Roberts unhappy that NSA program made public
Sen. Pat Roberts is unhappy.Thursday's [USA Today][1] report that the National Security Agency was collecting phone call records on "tens of millions of Americans" is ...
Roberts won’t confirm NSA surveillance program; won’t meet with “secret prison” investigators
Another day, another National Security Agency program pushed into public view.[USA Today][1] reports: "The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records ...
Roberts more supportive of CIA nominee
Sen. Pat Roberts is moving quickly.The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday said he's ready to start confirmation hearings for CIA director nominee ...
Roberts not ready to endorse CIA nominee
![][1]Sen. Pat Roberts likes Gen. Michael Hayden. But that doesn't mean Hayden will get Roberts' support to be the next director of the CIA.[AP][2] reports: ...
Roberts says CIA nominee poses concerns
![][1]Gen. Michael Hayden hadn't even been nominated to head the CIA before Republicans were expressing concerns.The man who will be in charge of reviewing Hayden's ...
Brownback: Farmers need migrant workers, bigger subsidies
Sam Brownback links[(Brownfield) Agriculture important to immigration debate, says Brownback:][1] The immigration issue is center stage in Washington this week as the U.S. Senate continues ...
Brownback in thick of immigration battle
Sam Brownback links[(LA Times) GOP Senators Trying to Shape a Compromise on Immigration:][1] Facing a self-imposed Friday deadline for reaching agreement on the thorny issue ...
Brownback ready for filibuster
Sam Brownback links[(LifeNews.com) Senate Still Primed for Fierce Embryonic Stem Cell Research Debate:][1] The Senate is primed and ready for what will likely be an ...
Brownback votes for less-restrictive immigration bill
![][1] Let's start with immigration.Sen. Sam Brownback on Monday was part of a minority of Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee who joined Democrats in ...
Brownback to speak at “War on Christians” conference
Back from spring break. Did we miss anything?Sam Brownback links[(Slate.com) What's really happening in Washington this week:][1] The rest of the country may be talking ...
This is the end
By Mark Fagan mfagan@ljworld.com So this is how it ends. No trip back to California for C.J. Giles. No West Coast pilgrimages for legions of ...
Hey Dad, wanna play?
This time of year, I miss my kids. I know what you're thinking: wah, wah. You're covering the Jayhawks. Tough job. Ronnie Chalmers, of course, ...
So, Sasha, what’s your favorite…
OK, so this is my first blog. Ever. An introduction: I'm business editor of the Journal-World, 6News and World Online. Someone decided it would be ...
Roberts: Phase II investigation will be finished
Sen. Pat Roberts is trying to put at least one of his headaches to rest.The Kansas Republican - chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee - ...
Is Roberts’ intel committee broken?
Is the Senate Intelligence Committee - under the stewardship of Sen. Pat Roberts - broken?That's the question posed over the weekend by The Washington Post ...
Roberts’ committee won’t investigate “warrantless wiretapping”
There won't be a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation of the so-called "warrantless wiretapping" program.[The Washington Post][1] reports: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence voted along ...
Roberts faces vote on “warrantless wiretapping”
Today is a big day for Sen. Pat Roberts, and for the future of any effort to investigate the so-called warrantless wiretapping program run by ...
Will Democrats on Roberts’ Intel Committee be silenced?
Big changes might be in store for the Senate Intelligence Committee which is, of course, chaired by Kansas' own Sen. Pat Roberts.With Democrats on the ...
Brownback: Find middle ground on illegal immigration
Sam Brownback links[(San Francisco Chronicle) Immigrant dilemma divides senators:][1] Pressure from all sides to do something -- the question being what -- to fix the ...
Roberts to Dems: Don’t play politics with national security
Sen. Pat Roberts has an op-ed piece in today's [The Hill,][1] asking his Democratic colleagues to stop playing politics with national security issues.He writes: _Protecting ...
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