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As deadline to drop out nears, McCaskill steps up attacks on Akin

Chris McDaniel — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:05:16 +0000

After weeks of focusing on her image as a moderate Democrat who isn't afraid of compromise, Senator Claire McCaskill stepped up the attack on her opponent in November's Election, Congressman Todd Akin.

In a speech to Democrats in Callaway County, the Senator touched on a variety of issues to incite Democratic voters. One topic that garnered the most applause (and laughter) from the audience was student loans.

McCaskill attacks Akin for comments on student loans

Chris McDaniel — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:59:42 +0000

Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill has been on the attack against her Republican opponent, criticizing Congressman Akin for controversial comments he’s made. But the comments she's attacking are not related to abortion.

Activists protest to lower payday loan interest rates, raise the minimum wage

Tim Lloyd — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 01:31:33 +0000

Supporters of a failed effort to place initiatives on the November ballot in Missouri that would cap interest rates on payday loans and raise the minimum wage rallied in St. Louis today.

From priests to teenagers, around 100 people marched around a payday loan shop on Grand Ave.

Jamala Rogers is with Jobs for Justice and helped collect signatures for the ballot initiatives.

Morning headlines: Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Julie Bierach, The Associated Press and Illinois Public Radio — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:28:19 +0000

Legal fight between Quinn and Union continues

The legal fight between Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and the union that represents prisons workers continues this week.

Quinn had wanted the prisons closed by last Friday. Instead that day an arbitrator said the administration violated its contract with the prison workers' union by moving to close the facilities before they'd finished what's called "impact bargaining."

Union spokesman Anders Lindall says impact bargaining doesn't only affect employees facing layoffs.

Morning headlines: Thursday, April 12, 2012

The Associated Press and KRCU — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:53:04 +0000

Study: Corps made the right choice in breaching Birds Point