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• Claire McCaskill is a United States Senator from Missouri. McCaskill is one of only two Democratic senators, along with Russ Feingold, to denounce the use of Earmarks. She is a strong supporter of Barack Obama for president and is actively campaigning for him.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: July 24, 1953
  2. Birthplace: Rolla, Missouri
  3. United States Senator: January 3, 2007 to present
  4. Political Party: Democratic
  5. Graduated from University of Missouri in 1975
  6. Graduated from University of Missouri Law School in 1978
  7. Religion: Catholic
  8. Against pork-barrel spending
  9. Focused on raising minimum wage
  10. Against the Anheuser-Busch bid by InBev
  11. One of the speakers at the 2008 Democratic Convention
  12. Supporter of Barack Obama's presidential campaign
  13. Went on a week-long, 17-city bus tour of Missouri to campaign for ObamaKHQA.com: McCaskill leading RV tour to promote Obama
  14. Spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention
  15. Often uses Twitter to post politically related informationCNET: Suddenly, Twitter's the rage with D.C. politicos (February 28, 2009)

• Campaign Issues

  Her campaign in 2006 focused primarily on raising the national minimum wage. Since taking office, she has lobbied for better veteran health care and benefits management and also opposed the Department of Defense on, what she has called, "loose spending" and budget irresponsibility. She has also been a strong and public supporter of the Barack Obama campaign for president.

• Michal J. Fox Controversy

  During her 2006 campaign for senate, a television ad featuring Michael J. Fox in support of Stem Cell Research and McCaskill aired in Missouri. The ad attracted extensive criticism from McCaskill's opposition, most notably from Rush Limbaugh who stated on his radio show that, in the ad, Fox was "moving all around and shaking" and that his physical appearance was "purely an act."

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