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December 2003

Moberly Prison Inmate Diagnosed With TB

by admin on December 31, 2003

in Health & Medicine

An inmate at the prison in Moberly has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis. As a precaution, the entire inmate population as well as staff of the facility will be tested for TB beginning Friday. In the meantime, all offenders receiving visits through the weekend will be screened for TB. Recently released inmates are also being notified of the discovery.

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FEC Clears Talent Of Allegations He Violated Campaign Finance Laws

by admin 12/31/03 9:29 AM

The Federal Elections Commission says Senator Jim Talent violated no federal campaign finance laws by setting up a committee before officially announcing his candidacy. The Democratic Party had complained that Talent accepted excessive salaries from Washington University and a Washington D.C. lobbying firm while he investigated whether to run for the Senate. Talent [...]

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President Visiting Missouri For Fundraiser

by admin 12/31/03 9:26 AM

President George W. Bush will visit Missouri next Monday. He’ll hold his first major fundraising event of 2004 in St. Louis. It will be his 15th trip to this state since he became President.

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Former Death Row Inmate Faye Copeland Dies At 82

by admin 12/31/03 9:17 AM

Faye Copeland, who once was the oldest woman in the nation under a death sentence, has died at a nursing home in Chillicothe. She was 82. Her death sentence was commuted by a federal court in 1999 to life in prison. She was paroled 16 months ago to the nursing home after [...]

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Concerns Raised Over Program Providing Home Heating Assistance To Poor

by admin 12/31/03 8:25 AM

Missouri’s program to help low-income people keep the heat on is seeing some worrisome trends before the coldest part of winter really hits. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, LIHEAP, provides people living below or just above the poverty line with financial help in paying heating bills. Last year, 122,000 households got [...]

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