Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]

Elizabeth Warren Secures Date Against Sen. Scott Brown

2012-06-03T14:23:40Z

William Browning is a research librarian specializing in U.S. politics. Born in St. Louis, Browning is active in local politics and served as a campaign volunteer for President Barack Obama and Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill.

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McCaskill using Blunt's old RV

2012-06-03T10:27:26Z

(AP) -- SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is hoping a little good fortune can rub off from Republican Senator Roy Blunt. McCaskill's campaign has leased the same recreational vehicle used by Blunt during his successful 2010

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Thousands attend Republican State Convention in Springfield

2012-06-03T03:32:16Z

SPRINGFIELD, -- Thousands of people are in town for the Republican State Convention and Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill also makes a stop in Springfield. Every four years the republican party in Missouri and the democratic party in Missouri ...

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GSA Scandal, P. Diddy and Football Scholarships

2012-06-03T01:00:00Z

...that no problem is too small to solve. Take, for example, the first piece of legislation to come out of this GSA mess. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) has introduced a piece of pap designed to look like tough love when it is really just Democratic cl

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Mo. GOP candidates: Freedom under attack

2012-06-03T01:00:00Z

...Mo. (AP) - Missouri's top Republican challengers to U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill are trumpeting a common theme. They all contend freedom is under attack in America. Senate candidates Sarah Steelman, John Brunner and Todd Akin took the stage Saturday at th

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McCaskill using Blunt's old RV in Mo. Senate race

2012-06-02T18:56:52Z

Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is hoping a little good fortune can rub off from Republican Sen. Roy Blunt. McCaskill's campaign has leased the same recreational vehicle used by Blunt during his successful 2010 bid for the U.S. Senate. McCaskill ...

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Mo. GOP Senate candidates bemoan loss of freedom

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...top Republican challengers to U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill are trumpeting a common theme. They all contend freedom is under attack in America. Senate candidates Sarah Steelman, John Brunner and Todd Akin took the stage Saturday at the Missouri Republican

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McCaskill opens campaign office in KC

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...CITY, Mo. - Sen. Claire McCaskill opened up her democratic campaign office in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday morning. The opening was her first campaign event in Kansas City. She said she was moved by the warm reception she received. "This is a tremendou

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Mo. GOP Senate candidates bemoan loss of freedom

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...Mo. (AP) — Needing to distinguish themselves in a three-way primary, Missouri's top Republican challengers to U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill instead hit upon a common theme Saturday while appealing to the party faithful. Their message: Freedom is under at

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McCaskill is using Blunt's old RV in Missouri Senate race

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...Mo. | Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is hoping a little good fortune can rub off from Republican Sen. Roy Blunt.McCaskill's campaign has leased the same recreational vehicle used by Blunt during his successful 2010 bid for the U.S. Senate.McCaski

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Lucky RV? Democratic Sen. McCaskill using same vehicle that GOP Sen. Blunt used in 2010

2012-06-01T19:55:19Z

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is hoping a little good fortune can rub off from Republican Sen. Roy Blunt. McCaskill's campaign has leased the same recreational vehicle used by Blunt during his successful 2010 ...

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McCaskill slams attack ad for 'lie'

2012-06-01T19:41:00Z

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said the producers of a new television commercial that criticize her are lying. McCaskill is running for her second term in the senate this year. Outside groups have mounted a sustained campaign of critical television ads

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Republicans fight to reclaim the Senate majority: 2012 races to watch

2012-06-01T12:52:59Z

King also faces Democratic competition. • Missouri: One major bright spot for Republicans is Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill's vulnerable re-election bid. Unfortunately for Republicans, their nominee must first weather a competitive primary race that .

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McCaskilll knocks GOP rivals on student loans

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...campaign of Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill today said her three Republican rivals would each give big banks the power to decide who goes to college -- and who doesn't. The McCaskill campaign said the three GOPers have endorsed plans that would put ban

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McCaskill slams attack ad for 'lie'

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...commercial cites McCaskill's vote for health care and other votes for measures supported by President Barack Obama. "Senator Claire McCaskill has voted with the president 90 percent of the time, including Obamacare," the commercial says. The Congression

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Wisconsin Republican aids would-be McCaskill rival

2012-05-31T20:39:27Z

Johnson attended a fundraiser and campaign event yesterday in suburban St. Louis for John Brunner, one of three prominent Republicans seeking to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in November. Both Johnson and Brunner have ...

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When Republicans attack on health care

2012-05-31T13:22:48Z

Everyone who wants to know why President Obama’s health-care reform law isn’t very popular should watch the new Crossroads attack ad against Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill. What’s wrong with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)?

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Crossroads Ad: ObamaClaire and Obamacare

2012-05-31T13:22:48Z

A new ad from Crossroads GPS ties Democratic senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri to President Barack Obama and his signature legislative achievement, Obamacare. The ad calls the pair "ObamaClaire" and reminds voters that McCaskill, who is up for ...

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Mitch McConnell Picks Top Races in Majority Quest

2012-05-31T10:09:31Z

Jon Tester’s (D) very competitive race in Montana, the open seat in Nebraska, Sen. Claire McCaskill’s (D) uphill re-election bid in Missouri and the marquee matchup between former Govs. Tim Kaine (D) and George Allen (R) in Virginia. McConnell’s ...

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Hotline Sort: Elizabeth Warren Explains It All

2012-05-31T08:14:59Z

2) Crossroads GPS is spending $516,000 on a new TV spot hitting Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., over her support for Obama's health care law. Crossroads GPS has spent big bucks in Missouri, a sign they're trying to badly damage McCaskill's already-tenuous ..

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