Clinton, Gore to attend Carnahan services

President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore will be among those paying final respects to Governor Mel Carnahan later this week. The two dignitaries are expected to attend a memorial service for Carnahan Friday morning at the state capitol. This will be Gore’s...

Clinton’s cancelled visit brings relief

Missouri Democratic Party Executive Director Roy Temple insists he isn’t disappointed that President Clinton had scheduled visits to Missouri to raise money for his wife’s senate campaign in New York. Temple understands some Democrats in the state resent...

Cheney questions spring rise

Republican nominee for Vice President Dick Cheney can’t understand the President’s support for a “spring rise” on the Missouri River. He says a bi-partisan group of Missouri lawmakers have their opposition clear. Cheney says federal agencies...

Bond questions Clinton veto

Senator Kit Bond says the veto of a measure keeping Missouri River levels where they are didn’t surprise him, though he says he held out hope it wouldn’t happen. In the veto message, Clinton said Bond’s amendment threatened environmental harm to the...

Bush joins fight over Missouri River

George W. Bush is joining the fight to keep Missouri river levels the same. He joined the Missouri Farm Bureau last week in Marion, Illinois, to oppose a Corps of Engineers plan for a “spring rise” on the Missouri. Bush says President Clinton...
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