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July 22, 2008 USGS, S&T team for quake seminar

Keynote speakers for the event include US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, State Adjutant Gen. Maj. Gen. King Sidwell and SEMA Director Ron Reynolds. ...

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Source: The Rolla Daily News,  United States


July 20, 2008 Many still eligible for stimulus payments

US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson last week sent out a news release urging people who have not received stimulus checks and who have not filed a tax return for 2007 to ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


July 19, 2008 Huckabee to speak at GOP picnic

Huckabee will be in Cape Girardeau next month for US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's annual picnic. (Christopher Gannon ~ The Des Moines Register) Former Republican ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


July 13, 2008 Law may put end to era of Delta Queen

US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, has joined with lawmakers from districts along the rivers to support the extension. "The Delta Queen is a historic ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


July 10, 2008 House bill pitches universal health care

On Wednesday, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., added the same provisions to the House version.

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Source: Salt Lake Tribune, United States


July 09, 2008 Friends of the World Food Program Honors Congressional Leaders for ...

... and her team -- they lead an organization which is the focus of so much effort by so many talented people," said US Representative Jo Ann Emerson. ...

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Source: MarketWatch


July 07, 2008 Beauty in his wake

When the park tried to remove a remnant band of wild horses, local residents enlisted US 8th District Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and Sen. ...

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Source: Columbia Daily Tribune, MO


July 07, 2008 Revised flood plains criticized

Bridges said he’s contacted US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau) who is trying to intervene on residents’ behalf. Darren Lingle, Director of Emerson’s ...

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Source: The Rolla Daily News,  United States


July 01, 2008 Emerson visits Cape; urges use of domestic oil

1, the push is on again for an energy bill. On Monday, US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson addressed a group of supporters, business leaders and civic leaders. ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


June 30, 2008 Pork Alert: Interior and Environment

$500000 by House Interior Subcommittee member Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) for methamphetamine prevention in the Mark Twain National Forest. $350000 by Rep. ...

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Source: Business Wire (press release), CA


June 27, 2008 La Salle Avenue groundbreaking held Thursday on Interstate 55

Kit Bond and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson helped ensure funds for the avenue's construction would be approved. Construction costs were about a million dollars less ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


June 26, 2008 Open house for Obama's local office; Carnahan endorses Allen ...

Allen, a Democrat, is seeking the US House seat held by six-term incumbent US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo. Allen, a lawyer from Forsyth, Mo., announced the ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


June 26, 2008 Ground broken on La Salle Avenue construction

Jim Talent, US Sen. Kit Bond and US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson helped ensure funds for the avenue's construction would be approved. Construction costs were around ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


June 25, 2008 Mo. gets FEMA disaster declaration

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, said this afternoon’s declaration that she and others had requested would apply to the city of St. Louis and 22 ...

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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States


June 22, 2008 Beneath peaceful waters

Even some local residents think park service decisions are often influenced by Eighth District Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and her supporters. ...

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Source: Columbia Daily Tribune, MO


June 14, 2008 A crown of yak

Christopher S. "Kit" Bond and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, cited by a group called Citizens Against Government Waste for being members of the ...

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Source: Collinsville Herald, IL


June 13, 2008 Loan rates set for grains and oilseeds, first in new farm bill

On June 5, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., asked Schafer to expedite the establishment of the loan rates for wheat because of an extraordinarily weak basis for ...

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Source: Delta Farm Press, NE


June 13, 2008 USDA announces loan rates for grains and oilseeds, first in new ...

On June 5, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., asked Schafer to expedite the establishment of the loan rates for wheat because of an extraordinarily weak basis for ...

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Source: Western Farm Press


June 11, 2008 Missouri Republican congressional delegation denounces ad of GOP ...

Kit Bond and Reps. Todd Akin, Roy Blunt and Jo Ann Emerson. Rep. Sam Graves did not sign the statement. A Hulshof aide said he could not be contacted. ...

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Source: Kansas City Star, MO


June 09, 2008 Nixon responds to criticism, backs Obama

Allen, who lives in Forsyth, is seeking the seat of incumbent US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau. The 8th District stretches from southeast Missouri ...

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Source: News-Leader.com, MO


June 09, 2008 City of Hornersville assisted in purchasing a police vehicle

Missouri's US Senators Christopher Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill, and US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson were helpful in securing the money for the city. ...

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Source: Daily Dunklin Democrat, Missouri


June 09, 2008 Farmers finding lower than expected wheat prices at elevators

Noting that farmers in southeast Missouri were just beginning their wheat harvest, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., asked Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to ...

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Source: Delta Farm Press, NE


June 08, 2008 EDITORIAL: The zoo of the future

Christopher S. "Kit" Bond and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau, both Missouri Republicans. The big concrete pylon with the vertical block "ZOO" will be ...

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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States


June 06, 2008 Sunday editorial: It’s all happening at the Zoo

Christopher S. “Kit” Bond and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau, both Missouri Republicans. The big concrete pylon with the vertical block “ZOO” will be ...

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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States


June 03, 2008 Sikeston native set to compete on talent show

He's also performed at Carnegie Hall. Jeffrey Connor, communications director for US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, said she is "a huge fan" of Boyd. ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


June 03, 2008 Emerson travels to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – US Representative Jo Ann Emerson traveled on Saturday to Afghanistan as part of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly ...

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Source: Sikeston Standard Democrat, MO


June 02, 2008 Sikeston native, Southeast alum Boyd to appear on 'America's Got ...

He's also performed at Carnegie Hall. Jeffrey Connor, communications director for US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, said she is "a huge fan" of Boyd. ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


May 31, 2008 Sikeston native competes on show

He’s also performed at Carnegie Hall. Jeffrey Connor, communications director for US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, said she is “a huge fan” of Boyd. ...

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Source: Sikeston Standard Democrat, MO


May 31, 2008 Federal building to open quietly

She said Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will be moving in the "next couple of months." Houston said the dedication will be at the end of the summer so there is ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


May 30, 2008 Federal courthouse set to open Monday

She said Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will be moving in the "next couple of months." Houston said the dedication will be at the end of the summer so there is ...

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Source: Southeast Missourian, MO


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