By Steve Bell
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Kansas City, MO –
The lid is off Missouri political contributions and the money is rolling in. In the first five days after limits expired, Hulshof has outcollected Nixon by more than 2 to 1.Missouri gubernatorial candidates Hulshof and Nixon have scheduled their first debate for next week in Columbia.Another 700 Missouri National Guard troops are on their way to the Gulf Coast.The first wave of Kansas troops called for hurricane relief departed today.Margaret Donnelly will drop a lawsuit challenging Senator Chris Koster's win in the Democrat for MO Attorney General race.A judge will allow the Missouri Chamber of Commerce to join in a lawsuit seeking to keep an eminent domain measure off the ballot.The latest Washington rumor: a possible cabinet post for Sam Brownback if McCain wins.A Johnson County man becomes the first convicted there for dogfighting.