Kansas Republicans lag in passion for upcoming primary
Our View notes Kansas Republicans show low enthusiasm in a week of polling. Voter indecision is high with a two man AG race between Adkins and Kline, McAfee trailing. Governor race polls place Knight, Shallenburger, Kerr leading, with a large undecided bloc. Weather and heat weigh on cattlemen as turnout remains muted the day before voting. Two will emerge Tuesday with no clear standout.
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Kansas
David Adkins
Phill Kline
Charles McAfee
Bob Knight
Tim Shallenburger
David Kerr
Dan Bloom
Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates
Oklahoma City
Shallenburger
Knight
Kerr
Hillard blasts mob killings of two men in Chicago incident
Chicago Police Superintendent Terry Hillard denounces a mob that dragged two men from a van after a crash and beat them to death with bricks and stones calling them murderers. The remarks follow a brutal wrongful death case highlighted by city officials.
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Chicago
Terry Hillard
Heat and hangovers from Wall Street selloff prompt hard questions
Columnist Alan Guebert notes July market losses of about 1.7 trillion amid Bush remarks and corporate turmoil. AT&T, Lucent, Tyco, WorldCom, Pfizer Pharmacia, and Monsanto face big losses, layoffs, or reorganizations as investors weigh profits, debts, and accounting restatements. He cites Argentina's impact on Monsanto and warns of a five-year market low with a weakening dollar as leaders appear out of touch.
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America
Alabama
George W. Bush
Wall Street
Bush
Illinois
At&t
Lucent Technologies
Tyco International
WorldCom Inc
Dow
Pfizer
Pharmacia
Monsanto
Hendrik Verfaillie
Latin America
Chicago Cubs
Kim Christiansen for District Court Judge in 24th
Karen Allen of Hays urges voters in Kansas 24th Judicial District to consider Kim Christiansen for District Court Judge. She praises Kim’s intuition, clear-headed decision making, legal insight, high-quality analysis, and balance of intelligence and common sense. Allen argues Kim would be an excellent choice for the role.
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Kim Christiansen
24Th Judicial District
24Th
Rush
Hodgeman
Lane
Edwards
Ness
Pawnee
Kansas
Kim
24Th District
Sions
Fort Hays State University
Karen Allen Hays
Pentagon backs Hollywood alliance in film drive
Commentary argues the Pentagon gave Paramount access to military aid for The Sum of All Fears at a bargain price. It claims the aim was to polish the US war image, with CIA and Pentagon staff influencing a pro war script and restricting access to only approved narratives. It urges defunding and notes calls to action with a contact number.
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America
Air Force
Army
Marines
Navy
CIA
U.S.S. Stennis
Afghanistan
Iraq
Pentagon
Paramount Pictures
Paramount
Cato Institute
Hollywood
Langley
Bush & Company
Congress Faces Long-Term Finance Debate Amid Retirement Woes
A fragmented poll snippet asks readers if Congress has tackled business scan failures affecting Americans retirement plans, prompting responses Yes No or Not sure. The brief implies concern over financial policy and public sentiment on governance.
On This Day August 1 Historical Highlights 2002
Highlights recall MTV debut in 1981 the US census in 1790 and San Francisco cable car test in 1873. Berlin 1936 Olympics opening, Warsaw uprising 1944, Fulbright Act 1946, AEC creation, NORAD pact 1957, Texas sniper 1966, Helsinki accord 1975. Olympic wins noted for Gail Devers and Linford Christie.
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MTV
United States
Andrew S. Hallidie
San Francisco
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Baseball, Golf, and Faithful Political Rants by Kaul
The column riffs on MLB looming strike and greed, dismisses owners and players, skewers football apathy, mocks Tiger Woods at the Open amid a Scotland club policy, and glances at a drought tied to Bush voting states, closing with a jab at solving taxes and payments.
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Babylon
Tiger Woods
Scotland
Woods
Gloria Steinheim
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
George W
Bush
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Vivienne Parry
Diana
Kathryn Gustafson
London
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Kent Kaiser
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Mary Kiffmeyer
Jesse Ventura
Margulies
Argentina
Mommasanto
U.S
Alan Guebert
Aguebert
Worldnet
Art.net
Farm & Food File
Garden City Telegram
Christiansen
Jim Hightower
Texas
Minuteman Media Service
Mes
Congress
BeBea Z
Warsaw
Poland
Truman
William J. Fulbright
Atomic Energy Commission
Canada
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
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Finland
Supreme Court
Bush Administration
Caribbean
Gail Devers
Linford Christie
Luteman Medic
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