Missouri Sen. Kit Bond is the latest Republican senator to back Judge Sonia Sotomayor for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Speaking on the Senate floor this morning, Bond said while he endorses Sotomayor it "does not mean that I support the way Judge Sotomayor approaches judging." He cited several Sotomayor opinions he disagrees with, including the Ricci firefighter case. However, Bond said he believes "that Judge Sotomayor has proven herself a well qualified jurist."

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Republican Congressman Roy Blunt announced on Thursday that he will seek the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond. Bond announced in January that he would not seek a fifth Senate term in 2010. “The Senate ...

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Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced Tuesday that she will seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond. Last month, Bond declared that he would not seek re-election in 2010. Carnahan made her announcement in ...

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U.S. Sen. Kit Bond will not seek re-election when his seat is up again in 2010. Bond, a Republican, was first elected a senator in 1986 and has been re-elected three times. Bond shared the news in a speech to ...

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While many of the state’s court staff might have hoped to have the day off for Gov.-elect Jay Nixon’s swearing-in, only those lucky enough to be working in Jefferson City are not in their offices today. It has been fairly ...

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