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Mo. GOP Senate Primary
6:45 am
Tue July 31, 2012

Three main candidates race to the right in Mo. GOP Senate primary

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The three main candidates in the GOP Senate Primary. From left: John Brunner, Sarah Steelman, Todd Akin
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Former Mo. State Senator and Treasurer Sarah Steelman speaks with voters at the Gravois Township Republican Meeting.
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St. Louis businessman John Brunner makes his case to voters at a campaign stop in North St. Louis.
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U.S. Rep. Todd Akin fields questions at a GOP Meeting in North St. Louis.
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Most of the people gathered outside of Washington University’s Edison Theater before a recent GOP Senate Primary debate already knew who they were voting for.  

But Shelby Hewerdine wasn’t sure yet.

So, she drove in from St. Charles to get a better feel for the character of each candidate.

“I don’t know how else people are going to look at it because they are very similar on the issues, so, we’ll see,” Hewerdine said.  

And during the debate, the three main candidates laid out basically the same policy platform. 

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Morning Round-Up
7:05 am
Thu July 12, 2012

Morning headlines- Thursday, July 12, 2012

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Heat wave death toll rises

The death toll from the recent heat wave in St. Louis is up to 14.

The city announced yesterday that four more individuals- three men and a woman- had succumbed to the triple-digit temperatures. The exact circumstances of their deaths were not provided.

The rising death toll has prompted Mayor Francis Slay to create a coordinated severe weather response program that will include the city's health, human services, public safety and building departments.

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Election 2012/GOP Primary
6:32 am
Tue June 12, 2012

GOP Senate debate sticks close to party themes

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U.S. Rep. Todd Akin announces his Senate candidacy on May 17, 2011.
Sarah Steelman
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John Brunner announces his candidacy for U.S. Senate on Oct. 3, 2011.
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The three Republicans vying for the right to challenge Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in November didn't stray far from the party's script at a debate in St. Charles last night.

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