JEFFERSON CITY — For years, scores of political party committees have served as funnels to route big donations around the state's campaign contribution limits.
St. Louis television viewers are getting their first look at a campaign ad promoting Attorney General Jay Nixon, the likely Democratic nominee for Missouri governor.
Barack Obama may make it to the Rose Garden, but he'll still be an orchid. For all his attempts to act like a sturdy American perennial, he's a genuine hothouse flower, and everything he is and does is cultivated.