¢ There’s no evidence to prove that music file-sharing programs have hurt CD sales, according to a study co-authored by Kansas University professor Koleman Strumpf._”While concerns about P2P are widespread, the theoretical effect of file sharing on record sales and industry profits is ambiguous,” they found. “Participants could substitute downloads for legal purchases, thus reducing sales. The inferior sound quality of downloads and the lack of features such as liner notes or cover art perhaps limit such substitution.”_¢ Scott Johnson, one of the panelists at Tuesday’s Blog to the Chief event at the Dole Institute of Politics, blogs about his experience there at his site, Powerlineblog.com._I was awed by the display and the archive. Institute director Bill Lacy and the Institute staff could not have been more hospitable._¢ KU political science professor Burdett Loomis outlines Kansas’ creep toward the political center in a column at Politico.com. He argues the Democratic victories in the last election had their roots when Kathleen Sebelius won her insurance commissioner position in 1996, and that Sam Brownback’s presidential bid might not be overwhelmingly popular in his home state._Sen. Sam Brownback, the Christian Right’s great hope in 2008, in many ways reflects the Kansas Republican stereotype, including fierce opposition to abortion and more than a bit of skepticism toward evolution. Today, however, Brownback’s agenda may well be more popular outside his home state than in it._¢ A Journal-World story that reported Brownback changed positions on abortion rights is the subject of a story on MediaMatters.org. The report chastizes CNN for not mentioning previous articles about the alleged flip-flop in a TV report on Brownback._CNN chief national correspondent John King reported on the February 13 edition of The Situation Room that Sen. Sam Brownback’s (R-KS) message to Christian conservatives was “I’ve been with you all along,” without noting Brownback’s reported inconsistency during his political career on the issue of abortion rights._