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• Latest poll; Carnahan, Blunt in virtual tie

  —The Turner Report

  A new Public Policy Polling survey gives Secretary of State Robin Carnahan just a one point lead, 43 percent to 42 percent over Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt in the battle to replace retiring U. S. Senator Kit Bond.
  
  The margin of error is 3.6 percent, meaning Ms. [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 6:13pm EST
  

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• Washington Times profiles Ike Skelton

  —The Turner Report

  In the wake of a column by Steve Kraske of the Kansas City Star which described Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton's health care vote as some kind of cowardly political move, the Washington Times ran an article this morning which more accurately describes Skelton as a "Harry Truman Democrat.":[...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:02am EST
  

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• Kraske: Health care vote shows Skelton is running scared

  —The Turner Report

  In his latest column for the Kansas City Star, Steve Kraske suggests that Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton's vote against the Democratic health care proposal is a sign he is running scared:
  
  The recent House vote on health care reform said one thing very clearly: 17-term Democratic Congressman' [...]

  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:51am EST
  

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• Skelton one of 39 Democrats to vote against health care bill

  —The Turner Report

  Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton was one of 39 Democrats to vote against the House health care bill, which passed 220 to 215 this evening.
  
  Earlier this week, Skelton issued the following statement:
  
  “I oppose the creation of a government-run public insurance program and continue to have serious [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 11:31pm EST
  

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• Blunt: House health care bill is 2,000 page roadmap to government takeover

  —The Turner Report

  One of the best quotes among those who opposed the health care bill which just passed the House by a 220 to 215 margin, came from Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt:
  
  "It's a 2000 page roadmap to a government takeover of health care," Missouri Republican Roy Blunt [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:56pm EST
  

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• Honoring the service of America's veterans

  —The Turner Report

  In his weekly column, Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton honors our nation's veterans:
  
  As a youngster growing up during World War II, my heroes were the men and women who wore our nation’s uniform. I will always remember the time my best friend’s older brother, Walter, who was on [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:49pm EST
  

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• Blunt: We can't afford this bill

  —The Turner Report

  Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt spoke against the health care bill earlier today on the House floor:
  
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:43pm EST
  

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• Nodler's first major endorsement comes from lobbyist who brought Jack Abramoff into his firm

  —The Turner Report

  Those who are looking for signs of problems in Gary Nodler's Quixotic third effort to become Seventh District Congressman, need look no further than his first major endorsement.
  
  As Dave Catanese reported in the KY3 Notebook Nov 3, former Roy Blunt aide Gregg Hartley, now a lobbyist with the [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:39pm EST
  

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• Ike Skelton to appear on Face the Nation

  —The Turner Report

  Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will be one of the guests on the CBS show Face the Nation Sunday morning. [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:47am EST
  

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• Hartzler: Obama, Pelosi, Skelton not doing anything about jobs

  —The Turner Report

  In a news release issued today, Vicky Hartzler, a Republican challenger to Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton, ripped Skelton and other top Democrats for their failure to reduce unemployment:
  
  Former state representative Vicky Hartzler stated, "While President Barack Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Congressman Skelton remain focused on what government" [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:39pm EST
  

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• Cleaver: Health care bill offers best choices possible

  —The Turner Report

  
  In his EC from DC report, Fifth District Congressman Emanuel Cleaver explains why he supports the House health care bill:
  
  This weekend, something that has not happened in our nation’s history will finally come to fruition. After 50 years of promise, hundreds of previous bills, [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:29pm EST
  

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• Skelton opposes House health care bill

  —The Turner Report

  Some Democrats, including Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton, oppose the House health care plan outlined this week by Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
  
  “I oppose the creation of a government-run public insurance program and continue to have serious concerns about its unintended consequence for Missourians who have private insurance plans [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:10am EST
  

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• Blunt at House Call Conference: Republicans have better ideas

  —The Turner Report

  During a brief speech at the House Call Conference this morning, Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt ripped into Democrat health care plans and said the Republicans are the ones with the better plan:
  
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:56pm EST
  

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• Blunt: H1NI vaccine should not be distributed to Guantanamo detainers during shortage

  —The Turner Report

  Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt ripped into the Obama administration today for decisions that allowed Guantanamo detainees to receive H!N1 vaccinations when a shortage of the shots are available:
  
  "President Obama called this pandemic a 'national emergency,' but the federal government continues to fail at one of its" [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:19pm EST
  

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• One Year Away

  —KY3 Political Notebook

  COUNTDOWN TO 2010 One year from today Missourians will chose its 45th U.S. Senator, voters in the Ozarks will select a new 7th District Congressman and a handful of incumbents will be tested to see whether they can survive the typical midterm storm. Both Democratic [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:20pm EST
  

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• Blunt: Health care bill could die under it own weight

  —The Turner Report

  In this appearance on Fox News, Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt says the House healthcare bill costs too much and could "die under its own weight:"
  
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 7:52am EDT
  

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• Blunt criticizes Obama for H1N1 vaccine problems

  —The Turner Report

  Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt blames President Barack Obama for the delays in getting the H1N1 vaccine to Americans:
  
  “Overseas manufacturers, particularly in Europe, are creating H1N1 vaccines at a much faster rate because they don’t contend with the same inflexible regulatory environment that our domestic manufacturers face,” [...]

  Posted: October 28, 2009, 6:30pm EDT
  

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• Blunt outlines differences between GOP, Democrats on health

  —The Turner Report

  During this speech given Wednesday on the House floor, Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt outlines differences between Republicans and Democrats in the ongoing health care debate:
  
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 8:26am EDT
  

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• Skelton apologizes to Akin

  —The Turner Report

  Fourth District Congressman Ike Skelton has apologized to Rep Todd Akin for the crude comment he made that was picked up by CSPAN cameras:
  
  
  Akin told POLITICO Thursday that Skelton called him to apologize – and that he accepted.
  
  “We’re not a bunch of prima donnas,” [...]

  Posted: October 16, 2009, 6:10am EDT
  

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