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Wire, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/25/3807819-mo-regulators-vote-to-close-president-casino</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/25/3807819-mo-regulators-vote-to-close-president-casino</guid><category>business</category><category>casino</category><category>exchange-commission</category><category>mo</category><category>president-casino</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:39:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>$15.6M grant will rebuild vital dock in St. Louis</title><description><![CDATA[A $15.6 million federal grant will help St. Louis rebuild a dock that is considered crucial for commercial traffic on the Mississippi River, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Friday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Salter, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/18/3649701-156m-grant-will-rebuild-vital-dock-in-st-louis</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/18/3649701-156m-grant-will-rebuild-vital-dock-in-st-louis</guid><category>business</category><category>grant</category><category>st-louis</category><category>mo</category><category>gary-locke</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:15:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Plea deal reached in store scuffle case</title><description><![CDATA[A black school teacher charged with assaulting white police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace has agreed a plea deal with prosecutors convicting her of two misdemeanor counts.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Salter, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/20/3527093-plea-deal-reached-in-store-scuffle-case</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/20/3527093-plea-deal-reached-in-store-scuffle-case</guid><category>race</category><category>us-news</category><category>store</category><category>scuffle</category><category>mo</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:16:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fate of black teacher in Mo. case rests with jury</title><description><![CDATA[A jury is deliberating the fate of a black school teacher charged with assaulting white police officers in Missouri]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Salter, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/20/3526740-fate-of-black-teacher-in-mo-case-rests-with-jury</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/20/3526740-fate-of-black-teacher-in-mo-case-rests-with-jury</guid><category>us</category><category>race</category><category>us-news</category><category>store</category><category>scuffle</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:35:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Editors see financial gains from cutting frequency</title><description><![CDATA[The Hannibal Courier-Post proclaims that it is "Missouri's oldest daily newspaper, serving since 1838." 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