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• Man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in death of museum curator

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  ​The man who killed museum curator and beloved Kansas Citian Greg Hawley has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, according to The Kansas City Star.Edward Tseona told a Jackson County... [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:16pm EST
  

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• Brown pays $40,000 fine

  —The Turner Report

  Former Rep. Steve Brown, D-St. Louis, who was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $40,000 after pleading guilty to a federal obstruction charge, has paid the $40,000 fine, according to information filed in U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
  
  Brown was placed on [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:55am EST
  

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• Steamboat Museum Founder Death: Involuntary Manslaughter

  —Tony's Kansas City

  The Star: "The man charged in the traffic death of Kansas City steamboat museum co-founder Greg Hawley pleaded guilty Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter" [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:08am EST
  

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• Turkey Day Awards: Last Call for Submissions

  —Fired Up! Missouri

  

  If you haven't sent in your submissions for our Thanksgiving-themed awards, please do so today! 

  As a refresher, we're accepting nominations for two broad categories of Turkey Day Awards:

  Leaders and organizations for whom we are thankful The Turkeys in Missouri politics

  Send us your thoughts here.

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:10am EST
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• Killa City: Teen pleads guilty in homeless man's death

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  ​ ​Isaiah Betts, a 17-year-old from KCK, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a homeless man on April 1, according to KHSB Channel 41.Betts and 47-year-old Dwayne ... [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:15pm EST
  

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• KCPD Keeps The Faith To Fight Crime

  —Tony's Kansas City

  KCPD Chief Corwin's Blog: "The Faith-Based Community and Police Forum will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Nov. 19 in the auditorium of the Kansas City Regional Police Academy, 6885 N.E. Pleasant Valley Road." [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:43am EST
  

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• Government accepts El-Amin pre-sentence investigation

  —The Turner Report

  The government has accepted the pre-sentence investigation for former Rep. Talibdin El-Amin, D-St. Louis, today, according to a document filed in U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
  
  El-Amin pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges Sept. 24, the same day he resigned from the House. El-Amin's' [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:08pm EST
  

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• FDL Action Health Care Update: Wednesday (11/18/09)

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  Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Wednesday, November 18. 1. Jane Hamsher reports that voting is now open for the Public Option Please (POP) art contest. There are six finalists, vote now! 2. Jon Walker writes that "it seems [Senator Thomas] Carper [D-DE] has completely reinvented (cribbed? copied?)" [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:58pm EST
  

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• Two former state Democratic lawmakers sentenced for felonies

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  Two former state Democratic lawmakers were sentenced today after pleading guilty to federal conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges back in Sept.
  
  The charges stem from a cover-up in former State Sen. Jeff Smith's (D) 2004 congressional campaign against Congressman Russ Carnahan (D). [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:45pm EST
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• "Please hold, the mayor's on the line"

  —KansasCity.com Prime Buzz

  Thousands of Kansas City residents will have a chance Wednesday night to hear and speak with Mayor Mark Funkhouser from the comfort of their own homes.

  Funkhouser is hosting a “Tele-Town Hall” meeting beginning at 7 p.m., when people can discuss issues with the mayor by phone.

  “This is sort of a [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:12pm EST
  by Lynn Horsley

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• McKee at Left Bank Tomorrow

  —Random Talk on Urban Affairs

  If you want to hear yet another regurgitation of the same old presentation then please attend.
  
  Hosted by the Downtown St. Louis Residents Association, McKee will run through his plan from 6-8PM.
  
  Those attending should ask why the redevelopment agreement lacks safeguards for historic preservation, excludes urban design, [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 2:14pm EST
  

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• Schroeder For Congress MO-14

  —Josh Schroeder

  
  Dear Friends,
  
  I am pleased to announce my candidacy for Missouri's 14th Congressional District. Like many of you, I didn't even know that Missouri had 14 congressional districts. But we now know based on information from the White House's website tracking jobs created or' [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:50am EST
  

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• Quote of the Day: Nixon: “We Are Encouraged by These Improving Indicators and Determined to Move Forward in Creating Good-Paying Jobs”

  —Missouri Political News Service

  “We are encouraged by these improving indicators and determined to move forward in creating good-paying jobs and continuing to work to secure investment in Missouri.” — Gov. Nixon Will somebody please inform the governor (and his butt boy over at KY3) that the small decline in Missouri’s umemployment rate only means [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:21am EST
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• 57th District Democrats Sink To New Low

  —The Source

  

  After State Representative Talibdin El Amin pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges, one would think that fellow Democrats would carefully vet his replacement. But instead of avoiding the appearance of impropriety they embraced it, nominating a tax dodger to the seat.

  
  (Source: St. [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:50am EST
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• Smith, Brown to learn their punishment at sentencing today

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  Smith after pleading guilty in August

  ST. LOUIS — Former state lawmakers Jeff Smith and Steve Brown will be sentenced today for lying to federal officials in an effort to cover-up their involvement in an anonymous political attack.

  Smith, who represented St. Louis [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:38am EST
  by Jake Wagman

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• PLEASURE TRIP AUTO BURNS. ~ Miss McCourt, McPherson, Kas., and Friends Return on Street Car.

  —100 Year Old Weblog

  November 10, 1909 PLEASURE TRIP AUTO BURNS. Miss McCourt, McPherson, Kas., and Friends Return on Street Car.
  A pleasure trip came to an abrupt end for Miss Gertrude McCourt and party of friends who were riding in an Oldsmobile touring car late Monday night, when the car caught fire and [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  

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• Dems to gather Saturday to pick nominee to replace El-Amin

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  Whitehead, left, and May

  ST. LOUIS — Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: City Democrats will gather this weekend to pick a nominee to replace a lawmaker who left office after pleading guilty to corruption charges.

  This time, party leaders…

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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:34am EST
  by Jake Wagman

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• Low Exceptions Help Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders Stay Winning!!!

  —Tony's Kansas City

  
  
  It wasn't a rousing speech. He showed up spouting the same kind of empty pleasantries that most politicos are known for, it was simply more of the same with a lot of hair gel.
  
  STILL, COMPARED WITH MAYOR FUNKHOUSER MIKE SANDERS LOOKED ALMOST PRESIDENTIAL IN' [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:30am EST
  

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• Reminder: He wasn't a FORMER Sheriff when he molested a teen

  —Tony's Kansas City

  A very kind description in a local molestation case makes me wonder if the average resident would receive as much consideration: A former Jackson County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to sexually assaulting a teenage girl while she was in his patrol car . . . [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:12am EST
  

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• Ex-JaCo sheriff's deputy admits forcing teen to give him oral sex

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  ​Former Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy Steven W. Burgess pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl while she was detained on July 24, 2007. The 35-year-old Independenc... [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:00am EST
  

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• Government responds to Jeff Smith's objection to pre-sentence report

  —The Turner Report

  With only five days left before sentencing, the government filed a memorandum today responding to the objections of former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis to the pre-sentence investigation. As usual, the documents were sealed.
  
  Smith pleaded guilty Aug. 25 to federal election conspiracy charges stemming from his unsuccessful 2006 [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:09pm EST
  

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• Questions raised on former state lawmaker's finances

  —Inside Missouri Politics

  Former state Rep. Talibdin "T.D." El-Amin who recently pleaded guilty to a bribery charge is again under scrutiny for allegedly collecting more money from the state for rent on his district office than what was paid. [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 2:12pm EST
  

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• More questions for El-Amin

  —KansasCity.com Prime Buzz

  The questions keep coming for former Missouri state Rep. "T.D." El-Amin.

  The St. Louis Democrat already has pleaded guilty to bribery charges.

  Now come new concerns over rent payments.

  
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:22am EST
  by Steve Kraske

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• Kansas City Hates The Troops

  —Tony's Kansas City

  
  
  Once again it's my pleasure to point out that you (white) people are hypocrites.
  
  Today was filled with a bunch of meaningless celebration and empty talk about supporting the troops on Veterans Day which conveniently ignores how Kansas City could care less about [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:24pm EST
  

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• 11-11-11

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  On this important and solemn day, I’m wondering what it means to “support our troops” — especially after they have returned home. As a way to say “thank you,” please consider donating to Valour-IT.

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:16pm EST
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• Tuesday's open thread

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  Better late than never. Go at it, but please, no hostages...

  
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 2:54pm EST
  by Bill Dalton

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• "Snoop at the Voodoo"

  —Tony's Kansas City

  Some white guy at The Star says that a recent Snoop appearance at a KC casino signals hip-hop now moving toward "legacy" artists and away from so many one-hit wonders chasing trends . . . Somebody please tell this to Soulja Boy. [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:48pm EST
  

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• Judge seals Steve Brown sentencing memorandum

  —The Turner Report

  
  Former Rep. Steve Brown's plea for leniency in his sentencing can no longer be viewed by the public.
  
  U. S. District Court Judge Carol E. Jackson approved a motion from Brown's attorney Thursday to seal the memorandum, which was first revealed in the Nov. 4 [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:35pm EST
  

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• Foot Hood's Missouri Connection

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  * KMBC has the story of one Missourian who was injured during the shooting rampage.
  
  * For full coverage of this story, please head over to MSNBC. [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:22pm EST
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• Someone please let Mark Teahen know if he's been traded

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  ​No one has told Kansas City Royals outfielder Mark Teahen that he's been traded to the Chicago White Sox, but several reports say he's gone. The New York Daily News gets credit for announci... [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:30am EST
  

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