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Rape is a horrific crime.

But what if the horror story did not end with the crime itself? Too many brave survivors of sexual assault in our nation are re-victimized as they pursue the support, resources and justice they deserve. Their perseverance and strength is worthy of our greatest respect but we all know they deserve the full support of the government and the law at the federal, state and local level.

Combating sex trafficking in Missouri

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Protecting Main Street from Washington

By: Rep. Ann Wagner

By Bill Lambrecht
October 11, 2013

WASHINGTON • After a critical meeting at the White House, GOP Rep. Ann Wagner said she was hopeful that a deal could be reached soon to reopen the government and raise the government’s borrowing power to avoid a debt default.

“I think we’re moving in a discerning way with real urgency, and I hope that we can get a deal worked out here,” she said Thursday evening.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

September 26, 2013 2:00 pm • Bill Lambrecht blambrecht@post-dispatch.com 202-298-6880

WASHINGTON • Five days before government agencies send workers home, House Republicans are fashioning a new bargaining stance that would delay the Affordable Care Act for a year and press a laundry list of GOP-favored initiatives.

In Washington

By Robert Koenig, Beacon Washington correspondent

6:54 am on Wed, 07.03.13

WASHINGTON -- The frustrations of freshman members of Congress are well documented, as most of the political big fish in their home districts suddenly find themselves reduced to mere guppies when they enter the seniority-ruled shark tank of the U.S. House.