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6:36 am
Fri August 3, 2012

Russ Carnahan and Lacy Clay square off in city primary

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Russ Carnahan (at left) and William Lacy Clay have vowed to work together for the good of the Democratic Party in Missouri even after a bruising primary fight.
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One of the biggest match-ups in next Tuesday’s primary will pit Congressman Russ Carnahan against fellow Democrat William ‘Lacy’ Clay to represent the party in the 1st Congressional District.

The two incumbents are have waged heated, and at times spiteful campaigns. The upshot is one less Democrat in Washington for Missouri, and city voters will choose between two well-established political dynasties.

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10:15 pm
Tue July 3, 2012

Clay says he wasn’t behind consolidating congressional districts

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Congressman Lacy Clay speaks at a media event promoting a veteran jobs training grant awarded to the City of St. Louis and the St. Patrick Center.
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Congressman Lacy Clay is asking fellow St. Louis Democrat Russ Carnahan to knock it off with claims that he was in cahoots with Republicans to consolidate St. Louis's two congressional districts

Both Clay and Carnahan are vying for the Democratic nomination for the 1st Congressional District.

The issue has become a bit of a he-said-he-said between the former congressional allies, and Clay says he's just trying to get the facts straight.

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1:45 pm
Tue February 28, 2012

Carnahan will challenge Clay for Congress

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U.S. Reps. Russ Carnahan and William Lacy Clay will face each other in the Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District, where Clay is the incumbent.
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Originally posted at 9 a.m. Updated at 1:45 p.m. with comments from Carnahan, Clay and analysts.

A potentially nasty Democratic primary is brewing in the St. Louis area.

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