Post-Dispatch photos: Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Date: 3/6/2012 Album ID: 1427942
Photos by Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photographs by staff photographers
First Lady Michelle Obama greets (from left) Terri Smith of St. Louis and her sons Timothy Smith Jr., 6, and Tyler Smith, 3, on the tarmac near Lambert St. Louis International Airport on Monday, March 5, 2012. Smith was one of the first fellows of Mission Continues, an organization of veterans dedicated to continuing service to their community after serving in the armed forces.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Christine McDonald sits with her 5-year-old son Richard Simons in their one-bedroom apartment on Sunday, March 4, 2012, in St. Charles. McDonald, who is blind, is banned for life from being eligible for food stamps in Missouri because she has drug felonies on her record. She lost her job in December. I don't want a handout, I want to work. I want a job, I want to live in a safe neighborhood, and I want to pay rent, she said of her situation.
Photo by Emily Rasinski,  erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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A police SWAT unit enter  a home at 4049 Shreve Ave Monday, March 5, 2012, in St. Louis.  The unit went to execute a search warrant early in the morning and exchanged shots with a gunman. No one was hurt. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Fourth grader Gabe Fleisher, 10, of University City, works on his weekday political newsletter, The Daily Rundown, in his bedroom before school Thursday March 1, 2012.  The budding political writer and aspiring historian, gleans Politico, the New York Times and Washington Post daily to find information to share with his 150 subscribers.
Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Fourth grader Gabe Fleisher, 10, of University City, works on his weekday political newsletter, The Daily Rundown, in his bedroom before school Thursday March 1, 2012.  The budding political writer and aspiring historian, gleans Politico, the New York Times and Washington Post daily to find information to share with his 150 subscribers.
Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Dr. Terry Jones, professor of political science at UMSL, testifies about his survey results that showed the possibility of more than 3500 St. Louis public school students entering the Clayton school district if allowed.  Testimony began Monday March 5, 2012 in Turner vs. School District of Clayton held in St. Louis County Circuit Court. 
Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Gina Breitenfeld is the lone plantiff in Turner vs. School District of Clayton, which began Monday, March 5, 2012 in St. Louis County Circuit Court.  Breitenfeld has two children in Clayton Schools.
Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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St. Louis Schools Superintendent Dr. Kelvin Adams and Clayton schools spokesman Chris Tennill check their messages before opening statements in Turner vs. School District of Clayton Monday, March 5, 2012 in St. Louis County Circuit Court.  The outcome of the case could lead to the possibility of thousands of children fleeing unaccredited school districts.
Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Firemen from five surrounding municipalities responded to a fire that severely damaged two homes in the 500 block of Pinellas Dr. in Crestwood Monday evening, Mar. 5, 2012.  Two people inside the homes got out safely.  The fire is believed to have started on the exterior of one of the homes.
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