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Kansas leaders step back from talk of tax hike to make up budget gap
By Scott Rothschild, November 4, 2009
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2010 elections: Democratic fears, GOP hopes
By Liz Sidoti - Associated Press Writer
November 8, 2009
Oh, how the tables have turned.
Obama nears decision to send more troops to Afghanistan
By Jonathan S. Landay, John Walcott and Nancy A. Youssef - McClatchy Newspapers
November 8, 2009
President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, administration and military officials have told McClatchy Newspapers.
Voters share their thoughts on politics in the past year
By Christine Metz
November 8, 2009
It was a crisp, autumn day here in Douglas County, and just like in the rest of the country, a sense of change was in the air as voters went to the polls last November.
Youths receive election lessons
By Christine Metz
November 8, 2009
During the 2008 presidential election, more than 60 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds voted in Douglas County. It was a higher rate than those between the ages of 25 and 44.
Obama finding it harder to blame Bush for job woes
By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press Writer
November 7, 2009
For months he had warned it was coming, but that didn’t ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.
Regents Chairwoman asks legislators to put away the budget knife
By Scott Rothschild
November 6, 2009
Kansas Board of Regents Chair Jill Docking on Friday urged Gov. Mark Parkinson and lawmakers to avoid cutting higher education as the state grapples with a $460 million budget shortfall.
Final tally changes slightly in Baldwin City’s sales tax election
By Jeff Myrick
November 6, 2009
Vote totals in Tuesday’s sales tax election in Baldwin City now are official.
Obama: Indians ‘will not be forgotten’
By Ben Feller - Associated Press Writer
November 6, 2009
President Barack Obama assured American Indians on Thursday that they have a place in his White House and on his agenda, telling tribal leaders their marginalized community deserves more from its government.
Congress extends jobless benefits to record levels
By Jim Abrams - Associated Press Writer
November 6, 2009
Congress on Thursday decisively approved an extension of unemployment benefits for almost two million people out of work nearly a year or more as the U.S. continues to lose jobs.
Congress extends jobless benefits to record levels
By Jim Abrams - Associated Press Writer
November 6, 2009
Congress on Thursday decisively approved an extension of unemployment benefits for almost two million people out of work nearly a year or more as the U.S. continues to lose jobs.
Budget estimate declines by 4.2%
By Scott Rothschild
November 6, 2009
State fiscal experts Thursday said the Kansas economy remains stuck in recession, and that means a further drop in tax revenues and more budget cuts.
Statehouse Live: FORECAST IN: Recession continues, budget cuts likely;
By Scott Rothschild
08:24 a.m., November 5, 2009 Updated 06:39 p.m.
Revised tax projections will set targets for Gov. Parkinson, legislators; Increased caseloads require more funding;
Lawmakers plan to discuss death penalty
Staff reports
November 5, 2009
A proposal to abolish the Kansas death penalty will be considered by lawmakers during the second week of the 2010 legislative session, a legislator said Wednesday.
AARP reportedly to support Democrats’ health care overhaul
Associated Press
November 5, 2009
In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Gingrich: GOP victories could set model for nation
By George Diepenbrock
November 5, 2009
The face of the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress saw something he liked in Tuesday night’s election results.

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