Suicides Rattle Missouri Republicans

“The shocking suicides of a candidate for governor and his spokesman in Missouri have thrown the state’s Republican Party into disarray amid accusations of dirty campaigning and smear tactics,” McClatchy reports.

“While the twin tragedies remain under investigation, they’ve exposed bitter rifts in a party that’s on the verge of dominating the state but appears to be at war with itself. The fallout might have a ripple effect on 2016 races for governor, the U.S. Senate and even the White House.”