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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A proposed troop realignment could reduce the number of soldiers stationed at Fort Leonard Wood by nearly 4,000.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  McCaskill held a roundtable discussion Wednesday with top officials from the Missouri National Guard at the Guard’s Jefferson City headquarters.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  The massive E-F5 tornado killed 161 people and flattened a large swath of the city, destroying thousands of homes and commercial buildings.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Sen. Claire McCaskill said in a March 5 letter that Franklin's decision "shows ignorance, at best, and malfeasance, at worst."

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Senators demanded answers on Tuesday from senior military leaders on why an Air Force commander dismissed charges against a lieutenant colonel after he was convicted of sexual assault.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill is pushing for the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act in Congress.

Monday, November 05, 2012  Senator Claire McCaskill spent Election Day Eve traveling across the state and thanking her supporters.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill cast herself as a moderate and portrayed Republican challenger Todd Akin as an extremist in their final debate of a contentious Missouri Senate race.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill stopped by Columbia's Flat Branch Pub and Brewing to serve some pizza and drinks.

Sunday, October 14, 2012  Both cadidates critical of President Obama's policies.

Sunday, September 16, 2012  Organizers hope to get people to the polls come November.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Also anwered questions about why she's not in Charlotte.

Sunday, September 02, 2012  Each side remains firm that the other should blink.

Saturday, August 25, 2012  Akin's comments have not taken her campaign off-guard.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  Top Missouri Republicans are calling for Akin to step aside in the U.S. Senate Race.