Missouri and Kansas will both play football games at Arrowhead Stadium next season. That’s news to the Jayhawks. A release on the Kansas City Chiefs website says Kansas and Oklahoma will meet at Arrowhead on October 15, 2005. Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins says the university has been in negotiations with the Chiefs about playing the game at Arrowhead, but that the deal is not finalized. Missouri and Arkansas State are scheduled to play at Arrowhead on September 3 of next season.
White House Chief Of Staff Cautions About Possible Terrorism
October 28, 2004 By
The emergence of a videotape with a terrorist threatening death and destruction to America has many people concerned that al-Qaeda might try to strike as the country prepares for the November 2nd election. White House Chief of Staff Andy Card, visiting Jefferson City, says he’s not surprised by the threat because terrorists attacked in Spain just prior to that country’s elections and – by most accounts – succeeded in influencing the outcome. Card says U.S. government and Homeland Security officials remain vigilant … but he cautions we must all remain vigilant against possible acts of terror.
Missouri Chamber Study Tracks Trial Attorneys’ Election Spending
October 28, 2004 By
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce has released a study showing trial attorneys are investing millions of dollars in this year’s Missouri election campaigns. According to the study, the lawyers can be expected to put $8.3-Million into campaign coffers, with more than $3.3-Million going to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Claire McCaskill. The Chamber points out the lawyers are making individual contributions to the candidates, as well as contributions to the four Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys political action committees. They are also contributing heavily to so-called “nice named” committees that hide the fact they are what the Chamber calls “shells” for trial attorneys. These include such entities as Safer Families for Missouri, Missourians for Accountability, and Missourians for Common Sense Values. The Chamber claims that while the lawyers are giving money to both Democrats and Republicans, the vast majority of the dollars support Democratic candidates. Republicans have raked in only about 8-percent of the trial attorney money.
Race For AG Features Veteran Against Political Newcomer
October 28, 2004 By
The Republican challenger for state Attorney General hopes to pull off what would be seen by many as an upset over the three-term incumbent Democrat. But the incumbent dismisses his challenger as inexperienced and shallow. Democrat incumbent Jay Nixon says he should remain Attorney General because of his committment to upholding the law, no matter if it was backed by his own party or the Republicans. But Republican challenger Chris Byrd says Nixon has demonstrated that the Attorney General has not always acted in a non-partisan manner as shown by how Nixon handled the partial-birth abortion case after it had passed over the Democrat governor’s veto. Nixon points out he has defended Republicans’ causes in opposition to his own party’s wishes. He calls Byrd’s attacks the “shallowest” he’s ever gone up against and Nixon says Byrd lacks any experience. Byrd points out he’s been a lawyer for about as long as Nixon was when he first became Attorney General 12 years ago.
Money Flows To Candidates In Race For Governor
October 28, 2004 By
Money flows to political campaigns for a reason and a political scientist at St. Louis University says a record amount of money has flowed to the gubernatorial candidates, because the stakes are extremely high. Ken Warren notes $17.5-Million has been spent in the race for Governor, so far. Warren says the two political parties are in a fierce battle for control of the Capitol. He predicts Republicans will retain control of the Senate and House and the only chance Democrats have of retaining any power, is to keep the Governor’s office.
