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U.S. Senate Key Race:
Missouri
November 8, 2006, 2:10 a.m. ET
McCaskill Emerges Victorious
in Heated Senate Race
 Democratic
candidate Claire McCaskill, who won her bid for U.S. Senate
Wednesday morning, told a cheering crowd, "We heard
the voices of Missourians tonight and they said, 'We want
change.' They have said, 'We want accountability.'"
She defeated Republican Sen. Jim Talent in a race that
highlighted the stem cell debate due to a voter referendum.
-- Online NewsHour
November 7, 2006
Missouri
Senate Candidates Debate Stem Cell Policy, Iraq
Candidates for the Missouri Senate, Republican incumbent
Jim Talent and state auditor Claire McCaskill, debated for
the third time Wednesday, highlighting their differences
on Iraq, stem cell research and the question of nuclear
talks with N. Korea.
-- Online NewsHour
October 31, 2006
Missouri
Key to Democratic Hopes of a Senate Takeover
Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo., and his Democratic challenger,
state auditor Claire McCaskill, are in an apparent dead
heat leading up to the Nov. 7 midterm elections. Republican
and Democratic bloggers discuss the candidates' chances
as the race enters its final week.
   
 
-- NewsHour
October 27, 2006
Election
Ads, Responses Take Negative Turn
In the final stretch before Nov. 7 midterm elections, some
campaigns ads have turned negative while others have elicited
a fury of partisan attacks. In Missouri, actor Michael J.
Fox, who has Parkinson's Disease, appeared in an ad for
Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill urging voters
to support her position on stem cell research -- an ad that
drew criticism from conservative host Rush Limbaugh and
garnered nationwide attention.
-- NewsHour
October 12, 2006
Missouri
Senate Candidates Debate Stem Cell Policy, Iraq
Candidates for the Missouri Senate, Republican incumbent
Jim Talent and state auditor Claire McCaskill, debated for
the third time Wednesday, highlighting their differences
on Iraq, stem cell research and the question of nuclear
talks with N. Korea.
-- Online NewsHour
August 30, 2006
Stem
Cell Amendment at Center of Missouri Senate Race
In November, Missouri residents will vote on an amendment
that would allow state scientists to conduct any stem cell
research permitted under federal law. Both Republican incumbent
Sen. Jim Talent, who opposes it, and his challenger Democrat
Claire McCaskill, who supports it, are using the issue to
motivate voters in their Senate campaigns.
-- NewsHour
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