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June 23, 2009

Rep. Todd Tiahrt has already created a TV ad for his Senate campaign in August 2010. Two polls have the race between Tiahrt and Rep. Jerry Moran tight so far, but do the candidates risk a backlash from voters if they campaign too heavily this early?

June 16, 2009

Kansas Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins visited the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Monday and said Fort Leavenworth would be the wrong place to house detainees.

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June 11, 2009

Sen. Sam Brownback on Wednesday met with President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, but Brownback said he still had concerns about her judicial philosophy.

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April 28, 2009

Sen. Sam Brownback tells CNN the announcement of Sen. Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party leaves him "stunned."

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April 21, 2009

A SurveyUSA poll conducted last week shows Rep. Jerry Moran and Rep. Todd Tiahrt in a very close Senate race for the GOP nomination. The same poll shows Sen. Sam Brownback with a sizable advantage over Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh for governor in 2010.

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April 16, 2009

Rep. Jerry Moran has the advantage so far in fund raising ahead of fellow GOP Rep. Todd Tiahrt in their campaigns to replace Sam Brownback in the Senate.

April 14, 2009

During a visit to Lawrence Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback said he had hoped construction of two coal-fired, 700-megawatt plants in southwestern Kansas could have moved forward.

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March 20, 2009

Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., says he will do everything he can to hold up President Obama's nomination of Chris Hill to be the Iraq ambassador. Brownback says Hill previously misled him about bringing up human rights during North Korea talks.

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February 26, 2009

Faithful America and Catholics United say Sen. Sam Brownback should make sure that any funds raised from an anti-abortion letter that criticized Sen. Ted Kennedy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should either be returned or donated to charity.

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February 24, 2009

An anti-abortion letter printed on some kind of letterhead for U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., criticizes Sen. Ted Kennedy and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as not being real Catholics and calling President Barack Obama a radical. A Brownback spokesman has denied the letter was authorized.

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February 9, 2009

As speculation continues about whether Gov. Kathleen Sebelius becomes the next secretary of Health and Human Services, a poll conducted for the Daily Kos blog shows the governor leading two potential Republican opponents by at least 10 points each.

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January 30, 2009

U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt will announce on Saturday morning his plans for 2010 when he is widely expected to run for Senate. This would set up a likely GOP primary between Tiahrt and Rep. Jerry Moran, two longtime House members in the state.

January 9, 2009

Democratic Congressman Dennis Moore tells supporters in a letter he will run for re-election in 2010.

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January 6, 2009

Lynn Jenkins is now a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She took the oath of office from the House floor Tuesday afternoon.

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September 25, 2008

With national attention focused on the financial bailout proposal in Congress, groups nationwide will be taking to the streets in the next few days to protest the estimated $700 billion price tag. One is planned for Saturday in Ottawa.

September 2, 2008

If John McCain wins the presidential election, a Roll Call article says Sen. Sam Brownback would be seriously considered for attorney general.

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August 25, 2008

In the 2nd district congressional race, at last four debates are on tap between Rep. Nancy Boyda and state Treasuer Lynn Jenkins.

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August 22, 2008

Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts are asking the Department of Defense to give Boeing four more months to submit its tanker bid.

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August 20, 2008

U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., has been named as a speaker at next month's Republican National Convention in Minneapolis on Thursday, the night GOP nominee John McCain will officially accept the nomination.

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August 14, 2008

A Rasmussen Reports poll shows that Democratic Senate candidate Jim Slattery has closed the 27-point gap somewhat in the last month, but incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts still leads by 19 points.

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