Barnes criticizes Graves' energy policy
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Democrat Kay Barnes is calling Republican U.S. Rep. Sam Graves “very obviously” in “the pocket of Big Oil.”
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Barnes: Graves is in big oil's pocket
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Democrat Kay Barnes said Monday that Republican Congressman Sam Graves was very obviously in the pocket of big oil.
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Embarrassment is only in the eye of the beholder
News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
John Long, publisher of the local magazine Camp, contacted me recently about an April 21 story that looked at the upcoming race between Sam Graves and Kay Barnes.
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Kay Barnes ranks as second best-funded congressional challenger
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Barnes, who's going after Republican Sam Graves in Missouri's 6th District, had $954,000 on hand at the end of March.
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Barnes, Graves are close in financing for Congressional race
The Kansas City Business Journal (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Newly filed campaign finance disclosure forms in a congressional race between former Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes and incumbent Sam Graves, R-Mo., show that contributions for both candidates are nearly even.
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I Can't Afford It
A Republic, if you can keep it (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
I subscribe to a news letter from Sam Graves (Rep. Mo.), my United States Representative. I don't always agree with Sam but I do this time . I don't know about you but it has got to the point that go back and forth to work is about all I can afford to do if it means use gas. A three hundred percent increase of the federal gas tax could cause me to start walking to work, or think about it anyway....
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Graves faults ‘virtual fence' proposal for Mexican border
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
WASHINGTON | As a farmer, Rep. Sam Graves knows a thing or two about fences. And the Missouri Republican says he knows this for sure: It makes no sense to try to keep out illegal immigrants by building a “virtual fence” on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Congressman wants fence on Mexican border
One Old Vet (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Congressman wants fence on Mexican border Jeff Martin Congressman Sam Graves, R-6th District, visited Guier Fence in Blue Springs Tuesday afternoon - not to shop, but to support his bill to stop funding for a failed pilot project to build a “virtual fence” protecting the country’s Mexican border. “Congress passed the Secure Fence Act of 2006 that required [...]
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Lawmaker calls for real fence on border, not 'virtual'
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
As a farmer, Rep. Sam Graves says, he knows a thing or two about fences. And the Missouri Republican says he knows this for sure: It makes no sense to try to keep out illegal immigrants by building a "virtual fence" on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Graves advocates bill to fight illegal immigration
One Old Vet (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
Graves advocates bill to fight illegal immigration Ken Newton A bill with 147 co-sponsors and ample support from both parties usually has no trouble making it to the floor of the U.S. House. With immigration policy, convention seldom applies. But Rep. Sam Graves hopes a procedural move called a discharge petition will force an up-or-down vote on legislation [...]
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Barnes files papers for congressional race
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
JEFFERSON CITY | Former Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes today filed as a candidate for the congressional seat held by four-term Republican Sam Graves
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Kay Barnes criticizes Bush, Graves on their positions about economy
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 02/01/2008
Kay Barnes, former Kansas City mayor and 6th Congressional District hopeful, said President Bush and his followers, such as U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, are “out of touch with the economic climate.”
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Presidential visit will snarl traffic
BlogKC (Free subscription) | 01/31/2008
Watch out for road closures in the city and the Northland tomorrow. The Star reports that President Bush will be making appearances on the Plaza and in Crown Center in the morning. Then he will be passing through Downtown around lunch time, en route to Parkville for a Sam Graves fundraiser.
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Blogger Appreciation: Blue Girl, Red State
Gone Mild (Free subscription) | 01/22/2008
Blue Girl is a woman on a mission . She is out to change the world through blogging - relentlessly creating thoughtful, well-researched, fact-based posts on big topics. Her front page today is typical of her work - it ranges from Russian pipelines to a fantastic expose' on Sam Graves and Andy Blunt getting caught trying to sneak a seat on the ethanol gravy train . Posted at 12:34 this morning,...
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Sam Graves, Andy Blunt and the Conflict of Interest Caper
Blue Girl, Red State (Free subscription) | 01/22/2008
... straight-forward, easily understood, common-sense edict just clean evaded Missouri Congressman Sam Graves (MO 06) and uber-lobbyist Andy Blunt, the more-weaselly brother of our nefarious governor , Matt Blunt . But it gets better. Sam Graves "forgot" about the investment in Show Me Ethanol when he filed his congressional financial disclosure paperwork - until reporters started digging...
