Charlie Rose with Gerald Fischbach, Silviu Itescu, Bill Futrell, Arlen Specter & Sam Brownback; Christopher Reeve (May 4, 2001)
Irons in the Fire (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
As a number of others have already pointed out, the mainstream media are doing their best to turn a mass murder committed by someone who worshipped at the same mosque as two of the 9/11 hijackers, made repeated attempts to contact al-Qaeda-supportive clergy, and shouted “Allahu Akbar” at the start of the attack into something other than an Islamic terrorist attack. If this wasn’t...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A federal animal disease lab headed to Kansas will likely bring along companies looking to profit from that research, Sen. Sam Brownback said Monday.
The Recliner Commentaries (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
The American Center for Law and Justice has provided a "legislative alert" on the new hate crimes legislation. Thanks to Republican Senator Sam Brownback the bill in its final form contained a special provision protecting religious speech. See the ACLJ legislative alert for the story.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The Senate approved $32 million Tuesday for a planned foot-and-mouth disease research lab in Kansas, while ordering more study on the lab's safety.
They gave us a republic (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
From Repub Bill Would Choke New Network Neutrality Rules : Since the internet is the only remaining reradily available channel for the free exchange of opinions and ideas, I'm in no way surprised that the Republicans... at the behest of their corporate masters of course... would attempt to thwart any attempt by the current administration to keep that single channel free and open. Unable to debate the...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
WASHINGTON -- Two senators who have been blocking confirmation of Obama administration nominees, including the man put forward for secretary of the Army, say they'll back off and let the approval process go forward.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
For years, Sam Brownback and Ted Kennedy shared a joke. “Thanks for getting me elected,” the conservative Brownback used to crack to the liberal Kennedy.
Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
Mynor Rodriguez sent an e-mail out today updating Juan Garcia's supporters and friends about the confirmation process and is nomination as Assistant secretary of the Navy. With so many from around the country inquiring, Juan and Denise asked me to send out a note with an update on his nomination. After his July 30 hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, his nomination was reported out...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
WASHINGTON -- Kansas' two U.S. senators are blocking 10 of President Barack Obama's nominees for senior administration posts at the Pentagon and Justice Department in protest over a proposal to house Guantanamo detainees at the Fort Leavenworth prison.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- If suspected terrorists from Guantanamo Bay end up being held in Kansas, it wouldn't be the first time foreign detainees were imprisoned in the Midwest.
Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas may be the home of a new experimental stateside "Gitmo." The Standish Maximum Correctional Facility in Standish, Michigan may be the second such facility. See a hilarious (allbeit liberal) video below with Jon Stewart. Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas Both maximum security facilities are being considered for a prison-courtroom combination for prisoners from the War on Terror....
Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas may be the home of a new experimental stateside "Gitmo." The Standish Maximum Correctional Facility in Standish, Michigan may be the second such facility. See a hilarious (allbeit liberal) video below with John Daily. Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas Both maximum security facilities are being considered for a prison-courtroom combination for prisoners from the War on Terror....
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
Kansas’ two U.S. senators are celebrating Senate passage of an energy and water appropriations bill containing $4 million to buy cancer research equipment for the University of Kansas. The money will come through the Department of Energy Office of Science and assist the university in its effort to earn a National Cancer Institute cancer center designation.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
The Department of Homeland Security relied on a rushed, flawed study to justify its decision to locate a $700 million research facility for highly infectious pathogens in a tornado-prone section of Kansas, according to a government report.
Desert Beacon (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Before considering the two votes in the Senate today concerning North Korea, remember please that two reporters, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, of Current TV, were sentenced to 12 years “hard labor” after they were accused of trespassing into North Korea and committing unspecified 'hostile acts.' Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Friday that the U.S. was seeking “amnesty”...
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