By Kurt Erickson
最新杏吧原创 Post-Dispatch
JEFFERSON CITY聽鈥 Gov. Mike Kehoe headed south Wednesday for a trade mission to Central America carrying more political baggage than he may have expected after his signature priority for the year went down in flames.
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