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Items of historical interest from past Fulton newspapers.

There are 34 candidates vying for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate Seat, of them record number, six are African-American. Learn more about them and other Black candidates who will compete in

There are 39 candidates vying for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate Seat, of them record number, six are African-American. Learn more about them and other Black candidates who will compete in

34 candidates are campaigning for a seat in the Missouri Senate in this years primary. Republicans and Democrats are well-represented, but smaller party candidates are all running for a spot

With 34 candidates campaigning for Missouris open U.S. Senate seat, it makes you ask, "Who isnt running for the Senate in Missouri."

Position politically. >> weve heard this song before, we heard it after new town, we heard it after virginia tech, weve heard it after every mass shooting, they think they might make some progress. doesnt happen. there was an op-ed in the "new york times" that listed the members of congress who accepted the largest contributions from the nra, they include john mccain, richard bird, ray blount, were talking almost $8 million on the case of john mccain on the house side, over a million dollars for...

About the way forward. >> reporter: mcconnell continues to offer tweaks to the bill as he brings the conference together. those have not revealed, even to the members. but tweaks alone may not be enough to convince those who are firmly opposed. >> i do need a complete overhaul in order to get to yes. >> reporter: meanwhile, vice president mike pence is attempting to rein in wayward senators. he spent time with ray blount over the weekend and made a speech to try to get this done. >> this will be...

Able to make it. harris: you talking about situations not necessarily weather-related, peter. >> reporter: yeah. this is true. they are politically related. politics. harris: a storm of its own. peter barnes from the fox business network. good to see you. thank you. jon: well, one washington resident having no trouble getting back to the nations capitol to continue those fiscal cliff talks, the president. of course it helps when you have your own airplane. the president arrived at andrews air fo...