by admin | Dec 7, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Missouri’s junior Senator delivers his farewell speech from the floor of the U.S. Senate. And, unlike many goodbye speeches which are laden with talk of memories and accomplishments, Senator Jim Talent spoke of the need for the United States to maintain a strong...
by admin | Nov 14, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Election Day saw ten freshmen sent to the U.S. Senate. Nine of them have been on Capitol Hill this week, learning the ins and outs and voting for leadership positions in their respective parties. Senator-elect Claire McCaskill isn’t in the Nation’s...
by admin | Nov 8, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Democrat Claire McCaskill wins the United States Senate race over Republican incumbent Jim Talent by not losing as badly to him in Republican strongholds as she did to Matt Blunt in the governor’s race two years ago. Senator-elect McCaskill says the math is...
by admin | Nov 8, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Missouri Democrats have regained the United States Senate seat they lost four years ago and, in the process, get the national party closer to the true prize they sought: control of the Senate in Washington. Control of the U. S. Senate remains uncertain with extremely...
by admin | Nov 8, 2006 | Politics / Govt
The long campaign for reelection to the U.S Senate comes to an end for Senator Jim Talent as he becomes another Republican casualty of what was a very successful Election Day for Democrats across the country. In his concession speech, Talent said he congratulated the...