Steelman: Bond Called Himself "King of Earmarks"

The outgoing state Treasurer says Kit Bond endorsed Kenny Hulshof in the G.O.P. primary for Governor because she attacked earmarks and hired political operative Jeff Roe, reports The Columbia Tribune's Terry Ganey in a must-read.
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Ganey also reports that Steelman's lawyer has written a letter to the Justice Department about the firing of U.S. Attorney Todd Graves. It's unclear what the letter specifically said about Sen. Bond, but Steelman said Bond's remark about Roe might have some bearing into the investigation of Graves' firing. Bond called the comment "immaterial."
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EASING THE CHILL? It's hard to know how Bond will feel after reading the article, but Missouri's senior Senator seems to offer warmer words about Steelman's political future. In an interview with KY3, Bond was non-committal about her role in the party. In this piece, Bond said he would very likely support her in another possible statewide run, possibly for Auditor. (Not sure if Steelman would be interested in an Auditor run; Our guess is she's got bigger things in mind.)
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