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  • June 2008

    • Obama Rejects Clark's Remark About McCain

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 30, 08 3:52 PM CDT

      Obama Rejects Clark's Remark About McCain

      Barack Obama today rejected surrogate Wesley Clark’s suggestion that being shot down in Vietnam didn’t qualify John McCain for the presidency, the LA Times reports. A rep said Obama “honors and respects” McCain’s service. In a speech in Independence, Mo., Obama said: “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”  More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • negative campaigning  • Vietnam  • Missouri  • patriotism  • Wesley Clark

    • Stay-At-Home Mom, Indeed

      newser  |  Babble  |  Jun 27, 08 4:08 PM CDT

      Stay-At-Home Mom, Indeed

      Home-birthing isn’t only strange and magical—it requires some covert-operation skills, Madeline Holler writes in Babble. After finding she preferred an attending midwife in the birth of her first child, Holler found using one for her second to be illegal in Missouri, where she'd moved. As such, she found, "there were trade-offs in going off the grid to have a baby." More »

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      pregnancy  • Missouri  • mothers  • motherhood  • felony  • placenta

    • Levee Breaks Near Eastern Mo. Town

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 27, 08 12:46 PM CDT

      Levee Breaks Near Eastern Mo. Town

      A levee failed today in eastern Missouri, but emergency workers say they think an impromptu sandbag levee can save the nearby town. The breach about 5 am in the Pin Oak levee at a spot just south of Winfield slowly began to flood about 3,000 acres. The Army Corps of Engineers said muskrat holes caused the breach. More »

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      Missouri  • levees  • sandbags  • Amry Corps of Engineers

    • Ragtag Levees Leave Midwest Soaking

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 22, 08 10:18 AM CDT

      Ragtag Levees Leave Midwest Soaking

      As the Midwest battles massive flooding, the New York Times looks at the region's patchwork of homemade levees—which fail to meet federal standards and tend to spring unexpected leaks. Bill Clinton's White House advised a uniform levy system 15 years ago, but the report was read and forgotten. “We told them there were going to be more floods like this,” an engineering professor said. More »

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      Iowa  • Illinois  • disaster  • flooding  • Missouri  • levees  • Midwest floods

    • 19 Levees Now Breached

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 18, 08 1:20 PM CDT

      19 Levees Now Breached

      More levee breaks in Missouri and Illinois today put at 19 the number that have failed along the cresting Mississippi, Reuters reports, further swamping farmland. "They were lower level agricultural levees," said an Army Corps of Engineers spokesman. "We're also watching another seven levees that may overtop in the next couple of days … all agricultural levees." More »

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      Illinois  • flood  • flooding  • Missouri  • Mississippi River  • levees  • Army Corps of Engineers

    • Even As Neb. Honors Fallen Scouts, Floods Pound Iowa

      newser  |  Texas Civil Rights Project  |  Jun 13, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      Even As Neb. Honors Fallen Scouts, Floods Pound Iowa

      “We have to make sure people remember," said a 13-year-old who pulled a dead fellow Boy Scout out of the rubble left by Wednesday's fatal tornado. Last night's vigil in Omaha, Neb., was among several for the four teens killed in the Iowa maelstrom; “This is probably the worst day of my life,” the leader of the group’s Mid-America Council told the World-Herald . More »

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      Iowa  • disaster  • flooding  • Missouri  • Mississippi River  • Nebraska  • Boy Scouts of America

    • Midwest Storms Threaten Worst Flooding in 15 Years

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 11, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Midwest Storms Threaten Worst Flooding in 15 Years

      As climbing rivers knocked out an Iowa bridge and flooded Illinois farms, communities along the Mississippi River are bracing for what could be its biggest overflow in 15 years, the AP reports. The National Weather Service warned of crests of 10 feet above flood stage and higher over the next 2 weeks. “I've been downtown for 37 years and I have never seen anything like this,” said one Cedar Falls, Iowa, resident. More »

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      Iowa  • Michigan  • Illinois  • flooding  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • Indiana  • Midwest  • Mississippi River  • severe weather

    • Obama Aims Blue Paintbrush at Red States

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 8, 08 9:10 AM CDT

      Obama Aims Blue Paintbrush at Red States

      Barack Obama’s campaign will hit GOP-dominated states as the candidate looks toward November, starting tomorrow with North Carolina, the New York Times reports. Obama hopes he can turn those states blue with the help of get-out-the-vote operations launched during the primaries—and aims to use his financial heft to compete in states that haven't voted Democratic in decades. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Georgia  • North Carolina  • Alaska  • Missouri  • campaign trail  • political advertising  • Montana  • Patti Solis Doyle  • red state  • blue states

  • May 2008

    • 150 Animals to Star in Massive 'Ark' Musical

      newser  |  Economist  |  May 24, 08 8:48 AM CDT

      150 Animals to Star in Massive 'Ark' Musical

      Hold on to your camels, folks: A full-blown Biblical gala is opening tonight in Branson, Mo., in the form of Noah—the Musical . The show will feature more than 40 actors and 150 animals, half live, half animatronic, the Economist reports. More »

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      Christianity  • theater  • Missouri  • Christians  • musical  • musical theater  • Noah's Ark

    • Buy Car, Get Gun Free

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 23, 08 4:34 AM CDT

      Buy Car, Get Gun Free

      Sales have shot up at a Missouri car dealership with a novel new promotion, reports the BBC. Anybody buying a new car at Max Motors before the end of the month gets a $250 gas card—or a gun. The "God, Guns and Gas" deal was inspired by Barack Obama's comments about small-towners clinging to guns and religion, according to the owner, who recommends a particular "nice little handgun" that fits in a pocket. More »

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      Barack Obama  • gas  • gun  • Missouri  • gun sales  • car dealers

    • Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 15, 08 3:39 PM CDT

      Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case

      A Missouri woman has been indicted in the case of a teenage girl who killed herself after receiving cruel messages on MySpace, the AP reports. The woman, Lori Drew, is charged with pretending to be a teenage boy on the site and having a helper taunt the 13-year-old victim. Drew faces up to 20 years in prison on counts of conspiracy and accessing protected computers. More »

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      MySpace  • suicide  • fraud  • Missouri  • federal indictment  • indictment  • Internet hoax  • Megan Meier  • Lori Drew

    • Storms Kill 19 in Mo., Okla.

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 10, 08 9:39 PM CDT

      Storms Kill 19 in Mo., Okla.

      Tornadoes ripped through nation's heartland today, killing at least 19 people in Oklahoma and Missouri and leaving a wide swath of destruction, AP reports. Seven people were killed in the small mining town of Picher, Okla., and another 12 were killed in southwest Missouri, officials said. Oklahoma rescuers were working to free people trapped in their wrecked homes. Tornadoes also struck Arkansas, but no deaths have been reported. More »

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      Missouri  • tornado  • Oklahoma

    • Heartland Tornadoes Kill 7 in Arkansas

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 2, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      Heartland Tornadoes Kill 7 in Arkansas

      Severe storms spawned twisters in America's heartland today, knocking out power, toppling tractor-trailers, and killing seven people in Arkansas, the AP reports. Up to 25 tornadoes also hit Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, a state where hail smashed windshields and storms derailed railway cars. “It just seems like we’re getting pounded,” one official said. More »

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      Texas  • death  • natural disaster  • Missouri  • Kentucky  • tornado  • Kentucky Derby  • Arkansas  • Oklahoma

  • March 2008

    • Soaked Midwest Braces for More Rain, Snow

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 22, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      Soaked Midwest Braces for More Rain, Snow

      Residents of the nation’s heartland are celebrating Easter weekend besieged by floods and snowstorms, which expected to keep hitting Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin, the AP reports. Forecasters predict up to 12 inches of snow for the Ohio Valley, while other areas remain soaked thanks to a foot of rain in just 36 hours, and more still to come. More »

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      Michigan  • flooding  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • Arkansas  • levees  • snowstorm

    • Midwest Flood Death Toll at 16

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 21, 08 4:20 PM CDT

      Midwest Flood Death Toll at 16

      Storms that caused flooding across the country's midsection have killed 16 people, and bad weather remains a threat, the AP reports. A snowstorm battering Minnesota and Illinois grounded hundreds of flights, and forecasters predicted a 9-inch total. Thousands were forced into shelters as rivers continued to swell; in many states, floodwaters might not crest until the weekend. More »

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      Chicago  • Ohio  • Illinois  • flood  • Minnesota  • flooding  • Missouri  • Indiana  • Midwest  • Kentucky  • Arkansas  • snowstorm  • Maine  • rain  • snow  • rainstorms

    • States Weigh Lowering Drinking Age

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Mar 21, 08 3:45 PM CDT

      States Weigh Lowering Drinking Age

      Several states are considering lowering the drinking age, spurred in part by concerns that teenage service members can fight overseas but can’t drink at home, USA Today reports. Kentucky, Wisconsin, and South Carolina are weighing a military-only change to alcohol laws, while other states may lower the legal age for all, with a few stipulations. More »

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      alcohol  • American troops  • teenagers  • South Carolina  • beer  • Minnesota  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • Kentucky  • Vermont  • South Dakota  • state governments

    • 13 Dead in Midwest Floods

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 19, 08 7:12 PM CDT

      13 Dead in Midwest Floods

      Massive flooding across the central US has left 13 people dead and three missing, the AP reports. Record or near-record crests were reported across Missouri; Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio also saw flooding. Rescuers were searching for a Texas teenager washed into a drainage pipe and for two people in Arkansas whose vehicles were swept away on flooded roads. More »

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      Texas  • Ohio  • Illinois  • flooding  • Indiana  • Missouri  • rain  • storm system

  • February 2008

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