The article discusses the border security in U.S. after the terrorist attacks of September 11th which unsettled the public's confidence in the nation's security and raised concerns about whether the institutions are up to the task of intercepting and thwarting would-be terrorists. The Department of Homeland Security has made progress...
By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Patients and doctors have plenty on the line as Congress reconvenes. Late last month, lawmakers left Washington, D.C., without putting a stop to a 10.6 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursements made to physicians. In the wake...
By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Patients and doctors have plenty on the line as Congress reconvenes. Late last month, lawmakers left Washington, D.C., without putting a stop to a 10.6 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursements made to physicians. In the wake...
Seniors will remember I wonder how proud the senior citizens of Kansas are of Sen. Sam Brownback for denying them the opportunity to determine where they can receive the best medical care. Several things happened recently that will linger in their minds should he ever seek an...
If you needed a reminder of how important elections are, it comes this week. Tuesday, Medicare is going to get a lot worse for almost everyone. Last week, Congress had a chance to do something about it. In the House, where every member is up for re-election this November, the...
Mitt Romney did not expect the lush beauty of John and Cindy McCain’s Arizona ranch in the rust-colored high country near Sedona. He and his wife, Ann, were there recently for what was described as a “purely social” stay with some of McCain’s closest political advisers ( ü ber...
By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL OLATHE - A thief offered U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback one option - walking - for relieving the nation's gas price woes. The person who broke into Brownback's 1997 Ford Taurus didn't possess the delicate skills required...
"President Bush is not popular - am I leaking that? - I don't know. If it's a leak, I didn't mean to say it." SEN. SAM BROWNBACK, speaking tongue-in-cheek recently to a group of top Kansas Republican Party leaders. Brownback said Republicans are in a "tough cycle"...
Fifth in a Series (This is the fifth Veepstakes article. Already profiled have been Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and former Ohio Rep. Rob Portman.) Earlier this year, when I asked Rep. Phil English (R.-Pa.) who was his choice for a running...
A 2008 spending bill signed by George W. Bush allocates $595,000 for the Morning Star Ranch, an evangelical training camp in Florence, Kansas. The funding--which violates both the First Amendment and regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development--was inserted into the spending bill by U.S. Senator Sam...
WASHINGTON AFP — Fifty-four US lawmakers have written to Chinese President Hu Jintao to end Beijing's policy of repatriating North Korean refugees, some of whom are reportedly executed on their return home. The letter, sent this week, was made public Thursday as lawmakers joined human rights, media, religious...
Both the Senate and House have cleared the Second Chance Act (H.R. 1593), aimed at helping the 650,000 inmates released from prison each year readjust to society. If signed into law by the President and funded in the appropriations process, the bill would help former inmates obtain...
As their presidential nomination process wrapped up in early March, Republicans appeared to be a fiancee with some doubts. Unlike the Democrats, GOPers made their commitment: For better or worse, it's going to be Sen. John McCain. But they keep nervously playing with the engagement ring. Was he really the...
In the past year, five states have apologized for slavery, and the U.S. Congress is considering issuing its own apology, USA Today recently reported. While it has apologized before, Congress has never apologized for slavery. "We've seen states step forward on this," said Sen. Tom Harkin...
[Defence] The US Air Force's decision to award a $1.5 billion (£755 million) contract to build air tankers to Northrop Grumman and its European partner EADS has caused anger among US politicians. The deal to build 179 refuelling planes, which will be based on EADS' commercial...
When the Air Force bypassed American plane maker Boeing last month and awarded one of the biggest defense contracts ever to a group that includes European-based Airbus, the outcry was predictable. A French-made U.S. warplane? It's enough to make you choke on your freedom fries. Members...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Martha Plotkin, The Council of State Governments JusticeCenter, +1-240-482-8579, mplotkin@csg.org NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council ofState Governments Justice Center lauds the U.S. Senate's passagelast night of the Second Chance Act of 2007. This landmark bill,introduced by Sens. Joseph Biden (D-DE), Arlen Specter...
By Tim Hrenchir THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Sen. Pat Roberts was pretty busy last week speaking out against the U.S. Air Force decision to bypass Boeing Co. in awarding a $35 billion military refueling plane contract. Still, Doug Kinsinger says Roberts spent about...
Byline: Sara A. Carter and Sean Lengell, THE WASHINGTON TIMES A bipartisan group of Capitol Hill lawmakers is threatening to limit or block the Air Force's choice of a foreign company to build its $40 billion in air tankers, forcing military leaders to outline...
By Tim Hrenchir THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Local business and political leaders today will make their annual trip to Washington, D.C., to seek federal funding to benefit Topeka and Shawnee County. Those making the trip plan to ask for money to help develop...
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