Politics
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Best of '09 from Robert Cohen

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  • From the economy to military funerals to giant pencils and the inauguration of the 44th president, 2009 made for quite a varied photographic year.
  • 12/30/2009
  • Album ID: 916365
  • Photos by Robert Cohen

Top local stories 2009

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  • The year in review - a look at the people and events that helped define the last 12 months.
  • 12/25/2009
  • Album ID: 915350
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Thomson Correctional Center tour

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  • Members of the media toured the Thomson Correctional Center Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 in Thomson, Ill. President Barack Obama ordered the federal government to acquire the underused state prison in Thomson earlier this month to be the new home for a limited number of terror suspects now held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
  • 12/24/2009
  • Album ID: 915130
  • Photos by Wire photos

Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection

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  • Community members attend the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District meeting Tuesday night, in Beverly Hills. Members of the board hired Angelica Elgin as the new Fire Chief for the district.
  • 12/8/2009
  • Album ID: 905309
  • Photos by Dawn Majors

"Letting Off a Little Steam" Tea Party

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  • Many gathered today in Kiener Plaza to voice their political opinions and hear James O'Keefe speak. This marks the 4th rally held by the grassroots organization in St. Louis.
  • 11/28/2009
  • Album ID: 898115
  • Photos by Elie Gardner

Jeff Smith, Steve Brown sentenced

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  • Former state lawmakers Jeff Smith and Steve Brown were sentenced today for lying to federal officials in an effort to cover-up their involvement in an anonymous political attack. Jeff Smith got one year in prison and Steve Brown received one year's probation.
  • 11/17/2009
  • Album ID: 890880
  • Photos by Elie Gardner

Nobel Peace Prize winners

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  • Today, President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He is only the third sitting U.S. President to receive the prize. Here are others who, over the last several years, share the honor.
  • 10/9/2009
  • Album ID: 860260

Funeral for Sen. Edward Kennedy

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  • The funeral of Sen. Edward Kennedy was held Saturday, August 29,2009,at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston, Massachusetts. Kennedy, died of brain cancer August 25.
  • 8/29/2009
  • Album ID: 825403
  • Photos by Wire Services

Mo. state Senator Jeff Smith resigns

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  • Missouri state Sen. Jeff Smith pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony charges related to his 2004 campaign for the U.S. Congress, according to testimony in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. Smith, 37, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice. The first count is for obstructing a Federal Elections Commission investigation in the aftermath of the 2004 Congressional election, and the other is for obstructing a federal grand jury investigation this year. Smith, D-St. Louis, also resigned his seat today.
  • 8/25/2009
  • Album ID: 822253

Margaret Bush Wilson Funeral Service

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  • Hundreds of friends, family and well-wishers turned out for a service at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Louis that lasted for hours as respect to Margaret Bush Wilson. A lawyer, civil rights activist, and former head of the national NAACP, she passed away at the age of 90.
  • 8/18/2009
  • Album ID: 818064
  • Photos by John L. White
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