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A Democratic state representative who has organized anti-police protests in St. Louis rapped about shooting “snitches” and dragging their dead bodies behind cars in a series of rap videos. State Rep. Bruce Franks Jr., a freshman lawmaker elected in November 2016, used the rap name Ooops as part of a rap group called St. Louis Cypher. In a series of videos, some as recent as 2015, Franks rapped about shooting and stabbing people to death and hiding the evidence. “I off them if they snitch, I put a shotty to their body, send them straight to the reverend! I put...

DALLAS (September 30, 2004 07:45 PM EDT) - Democratic Rep. Martin Frost on Thursday offered to refund contributions to an October fund-raiser after canceling the appearance of Peter Yarrow over the folk singer's 1970 child indecency conviction. Yarrow, a member of the group Peter, Paul and Mary, was convicted of "taking indecent liberties" with a 14-year-old girl in 1969. President Carter pardoned him in 1981.Frost said in a statement that "crimes against children are very serious offenses. ... I do not believe it is appropriate for Mr. Yarrow to campaign on my behalf." Frost, who faces Republican Rep. Pete Sessions...