Keith Frederick House District 153-Steve Cookson House District 154-Todd Richardson

The DSCC is moving TV ad money out of Missouri, a sign that the Senate race may be moving beyond Democrats' grasp. Four Republican sources who monitor media buying and three Missouri TV stations have confirmed to Hotline On Call that the DSCC has canceled reservations from Oct. 11 to Oct. 25. The DSCC still has reservations in Missouri for the last week before Election Day.

Republican Congressman Roy Blunt now holds a 10-point lead over Democrat Robin Carnahan in Missouri’s race for the U.S. Senate.

Outside Groups’ Campaign Expenditures Have Doubled By Alex Knott, CQ-Roll Call Outside organizations have shelled out twice as much on ads and other electioneering activities to affect Congressional races so far during the 2010 election cycle as they did two years ago.Unions, political parties and advocacy groups have spent more than $34.2 million on independent expenditures so far during this election, compared with less than $16.2 million at this time in the 2008 election, according to a CQ MoneyLine study of Federal Election Commission reports. “It’s staggering amounts of money,” said David Vance, spokesman for the Campaign Legal Center. “People...

JEFFERSON CITY -- One poll in the U.S. Senate race for Missouri this week has Republican Roy Blunt topping 50 percent support for the first time in the race. Another poll this week has Blunt in a statistical dead heat with Democrat Robin Carnahan. As can be expected this time of the election year, both camps are trying to make hay with each poll. The one that came out first, by Rasmussen, showed Blunt widening the lead he has had in several other polls, including the Post-Dispatch poll.

In January of 2009 four-term US Senator Kit Bond (R-Missouri) announced he would not seek re-election in November, 2010. That made the Show Me State one of five with open seats Republicans will most likely need to hold if they want to take control of the Senate. As with most of the upcoming mid-term elections, voters' opinions of President Barack Obama and his policies will play a big roll in Missouri and as with most of the upcoming mid-term elections, that's not good news for the Democrat involved.

SAINT ROBERT, Mo. (July 8, 2010) — Steve Lynch routinely combines furniture sales with fiery oratory supporting the Waynesville-St. Robert area, and during Wednesday’s appearance by U.S. Senate candidate Roy Blunt at his store, Lynch said something must be done to change national economic policies if small businesses are to thrive or even survive in the future. Lynch, whose grandfather founded the business in 1942 shortly after Fort Leonard Wood began as a training post for soldiers headed to World War II, is a former president of the Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Commerce and his family were among the founders...

SAINT ROBERT, Mo. (July 8, 2010) — Several local bankers and businessmen delivered a message Wednesday to Senate candidate Roy Blunt: community banks are small businesses too, and national banking rule restrictions could harm local banks as well as their customers. Speaking at Lynch’s Furniture in St. Robert during a town hall meeting of small business owners, Keith Pritchard of Security Bank said small community bankers are being unfairly blamed for problems caused by major national banking chains. “There’s plenty of credit available if our regulatory structure will allow us to make good loans to good borrowers, and they’re out...

SAINT ROBERT, Mo. (July 8, 2010) — Speaking Wednesday afternoon to local small business owners gathered at Lynch’s Furniture on Missouri Avenue, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt said he should be the Republican nominee to succeed Kit Bond in the U.S. Senate because he’s a friend and supporter of small businesses. “Everybody seems to understand that small businesses drive the economy, but nobody seems to want to do what is necessary to power that engine up,” Blunt said. “Why is the government spending so much more money than it ever has before and why are we not worried about who is...

First of new ads targets Obama's rubber stamp Democrats! Kicking off the Mike's America fundraiser that keeps yours truly on the job, I prepared my first list of targeted must win Senate races for 2010. I'm proud to see that Missouri's Roy Blunt, who tied with Richard Burr in North Carolina for tenth place, putting out the following ad: [VIDEO AT SITE] As much as Obama would like to run away from the 2010 election result that will be a referendum on his failed presidency, GOP candidates should be encouraged to hold Obama and Democrat candidates accountable for their incompetence,...

For once, I agree with MSNBC - this WILL be interesting. Let the Obama-bashing begin! Blunt vs. Carnahan and Obama: Meanwhile, in Missouri, likely GOP Senate nominee Roy Blunt is going up with a TV ad aimed at both Robin Carnahan -- and President Obama, Politico reports. The ad features Obama’s comment at a fundraiser for Carnahan earlier this month that Carnahan winning would give him another vote in the Senate. It concludes, “Roy Blunt -- he’ll work for Missouri, not Barack Obama.” This is a significant development in the national electoral landscape for this reason: It's the most direct...

Can state get 'fair share' without earmarks? Senate candidate Blunt says he'll continue to seek them; Carnahan and Purgason say system flawed. Washington -- For years, Missouri universities, cities and organizations have received targeted funding from the federal budget, thanks to longtime Sen. Kit Bond, a senior member of the powerful Appropriations Committee. ****** Follow link to News-Leader. Can't post direct link to News-Leader.

Yes, this is totally unscientific. I asked this question several months ago, and I want to see if the results have changed since then. If the Republican Primary for U.S. Senate were held today, who would you vote for? Chuck Purgason (75%, 297 Votes) Roy Blunt (18%, 71 Votes) Other (5%, 21 Votes) Neither/Not a Republican (2%, 9 Votes) Total Voters: 397 This poll will appear in this post and in the sidebar until Friday, July 16. Thanks.

... Ad ignores Blunt's political career Blunt's ad offers similar anti-Democratic themes --without mentioning any names. Blunt spokesperson Rich Chrismer said in a statement that the ad (entitled "Education and Hard Work") "highlights how the America that Missourians know and love, where anything can be achieved by working hard at school and in life, is threatened by Washington’s out of control spending and debt." Says Blunt in the spot: "I was taught there was nothing you couldn’t achieve through education and hard work. But today that America is threatened. Irresponsible spending, crippling debt are killing jobs today and our children’s...

When Republican Senator Christopher Bond of Missouri announced that he would not run for reelection, his seat seemed ripe for a Democratic pickup. Barack Obama had just narrowly missed carrying Missouri by 3,903 votes, Democrat Jay Nixon had just been elected governor, Democrat Clair McCaskill had defeated incumbent Republican Senator Jim Talent in 2006 and Democrats had a ready-made candidate in Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, daughter of the late Governor Mel Carnahan and of former Senator Jean Carnahan, sister of 3rd district Congressman Russ Carnahan and granddaughter of longtime (1945-47, 1949-61) 8th district Congressman A. S. J. Carnahan (born...

Missouri voters continue to be unhappy with Barack Obama and his health care plan and that's helped Roy Blunt to take the lead in the US Senate race. Blunt is up 45-41 on Robin Carnahan, but that result probably has more to do with how the state feels about Barack Obama than it does about the candidates themselves. Voters who approve of Obama are voting for Carnahan by an 84-6 margin. Voters who disapprove of Obama are voting for Blunt 80-6. The problem for Carnahan is that a 52% majority of voters in the state fall in the disapprove column...

Little has changed this month in Missouri's race for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Senator Kit Bond. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state shows Republican Roy Blunt leading Democrat Robin Carnahan 49% to 42%. Just three percent (3%) of Missouri voters would opt for some other candidate, while six percent (6%) are undecided at this point. In January, Blunt held a 49% to 43% lead over Carnahan, who is currently Missouri's secretary of state. That survey marked a shift in Blunt’s favor from a poll conducted in December, when Carnahan held a...

Wake up to Missouri. The 2010 US Senate Race is heating up with a variety of polling sources pointing out some interesting results. Jan 19th Rasmussen reports show polling reports putting Rep Roy Blunt (RINO) against Robin Carnahan, DemoRat. Latest Poll on Jan 19 shows Blunt ahead of Carnahan 49% to 43%. Unfortunately Rasmussin reports only polled the other CONSERVATIVE Republican Chuck Purgason back on Nov 13-15th. Purgason polled 35% to 42% to Carnahan. I find it very unfortunate that the polling for Purgason is not being current. It is the assumption of the Republican Party operatives in Missouri that...

Republican Roy Blunt now holds a six-point lead over Democrat Robin Carnahan in Missouri’s race for the U.S. Senate. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds Blunt ahead of Carnahan 49% to 43%. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are undecided. The latest numbers mark a shift in Blunt’s favor from last month when Carnahan had a narrow 46% to 44% edge over her Republican rival

Democrat Robin Carnahan and Republican Roy Blunt are dead even in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey of the hotly contested race for the U.S. Senate in Missouri. Both candidates capture 46% of the vote in a new telephone survey of Missouri voters. Two percent (2%) favor some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are not sure which candidate they will vote for. Blunt, a member of Congress since 1997, has held the number two GOP position in the House, serving as minority whip. His son was governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. Carnahan, currently Missouri’s secretary of...

Democrat Robin Carnahan and Republican Roy Blunt are dead even in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey of the hotly contested race for the U.S. Senate in Missouri.

House GOP leaders who unveiled their “vision” for healthcare reform made clear that a major provision endorsed by 2008 GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) was not included. Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Health Care Solutions Group that spent months writing a "comprehensive" reform plan, said that McCain's proposal to tax employer-based benefits was "certainly not part of our plan."

Congressman Roy Blunt (MO-07) Delivers Weekly Republican Address WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Roy Blunt (MO-07) delivers the weekly Republican address. Enclosed below is a link to the audio file, You Tube link to the video, and text of the address.Click here for YouTube VideoClick here to download the mp3 audio.Transcript:“Hello, I'm Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt. I serve on the House Energy and Commerce Health Care subcommittee and chair the Health Care Solutions Working Group here in the House of Representatives.“I attended President Obama's health care summit Thursday afternoon. I appreciated the opportunity and again told the President that I'm ready...

Republican U.S. House of Representatives leader John Boehner of Ohio has named Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., to a new party leadership position, sources say. Citing an unnamed senior GOP aide, Politico reported Sunday that in the newly established House post, Blunt will oversee the ranking Republicans on each committee and help them coordinate with party leaders. Blunt and Boehner were once rivals, but the two have worked well together since the Boehner defeated the Missourian to become the House Republican leader three years ago. Blunt stepped aside as the House GOP whip late last year, a move that allowed Rep....

WASHINGTON – Rep. Roy Blunt, the House of Representatives' second-ranking Republican, stepped down from his leadership post Thursday as the House GOP moved quickly to reposition itself as more conservative, unified and eager to fight Democrats. The Missouri congressman's resignation came a day after Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla., the House's third-ranking Republican, quit his leadership job. Likely to replace them are two combative favorites of die-hard conservatives: Virginia's Rep. Eric Cantor, expected to replace Blunt, and Indiana's Rep. Mike Pence, who would take Putnam's place. Ohio Rep. John Boehner is expected to remain as the House minority leader, in charge...

Minority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) is expected to announce that he will not seek another term as the second highest-ranking Republican in the House, according to several sources familiar with his decision. It was unclear when Blunt, who has held the position for three terms, will announce his decision publicly. Blunt’s departure will clear the way for his deputy, Rep. Eric Cantor. The Virginia Republican confirmed his run for the position earlier Wednesday. Cantor spokesman Rob Collins said that Cantor and Blunt had a discussion Wednesday morning, but declined to describe the nature of that conversation. Two sources familiar with...

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is the "perfect" candidate for the battleground state of Missouri, Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt said Sunday. In an appearance on CBS News' "Face the Nation" program, the Republican governor said, "She understands the real world. She understands the struggles that ordinary families face. She is the type of person we need in Washington, D.C. She's a proven reformer. And she's been a great help in Missouri, as we move forward this campaign." Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., who supports Democrat Barack Obama, called Republican John McCain's selection of Palin to be his running mate...

(CBS) Countering new criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, Gov. Matt Blunt, R-Mo., called her the "perfect candidate" for his state. "I can take Sarah Palin to my Stratford hometown or any community in our state and she would immediately connect with people," Blunt said on CBS News' Face The Nation. "She understands the real world. She understands the struggles that ordinary families face. She is the type of person we need in Washington, D.C. She's a proven reformer. And she's been a great help in Missouri, as we move forward this campaign." Blunt was responding to statements...

House Republican Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri applauded reports this afternoon that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a criminal investigation into whether the left-wing advocacy group ACORN has violated federal election law by fostering and promoting a national program of voter registration fraud. ... cont.

House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Sunday indicated that he is open to working on a second stimulus package as long as it “makes sense.” “But let’s not use the stimulus package as an excuse to do what Democrats have wanted to do from day one of this Congress, which is a huge public works plan,” Blunt said on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Democrat would do a second stimulus that will “give the middle class and the average citizen the same kind of relief that we try to...

Last week the Governor of Missouri, Matt Blunt, issued a statement on the Obama campaign’s “abusive use of Missouri law enforcement.” What was striking about the allegations Blunt made was the eerie parallel between the Obama camp’s activity and the Organization of the Islamic Conference’s efforts to stifle all criticism of Islam and destroy the freedom of speech – also by means of legal intimidation – at the UN and elsewhere.

Boehner speaking (saw on MSNBC). Pelosi apparently gave such a vile, hate-spewing attack of Bush and the Republicans on the House floor, blaming the current financial problems on "Eight years of this administration and its allies in Congress" that, according to one report, the heads of some Repubs who heard it 'exploded' and they 'went berserk.' The attack was so ugly that several dozen Dems bolted, too. That smarmy, bug-eyed old Stalinist ("Riches for me; misery for you") just couldn't keep her bile bottled-up long enough for the vote. All bets are off now. Source on CNBC now saying DOW...

[Note that this is from Google's cache. The Obama campaign's moderators deleted the entry within hours of its appearance, and on a Sunday.] What the .....? I was surfing the net, looking for Obama stories and found one that was NOT good! Does anyone know what the heck this is all about? Anyone from Missouri who can shed some light on this? Let's hope it's all a bunch of overblown Repugnican crap... Obamination: Obama Supporters Bob McCulloch, Jennifer Joyce Threaten to Prosecute People For Criticizing Obama September 24, 2008 Posted by Webmaster in Abuse of Power, Campaign 2008, St. Louis...

Quote from Gov.Blunt "This abuse of the law for intimidation insults the most sacred principles and ideals of Jefferson. I can think of nothing more offensive to Jefferson’s thinking than using the power of the state to deprive Americans of their civil rights. The only conceivable purpose of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out...

Please copy, paste, and circulate this press release from the Governor of Missouri. Note the Web domain of the press release, governor.mo.gov. This is not "someone's blog," a "rumor," or a "smear." It is the official Web site of Missouri's state government. The Governor of Missouri says openly that Barack Obama conspired to misuse his state's law enforcement resources to "threaten and intimidate his critics."We cannot overemphasize the gravity of Governor Blunt's accusation. While we are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice, "Conspiracy against rights" is a felony under the U.S. Code, Title 18 (Crimes). At present, Governor Blunt's...

Below is Gov. Matt Blunt’s discussion of his budget policy over four years in the context of a major editorial with a cartoon that appeared on Wednesday, July 30, in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Gov. Blunt’s op-ed was not accepted for publication by the newspaper. Insolvency to Surpluses: The Facts about Missouri’s Budget By Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently stressed the importance of understanding the state budget. They should follow their own advice. Missourians deserve to know the facts about the state budget. The budget we inherited after years of liberal control in Jefferson City was...

<p>And for this August 1, I figured something bizarre might be afoot. Especially on the floor of the House of Representatives.</p> <p>Every morning, I check-in with Sarah Santer, the morning assignment editor in FOX’s Washington bureau.</p> <p>I warned her: be on guard. Prepare to deploy crews around Capitol Hill. Congress was leaving town today for the five-week August recess.</p>

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- (AP) Gov. Matt Blunt says conservative Republicans would be throwing their votes away if they back Mike Huckabee in Missouri's presidential primary. Blunt is a supporter of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The Missouri governor told reporters Thursday that if conservatives split their votes between Huckabee and Romney, then the more moderate John McCain likely will win Tuesday's Republican primary. Although Huckabee won the Iowa caucuses, he has lagged behind McCain and Romney in subsequent primaries. Blunt says Huckabee is out of contention.

What is the real scoop on Blunt not running for a second term?

Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt, a Republican, just announced that he's not running for re-election this fall. In a statement that shocked political leaders in both parties, Blunt released a TV address "announcing that having achieved virtually everything he set out to accomplish when he ran for governor, he will not seek a second term. "In his address, Gov. Blunt cites among his accomplishments turning an inherited $1.1 billion deficit into three straight surpluses without a tax increase, cutting taxes, ending the education cuts of the past and providing budgets that will deliver $1.2 billion to universities, classrooms and students, rescuing...

The Rev. Al Sharpton failed to win the surrender of an escaped New Jersey inmate today - and a prosecutor blasted the activist for interfering with authorities' hunt for the fugitive. "I wish we were in the loop," said Union County Prosecutor Ted Romankow. The prosecutor said Sharpton never even informed him that escapee Otis Blunt might have fled to Mexico, allowing him precious time on the run.Romankow only learned about the south-of-the-border stunt when he read about it in today's Daily News.

Excerpt: Missouri's gubernatorial candidates are competing in a one-upsmanship contest to appear tough on illegal immigrants. SNIP Republican Gov. Matt Blunt and his Democratic challenger, Attorney General Jay Nixon, each announced a series of initiatives against illegal immigrants last week. Their actions underscore how illegal immigration has become a hot issue in U.S. politics. SNIP From their flurry of proposals, Missourians might get the impression that illegal immigration is big problem in this state. The Pew Hispanic Center, a Washington-based research organization, used census figures to estimate there are 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States - an amount...

ST. LOUIS – Gov. Matt Blunt is taking action where Washington has failed as he announced additional steps in his plan to fight illegal immigration. The governor’s plan would ban the creation of sanctuary cities in Missouri, require all public employers to use a legal worker verification system, impose new monetary sanctions against contractors who hire illegal immigrants and criminalize the transportation of illegals. “Enforcing immigration laws should be primarily federal responsibility, but Washington has failed to act which means Missouri must make up for Washington’s failure and protect Missouri against illegal immigration,” Gov. Blunt said. “While I strongly support...

Missouri's governor on Thursday proposed legislation allowing the death sentence for people convicted of forcibly raping or sodomizing a child younger than 12. “When somebody rapes a very young child, they should have to pay the ultimate penalty for that terrible crime,” Blunt said. “This is not a crime that ever goes away - it leaves permanent scars.”