MISSOURIANA

Life seems unfair. Ross Perot wasn't invited to take part in the presidential debates, but the CIA attended his daughter Nancy's wedding without an invitation.

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Just when Americans needed something to take their minds off the presidential campaign, the second O.J. Simpson trial is declared off limits.

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America has had plenty of crises in the past, but historians are wondering whether we can withstand a candidate who can't stop talking and one who constantly repeats himself.

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A GOP state Senate candidate drops out of the race, saying it's because of "domestic differences." Even in politics, women always get the last word.

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Essentially the contest for Missouri state treasurer is over which candidate is better at taking money to the bank.

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Missouri State Highway Patrol officials say the state's highway death rate has increased since higher speed limits went into effect. This is known as the Kevorkian Theory of Fast Driving.

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MU football coaches have come up with a plan for a winning season: more open dates.