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Cochran VAMC
2:19 pm
Mon February 7, 2011

Russ Carnahan to meet with VA secretary about St. Louis medical center

Democratic Rep. Russ Carnahan will meet with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Thursday to follow up with Carnahan’s call for an independent review of the St. Louis VA Medical Center amidst sanitation concerns. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

UPDATED 1:45 p.m. Feb. 8, 2011:

Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk of Illinois joined Missouri counterparts Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt in a letter Monday seeking the explanation from VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.

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Election 2012
12:27 pm
Mon February 7, 2011

Illinois GOP announces straw poll for 2012

The Illinois Capitol building in Springfield, Ill. (via Flickr/jglazer75)

The Illinois Republican Party plans a statewide pre-primary straw poll ahead of the 2012 presidential election.

The party made the announcement Sunday night at an event marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Reagan. The Illinois GOP says the straw poll will be Nov. 5 and measure the support of Republican presidential hopefuls.

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Morning round-up
9:22 am
Mon February 7, 2011

Morning headlines: Mo. preparing for execution, Ill. cities deplete snow budgets, cocaine and oxydone found in Adrienne Martin's blood

Martin Link is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, Feb. 9 for the kidnapping, rape and murder of Elissa Self in 1991. (Mo. Dept. of Corrections website)
St. Louis Public Radio on Marketplace Money
7:39 pm
Sat February 5, 2011

Square footage still trumps eco-friendliness

The fireplace of an eco-friendly home in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (via Flickr/bhamrecycled)

Want to add a little green to your weekend? Take a listen to Adam Allington's feature on house size and the impact of green technology on the housing economy. It aired on Marketplace Money today.

Also, be sure to listen for a local story on a similar topic airing Monday (Feb. 7) on St. Louis Public Radio.

Photo of the Week
5:48 pm
Fri February 4, 2011

The Hungry Gull

Photo by "matneym" on www.flickr.com.

Join the St. Louis Public Radio Flickr group to see interesting photos from the St. Louis region and submit your own. Each week, we feature on our website one outstanding photo from the group.

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