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Monday, November 19, 2012  A bipartisan group of current and former Missouri officials is calling for federal leaders to address the national debt.

Saturday, September 29, 2012  Former Senator Kit Bond of Missouri also endorsed Akin on Friday

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  The Christopher S. "Kit" Bond Distinguished Lecture will be delivered Wednesday afternoon at the university's Life Sciences Center, also named for the retired senator from Missouri.

Monday, March 28, 2011  Saturday's winter weather made for slippery sidewalks, roads and airport runways.

Monday, March 07, 2011  The Christopher S. “Kit” Bond Distinguished Lecture Series will provide a forum for nationally and internationally recognized leaders.

Monday, January 31, 2011  Former Missouri Senator Kit Bond discussed the problems in Egypt during a trip to Columbia on Monday.

Monday, January 31, 2011  Former Senator Kit Bond and former Congressman Ike Skelton were honored for their service to our country.

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  The 112th Congress convenes Wednesday.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  Bond plans to focus his legal work on areas where he had expertise as a senator.

Thursday, December 23, 2010  Missouri's missing moon rock was found In Senator Kit Bond's office in Washington and has since been returned.

Thursday, December 23, 2010  Missouri was among 15 states that couldn't account for the Apollo 17 moon rocks. State officials weren't sure what happened to it.

Monday, August 23, 2010  Update: Monday, Aug. 23 at 6:50 p.m. On the University of Missouri campus Monday morning, Bond hosted a discussion of biomass as a source of clean energy and a boost to the state economy.

Saturday, July 24, 2010  Senator Kit Bond was in Columbia Saturday evening getting roasted by his good friends to help the Alzheimer’s Association.

Friday, June 11, 2010  Missouri's two senators were on opposite sides of an effort to block President Obama's administration from moving ahead with rules on greenhouse gas emissions.

Wednesday, June 02, 2010  Sen. Kit Bond spent some time in Columbia Wednesday to speak at a women's small business conference.