Another Republican has taken himself out of the running in the race to replace Rep. Dennis Moore in Kansas' Third Congressional District.
This time it's State Sen. Jeff Colyer, who made the announcement in a release that includes an endorsement of Nick Jordan, the GOP candidate in 2008.
“I [...]
VoteVets.org has endorsed Tommy Sowers in his bid for Congress in the 8th Congressional District.VoteVets.org's Political Action Committee says its already helped raise $6,000 for Sowers' challenge to Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson."Tommy Sowers is a rare breed – an elite soldier and accomplished scholar,” said'" [...] 
This is the eighth installment of The Notebook's monthly survey of the 7th Congressional District field and each candidate's chances of winning the GOP nomination in 2010.***The higher the candidate's ranking, the more likely he/she is positioned to win the nomination at this point and time' [...] 
The Central West End home of David and Becky Nelson overflowed with enthusiastic contributors and well wishers last night for 8th congressional district hopeful Tommy Sowers of Rolla. Among the guests were St. Louis City Democratic Central Committee Chairman Brian Wahby; Chair of the Board of Alderman [...]
The Springfield Business Journal published an interview with Seventh Congressional District candidate Billy Long today in which Long continues to differentiate himself from Roy Blunt’s record (1) as a career politician and (2) prolific earmarker.From that interview:
[Q:] Why did you decide to enter politics as [...]
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Greg Musil will apparently not be entering the GOP Primary for the 3rd Congressional District in Kansas, a suggestion that the middle [...]
The Lafeyette County Republicans put up this great editorial earlier - it's worth a read.
The Way We See It: Stouffer Is Skelton's Only Challenge to Re-Election
Molly Teichman
To say Lafayette County has a unique perspective on Missouri’s 4th Congressional District race [...]
Uh oh. News media and bloggers have been reporting all week about federal stimulus dollars going to fictitious congressional districts. The website Watchdog.org reported that, nationwide, the fictitious districts are receiving $6.4 billion in stimulus money.
I did some reporting of my own over at Policy Pulse, the Show-Me [...]
King political prognosticator Charlie Cook has switched his ranking for Missouri's 4th Congressional District race from "a likely Democratic seat" to "a lean Democratic seat" in 2010. The move is minor, and still favors Rep. Ike Skelton. But it's also significant for Republicans who believe [...] 
Don’t panic yet, Democrats. The 2010 elections are still a year away.
But the respected, nonpartisan Cook Political Report just lowered - slightly - the chances of Rep. Ike Skelton winning re-election for the 17th straight time.
Its latest assessment of the race shifted Missouri’s 4th Congressional District from a “likely” [...]
The Daily Dunklin Democrat profiles Bob Parker today, a Republican challenger to Jo Ann Emerson in the 8th Congressional District. Like we've seen in numerous other races, Parker is staking his candidacy on tea party anger.
Parker said concerns over last fall's federal bailout of' [...]
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WASHINGTON — According to the federal government’s stimulus tracking Web site, recovery.gov, nearly $1.9 million in stimulus funding will help buoy the economy of Illinois’ 22nd congressional district.
Only the Illinois 22nd congressional district doesn’t have an economy. The district doesn’t…
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By DAVID GOLDSTEIN
The Star's Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON | Republican Rep. Sam Graves, a farmer from a rural northwest Missouri congressional district, was once a consistent supporter of easing trade and travel restrictions on Cuba.
But a campaign watchdog group said he began accepting campaign contributions from an anti-Castro, pro-trade embargo political action [...]
Tracking the federal economic stimulus package is more difficult than it sounds -- even on the government's slick website, Recovery.gov.
