Missouri Politics News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Venturing back to a region reeling in deep unemployment, President Barack Obama's latest mission in Indiana is to show that the costly stimulus plan he lobbied for is producing tangible help -- $2.4 billion in taxpayer grants to create electric cars and tens of thousands of jobs.

Luetkemeyer

Freshman U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, who after less than a year in the U.S. House has positioned himself as an anti-Obama provocateur, has got the attention of national Democrats.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced today that Luetkemeyer, whose district includes…

KY3's Dave Catanese is reporting that former UN Ambassador John Bolton will be campaigning and raising money with fellow Bush Administration official Thomas Schweich (rhymes with "bike") in Springfield next month.

Bolton was "a central influence on [George W.][ Bush's tough-talking, black-and-white view of the world," and as an ambassador, was alleged to have "bullied and browbeat his underlings, misused his access to intelligence and undermined then Secretary of State Colin Powell."  Before Bush appointed Bolton to the UN, it was revealed that Bolton had made misleading statements to Congress about his participation in investigations of intelligence failures.

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon better dust off that old Boy Scout uniform.

The Missouri governor is being honored by the National Eagle Scout Association with a Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, according to a news release from the governor’s office.…