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Obama Rally Draws 100,000 in Missouri
Amy Chozick reports on the presidential race from St. Louis. Barack Obama attracted 100,000 people at a Saturday rally here, his biggest crowd ever at a U.S. event. The crowd assembled under the Gateway Arch on a sunny Saturday afternoon to hear Obama speak about taxes and slam the Republicans on economic issues. Lt. Samuel Dotson of the St. Louis Police Department confirmed the number of attendees piled into the grassy lawn flanked by the Missouri capital and the Missouri River. To ...
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100,000 Come to Hear Obama in St Louis!
The Latest on Air America — The Wall Street Journal has more....and a picture.

Obama Enthusiasm in Missouri
TalkLeft — ... Crowd counts are often exaggerated (particularly by the McCain-Palin campaign), but the picture accompanying this story tends to confirm the support Barack Obama has generated in Missouri. ...

Wow: Obama in St. Louis
The Reaction — ... As the WSJ puts it: "To be sure, big crowds don't always signal a big turnout on Election Day. But Obama's ability to draw his largest audience yet in a typically red state that just weeks ago looked out of reach, could signal a changing electoral map." ...

Humongous crowd greets Barack Obama in St. Louis; that might worry his campaign
Top of the Ticket — ... rally in St. Louis today certainly performed above and beyond -- a throng estimated at 100,000, a figure a police official signed off on, jammed into the city's Gateway Arch to hear the candidate hold forth. ...

Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... in several "red" states, including Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. * If you haven't seen pictures from Obama's record-breaking crowd in St. Louis on Saturday, it was an impressive showing. * Obama and Hillary Clinton will ...

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SurveyUSA: Obama Takes Lead in MissouriTaegan Goddard's Political Wire
A new SurveyUSA in Missouri finds Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain, 51% to 43%. "The contest in Missouri has swung 10-points to Obama since SurveyUSA's last track point, 3 weeks ago. Then, McCain led by 2."