Posted on Fri, Feb. 17, 2006
Journalists feel Blunt-Nixon friction
By TIM HOOVER
The Kansas City Star
JEFFERSON CITY — There was no hiding the friction Thursday between Gov. Matt Blunt and Attorney General Jay Nixon.
Blunt and Nixon spoke to editors and reporters gathered in Jefferson City for the Missouri Press Association’s annual Day at the Capitol. Nixon, a Democrat serving his fourth term as attorney general, is raising money for a potential 2008 run against Blunt, a Republican.
Nixon, though, told reporters and editors he was not prepared to make a formal announcement of his candidacy.
“While I don’t shy from the fact we’re out there raising money, in the short run my primary focus is here (the attorney general’s office),” he said.
Nixon and Blunt, however, have been sparring over state issues for months.
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