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Sentencing; child abuse   06-1103 United States of America, Appellant, v. Ruth Kane, Appellee On remand for reconsideration from the U.S. Supreme Court Submitted: Sept. 22, 2008 Filed: Jan. 14, 2009 Before: Judges Murphy, Hansen and Riley Opinion By: Judge ...

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President Barack Obama’s electoral success has much to do with his grasp of the American mood. Democratic and Republican Americans coexist peacefully every day and are unanimously disgusted by the increasingly negative tone of our politics. Obama revealed last January ...

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Even with all of the hoopla around Barack Obama’s inauguration last week, did you still get the gnawing feeling that the retirement cushion you had built up is now little more than a throw pillow? After so much wealth disappeared ...

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Financial downgrade; agent’s duty   WD69587 Zubres Radiology, et al., Appellants, v. Providers Insurance Consultants, et al.,Respondents Appeal From: Cole County Circuit Court, Judge Jon R. Beetem Handdown Date: 1/20/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Victor C. Howard Opinion Vote: Judges Ellis ...

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Attorney’s fees; impeachment proceeding   29214 Ellsworth “Ozzie” Amos, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. City of Noel, A Fourth Class Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Respondent Appeal From: McDonald County Circuit Court, Judge Gerald D. McBeth Handdown Date: 1/20/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Jeffrey W. Bates Opinion ...

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Insurance coverage; cargo loss   ED90951 Oakley Fertilizer Inc., Appellant, v. Continental Insurance Co., Respondent Appeal From: St. Louis County Circuit Court, Judge Steven H. Goldman Handdown Date: 1/20/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Patricia L. Cohen Opinion Vote: Judges Odenwald and ...

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Standing; affirmative defense   ED90672 American First Federal Inc., Respondent, v. Battlefield Center, L.P. et al., Appellants Appeal From: St. Louis County Circuit Court, Judge Richard C. Bresnahan Handdown Date: 1/20/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Glenn A. Norton Opinion Vote: Judges ...

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Two Kansas City firms were set to seal the deal on their merger Sunday. Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus and Shughart Thomson & Kilroy are tying the knot to create what will be Missouri’s second largest firm, based on attorney headcount ...

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U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway is planning to join the lobbying and consulting group headed by former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.

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Barack Obama has promised many times that he will have the most accountable administration in history. But early on, he missed two opportunities to show he means what he says. First, Tim Geithner's nomination to head the Treasury Department should have been withdrawn once his weaknesses were apparent. Second, Obama should have never picked Eric Holder to be attorney general.

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You all know that we have a new governor in office. His name is Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon. He has said that he wants to reinstate Medicaid and all of its benefits for senior citizens, the disabled people and the ...

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