The spokesman for the Missouri auditor's office left a note before he was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound late Sunday, about a month after his boss killed himself, police said Monday. (Updated)

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The embattled chairman of the Missouri Republican Party gained some support Monday as police said they have no evidence of an anti-Semitic whispering campaign against a state auditor who killed himself.

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A prominent Republican donor stepped forward Thursday to back up assertions that Missouri's GOP chairman had made negative remarks about the religion of the state auditor, who killed himself amid perceptions he was the target of an anti-Semitic whispering campaign.

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The chairman of the Missouri Republican Party mounted a public defense of his reputation Thursday as several state lawmakers called for his resignation over his alleged involvement in an anti-Semitic whispering campaign against a state auditor who killed himself.

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Amid the tragedy of the apparent suicide of Missouri State Auditor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Schweich has surfaced an ugly truth: Bigotry is still a part of the Missouri political landscape.

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An aide to former U.S. Sen. John Danforth said last week that she was on the phone with Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich — discussing his angst over perceived rumors about his religion — just moments before he killed himself.

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Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth denounced the mean-spirited nature of American politics Tuesday while eulogizing Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich.

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Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich’s death on Thursday from what police say was an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound astonished the legal and political worlds.

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Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, who had recently launched a Republican campaign for governor, fatally shot himself Thursday in what police described as an "apparent suicide" at his home in suburban St. Louis.

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The Missouri GOP's annual conference this weekend showed a party divided over the two top Republican candidates for governor in 2016 — previewing a primary some worry could besmirch both contenders and help the only declared Democrat running for the office.

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Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich launched his gubernatorial campaign aggressively Wednesday, accusing his Republican primary rival of being "bought and paid for" by a wealthy donor and questioning the ethics of his potential Democratic opponent.

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