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QB Quinn admits trying to play through concussion
Brady Quinn had waited three years for another chance to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. He wasn't going to let a concussion put him back on the ...
Sprint buying some US Cellular markets for $480M
Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy U.S. Cellular Corp.'s service areas in the Midwest for $480 million to boost its network ...
Democrats maintain control of Senate
Democrats handily secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, ...
Republicans try to pick up more governors' offices
North Carolina voters elected their first Republican governor in two decades Tuesday as the GOP sought to broaden its hold on governor's mansions ...
New Congress likely to frustrate Obama or Romney
No matter who is elected president, he's likely to find that the next Congress will remain what the current one has been for President Barack Obama ...
Stifel Financial to buy fellow investment bank KBW
Stifel Financial is buying KBW in a deal the companies value at more than $575 million, creating a middle-market investment bank focused on the ...
A look at the most competitive states in the race
A look at the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. With two days left in the ...
For Romney, Obama, long slog to nail-biter finish
Mitt Romney pulled the plug on his first presidential run on Feb. 7, 2008, and immediately served notice that he wasn't about to fade away. "I hate ...
GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems
Republicans vigorously pursued their last, longshot chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained ...
No. 8 Florida avoids scare, beats Missouri 14-7
Florida has reason to celebrate, although it's not enough to elicit much reaction from coach Will Muschamp or his players. Mike Gillislee took a ...
White House and control of Congress on the ballot
The White House, the Senate, the tea party revolution in the House and 11 governorships are on the line Tuesday in a fantastically costly, ...
Merck settles multimillion dollar Mo. Vioxx claim
Merck & Co. Inc. has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Missouri consumers over its prescription pain reliever Vioxx in a deal ...
Civility efforts seek better behavior on campus
Jewish students in the University of California system labeled terrorists for their support of Israel. Black high school students pelted by bananas ...
Edwin Q. White, former AP Saigon chief, dies
One night in 1969, as a salvo of Viet Cong rockets exploded in the streets of Saigon, Edwin Q. White paused after typing a dateline on his typewriter ...
Mo. Sen. McCaskill using Romney in new TV ad
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill ventured into Republican-leaning southern Missouri on Thursday, warning voters that challenger Todd Akin would be ...
Bill Dees, co-writer of 'Oh, Pretty Woman,' dies
Bill Dees emerged from his days as an out-of-cash young songwriter to pen tunes recorded by Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and other country music greats, ...
Anti-union group boosts Akin in Missouri
An outside group that is critical of labor unions will spend $25,000 to boost Missouri Rep. Todd Akin in his race against Democratic Sen.
Romney and Obama pop up in latest GOP Senate ads
A resurgent Mitt Romney is popping up more in other Republican candidates' ads as both parties press their closing arguments in closely contested ...
Gingrich: Akin win could rebuke GOP establishment
Still mourning the death of her mother, Democratic Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill returned to campaigning Wednesday as Republican challenger Todd Akin ...
New ad urges Romney supporters to back Akin
A Republican-leaning political group that once opposed Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's Senate bid is launching the biggest ad buy on his behalf since the ...
McCaskill renews campaigning after mother's death
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is back on the campaign trail for the first time after the death of her mother. Betty Anne Ward McCaskill died Monday ...
Gingrich raising cash, profile for Akin Senate bid
Shunned by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin turned Tuesday to former presidential hopeful Newt ...
Pressey factor looms large for 15th-ranked Tigers
Unlike football, Missouri's transition to the SEC might not be so difficult when it comes to the other marquee sport. Only two players are back from ...
Gaffe-prone candidates hurt GOP's Senate chances
Republicans hopeful of taking over the Senate should be measuring the drapes. But a series of blown opportunities two years ago and again this year ...