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Candidates for U.S. Senate 

By: Matthew Patane and Jordan Shapiro

Claire McCaskill
Democrat

Todd Akin
Republican

Jonathan Dine
Libertarian

Profiles:
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Age: 59 65 32
Family: Married to Joe Shepard with three children and four stepchildren. Married to Lulli Akin. They have six children and eight grandchildren. Single. He has a daughter.
Education: Bachelor's degree in political science and law degree from MU.  Bachelor’s degree in management engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1971; master of divinity degree from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, 1984. High School degree
Job History: Missouri House of Representatives, 1983-1989; Jackson County Prosecutor, 1993-1999; Missouri State Auditor, 1999-2007. U.S. Army; engineer with IBM; management with Laclede Steel; former state representative. Personal trainer in Kansas City.
YouTube Videos:
02/23/2012: Promises Kept 
05/2/2012: Back Again 
05/22/2012: From Here 
05/23/2012: Betty Anne McCaskill: Claire's commitment to veterans 
05/24/2012: Always Remember 
07/19/2012: Three of a kind, one and the same: Todd Akin 
07/19/2012: Three of a kind, one and the same: Sarah Steelman 
07/19/2012: Three of a kind, one and the same: John Brunner 
08/10/2012: Is Todd Akin Mainstream? (Medicare, Minimum Wage and Student Loans) 
08/10/2012: Is Todd Akin Mainstream? (Social Security, Minimum Wage, and Student Loans) 
08/14/2012: Stage 3 
08/28/2012: Think About Family 
09/06/2012: Fifty 
09/25/2012: Balance 
09/25/2012: Calendar - Next 
10/06/2012: Prosecutor 
10/10/2012: Diana - Extended Version 
10/10/2012: Diana 
10/10/2012: Joanie 
10/10/2012: Rachel 
10/14/2012: China 
10/23/2012: Real Words - Veterans 
10/25/2012: Real Words - Minimum Wage 
10/25/2012: Real Words - Middle Class 
10/25/2012: Real Words - Medicare 
10/28/2012: Real Words - Women 
11/01/2012: Unfit 
07/05/2012: Standing on Principle, Leading with Courage 
07/16/2012: Don't Be Fooled 
07/28/2012: Freedom's Flame 
07/31/2012: Leizl's Story 
08/14/2012: Wrong Way Claire 
08/21/2012: Forgiveness 
08/29/2012: Six Seconds - Six Years 
09/14/2012: Broken Trust 
10/01/2012: Line by Line 
10/11/2012: Cash and Carry Claire 
10/26/2012: Selling Us Out 
10/27/2012: Jobs & Paychecks 
10/27/2012: Strong as Steel 
10/31/2012: Veterans for Akin 
11/01/2012: Care 
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