Kansas

The Number One Form of Child Abuse in America

Diane Dimond | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Passport Denial Program, Deadbeat Parents, 36 Billion Dollars Unpaid Support, Arizona, Delinquent Payments, State and Federal Enforcement, Mississippi, Child Support, Cases In: New Mexico, California, Kansas, Living News
Diane Dimond

They are parents who have walked away from the most precious obligation one can have -- their own children.

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Obama: Globalization of Joy

Diane Francis | Posted 11.05.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Politics, Baby Boomers, Chicago, Civil Rights, Obama Grant Park, Oprah, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Obama Grant Park Speech, Kansas, Grant Park, Africans, Election Results, President Obama, Obama Presidency, HuffPost Election Reaction, Chicago News
Diane Francis

Chicago's Grant Park was filled to the brim with half a million happy, cheering Americans from every socio-economic slice of America's multicultural society.

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Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

Read More: 2008 Elections, Law, Democrat, Youth Vote, Swift Boat, Obama, Democratic Party, Voter Suppression, Voting Problems, Voter Su, Colorado, Acorn Voter Fraud, Hava, Voter Registration, Voters, Election 2008, Voter Fraud, Republican Party, Voting, Denver, Republican Presidential Candidate, Acorn Voter Registration, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, John McCain, Acorn, Women Voters, Indiana, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democracy, Democrats, Acorn Scandal, 2008 Election, Election, Barack Obama, Swiftboating, Early Voting, Republican, New York Times, Breaking Politics News, Voter ID Laws, Republicans, West Virginia, Paper Ballots, Kansas, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Tennessee, Home News
Judah Freed

Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.

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Congress Weans Us Off the Teat of Foreign Oil with Concessions to Offshore Drilling

Simran Sethi | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Foreign Oil, John McCain, T. Boone Pickens, Wind Energy, Mexico, Renewable Energy, Canada, Congress, Democrats, Coal, Legislation, Offshore Drilling, Cnbc, Fuel Efficiency, Turbine, Electricity, Wall Street, Climate Change, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Department of Energy, Environment, Mercury, Department of Energy, Republicans, Turbines, Wind Farms, Global Warming, Simran Sethi, Kansas, Green Energy, Green News
Simran Sethi

Weaning America off the teat of foreign oil is something that every citizen can agree is a good thing. It will start to put funding into renewable energy infrastructure that we so desperately need.

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Obama's Newbie Activists: Unloved By Insiders But Here To Stay

Kristi Boone | Posted 08.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Politics, Convention, Democratic National Convention Denver, Denver, Barack Obama, Kansas, Home News
Kristi Boone

I have decided to channel my frustration with the party by getting my hands dirty. I am running for the Kansas House of Representatives to try to make the party a more open environment for people like me.

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The Other Woman Running Mate

Stephen Hancock | Posted 08.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama Vice President, Evan Bayh, Vice President, Tim Kaine, Kathleen Sebelius, Ohio, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, David Plouffe, Offthebus, Ted Strickland, Kansas, Election 2008, Kathleen Sebelius VP, Home News

With the presidential nominee's Kansas roots, a Sebelius selection would make for a wonderful narrative, a tale of the heartland which could be spun to great effect at the Convention, and one that would help dispel the "exotic" aspersions cast at Obama.

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Pro-Choice GOP Win in Kansas, Kline Defeat Signal End to Social Conservatism

Scott Swenson | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Tiller, Abortion, Phill Kline, Health, Jim Ryun, Lynn Jenkins, Congress, Pro-Life, 2008 Election, Pro-Choice, Nancy Boyda, Kansas, John McCain, Kansas Pro-Choice, Purple Kansas, Kansas Results, Politics News
Scott Swenson

Few think "trend-setter" and "Kansas" belong in the same sentence, but the defeat of anti-choice Phill Kline is a sure sign that the end is near for social conservative ideologues' stranglehold on the GOP.

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Senate Candidate Discusses Energy And The Environment In Rural America

Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Energy, Kathleen Sebelius, Rural America and the Progressive Movement, Rural America, Kansas, Jim Slattery, Green News
Kate Sheppard

Jim Slattery, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas, dropped by Netroots Nation this morning to talk about how progressives can make inroads in the heartland.

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Life Cycle: Look into the Light

Simran Sethi | Posted 07.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Compact Florescent Light Bulb, Coal-Plant, Cfl, Green, Kathleen Sebelius, Coal, Rod Bremby, Union of Concerned Scientists, Light, Climate Change, Energy Bill, Mercury, Environment, Global Warming, Incandescent, Kansas, Coejl, Green News
Simran Sethi

People give you this whole rap about how easy saving the planet is. Change a light bulb and save the world. Yes and no. How about we consider it a start rather than an end destination?

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What's Not The Matter With Kansas: Kate Sheppard Talks To Governor Kathleen Sebelius

Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Vice President, Barack Obama Vice President, Kathleen Sebelius, Big Coal, Obama Veepstakes, Coal, Kansas, Green News
Kate Sheppard

Governor Kathleen Sebelius has advocated for a major increase in the amount of wind power generated in Kansas, and pushed for massive reforms to the state's energy plan.

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Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius Discusses The Fight Against Coal

Grist Mill | Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Sebelius Vice Presidential Candidate, Environment, Kansas, Kansas Fights Coal, Kathleen Sebelius, Coal, Green News

Among the many names swirling in the Obama VP buzz is that of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. A second-term Democratic governor in what's traditionally...

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Steve Perry, Sam Cooke, Arnel Pineda, and My Journey To Obsession

Tony Sachs | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Classic Rock, The Sopranos, Music Business, Arena Rock, Neal Schon, Family Guy, Sam Cooke, Steve Perry, REO Speedwagon, Knott's Berry Farm, Gq, New York Times, Arnel Pineda, Journey, Soul Music, Styx, Kansas, South Park, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

The question haunted me: If Sam Cooke was one of the all-time great soul singers, and Steve Perry sounded like Sam Cooke, did that make Steve Perry a great soul singer, too?

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Almost Blue: The Obama-Dean Western Campaign

Dawn Teo | Posted 06.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, 2008 Elections, President, Alaska, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Congress, Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, Barack Obama, Kansas, California, Obama Coattails, Obama Western Strategy, Obama McCain, Obama Dean, Obama Down-Ticket Races, Obama West, Obama Howard Dean, Obama Down Ticket, Obama Mccain West, Obama DNC, Obama Congress, Home News
Dawn Teo

Obama's army goes deep behind enemy lines in the West. He and Dean are determined to compete in red states as a matter of strategy, forcing McCain to spend money and resources on his own turf.

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What's Right with Kansas

Carl Pope | Posted 05.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Energy, Sebelius, Kansas, Coal, Climate Change, Global Warming, Home News
Carl Pope

Topeka, KS -- Well, King Coal did its best. The insiders in the Kansas political world huffed and puffed. The Speaker of the Kansas House of Represent...

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Final Final Four Report: What a Game!

Lloyd Garver | Posted 04.09.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Final Four, Writing, NCAA Tournament, Kansas, Entertainment News
Lloyd Garver

There's a "rule" among members of the press covering a sporting event which states, "No cheering from the press box." Well, that rule went out the window somewhere in the second half.

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Sweet Caroline: The NCAA Odyssey of the Davidson Wildcats

William E. Jackson Jr. | Posted 03.31.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Ncaa, Davidson, Final Four, Kansas, Entertainment News
William E. Jackson Jr.

"Good times never seem so good. Oh, I've been inclined to believe it never would." Across Main street from the silence of the college church sanctua...

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Sebelius Plays Chicken with Kansas State Legislature Over Coal

David Roberts | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Veto, Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, Coal, Environment, Environmentalism, Politics News
David Roberts

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has vetoed a Senate Bill and green-lit two new coal plants -- 11 million tons of CO2.

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Clinton's General Election Disaster in the Making

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.

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Michigan And Florida Need A Mulligan

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Mulligan -- (noun)  A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. This is ...

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Friday Talking Points [18]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I'm going to start off with a quick piece of advice for both Democratic campaigns (or perhaps for Howard Dean) -- spend the next few weeks taping ever...

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My Super Duper Tsunami Tuesday Primary Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Between Obama and Clinton, it's going to be a virtual tie. Both campaigns will immediately release spin on why they are now the frontrunner, and why the other should politely drop out of the race.

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Jason Linkins

Maybe Kris Kobach Is What's The Matter With Kansas

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: Kansas, Voter Suppression, GOP 2008, Kris Kobach, Voter Caging, Politics News

If, indeed, power corrupts, then what bulwark does the public have when absolute power tries to corrupt absolutely? One vital defense, it seems, is t...

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Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?

Carl Pope | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics

Read More: Mitch McConnell, Kansas, Rush Limbaugh, Joe Mccarthy, Climate Change, Global Warming, Politics News
Carl Pope

I'm chagrined to say that a sense of decency, which was still expected when I was nine, has apparently been consigned to the dust bin of history by the reactionary right.

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Big Coal's Xenophobic Slime Campaign

David Roberts | Posted 11.05.2007 | Politics

Read More: Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, Coal, Xenophobia, Big Coal, Politics News
David Roberts

The fossil fuel lobby is panicking. Kansas was recently the site of a bold repudiation of coal and now look at the slime Big Coal put out in several Kansas newspapers today.

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The Bigger They Are ...

Carl Pope | Posted 10.19.2007 | Home

Read More: Kansas, Coal, Global Warming, Home News
Carl Pope

Topeka, KS - ... the harder they fall, and the Sunflower coal-fired power plant fell with a mighty thud today. With the support of a majority of Kansa...

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