Pat Roberts

‘Green’ Jayhawks receive accolades

Sustainability Leadership Awards recognize individuals who promote environmentally friendly habits. This year’s Sustainability Leadership Awards recognized people who were involved in a variety of places on campus. Photo by...

What Party is more Partisan?

Percentage of time voting along with your party, 110th Congress* * 97.5%: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) * 97.4%: Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) * 97.3%: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) * 96.9%: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)...

Obama's First Big Mistake on the Job: Rescuing Sen. Joe Lieberman

By Dave Lindorff The word is that Barack Obama, in keeping with his promise of a new post-Bush/Cheney era of “civility in government,” is telling Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid not to eject the treacherous Sen. Joe Lieberman...

Focus on Downham memorial

Published Date: 11 November 2008 DOWNHAM'S refurbished war memorial was the focus of Remembrance Sunday commemorations in the town. The chairman of the Joint Remembrance Committee, Pat Roberts, said: “The memorial came into...

Kansas senator receives AOPA award for GA support

By AOPA Communications staff Phil Boyer with J.B. “Doc” Hartranft Award winner Sen. Pat Roberts. AOPA has named Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts the winner of the prestigious J.B. “Doc” Hartranft Award for 2008, for his longtime support...

With Election '08 in the books, there are new plots to follow

You love me when all things politics are hot. Congressman Sam Graves painted Kay Barnes as a big-city liberal with “San Francisco values” back before anybody in the 6th District knew there was a race. In Kansas, Republican Sen....

Just days after election, Moran begins raising money for US Senate run

With the 2008 election season over, Rep. Jerry Moran wasted little time taking the next step in his likely bid for higher office. The western Kansas Republican filed paperwork Friday that allows him to accept contributions for...

President-elect's Queries to Briefers

Excerpt: After a week lecturing at Kansas State University and then in Kansas City, Missouri, I could not shake the feeling that what Kansas and Missouri need most is the equivalent of Radio Free Europe, which was so effective...

Bush Decides to Keep Guantánamo Open

Despite his stated desire to close the American prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, President Bush has decided not to do so, and never considered proposals drafted in the State Department and the Pentagon that outlined options for...

Georgia Senate race heads to runoff

Overall, Democrats broaden their control of Congress in the elections Asad Abdi, 19, waits for results of the Senate race between former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken and incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman at...

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