Southwest Kansas Coalition eyes lobbyist to boost regional influence
Garden City Dodge City and Liberal consider hiring a lobbyist to push transportation and education priorities at state and federal levels. The Garden City Commission will discuss costs at its Dec. 9 meeting, weighing potential funding against expected returns for southwest Kansas.
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Kansas
Garden City Commission
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Mumbai Insurance Agent Returns to Work After Rampage
Rajendra Shah, an insurance agent in Mumbai, says he feels insecure and scared but must return to work after last week's three day shooting rampage left at least 172 dead. Police investigations continue as the city assesses safety and stability.
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Poten
James Baker
America
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Malcolm X
Barack Obama
Osama bin Laden
Zawahiri
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First Amendment text referenced in constitutional guarantees
The passage outlines the core protections of religion speech press assembly and petition within the First Amendment. It limits Congress from establishing religion or infringing on free exercise and speech and ensures the right to assemble and seek redress from the government.
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Budget Deficit Looms As Kansas Lawmakers Face 2009 Session
AP report outlines a projected 141 million shortfall in the current fiscal year with a potential 1.02 billion gap in 2010, forcing lawmakers and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to balance the budget amid slower revenue, reduced gambling hopes, and tough choices on schools and entitlements. Possible Cabinet changes loom if Sebelius departs for Obama's administration, impacting the political dynamic with Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson.
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Kathleen Sebelius
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Ways and Means Committee
Dwayne Umbarger
Thayer
Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission
Sebelius
Melvin Neufeld
Umbarger
Bob Beatty
Washburn University
Beatty
Kansas
Barack Obama
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Latinos bear heavy burden of HIV AIDS across the US
The article cites CDC data showing Latinos in the United States face disproportionately high HIV infection and AIDS mortality. It notes 19 percent of new AIDS cases in 2006 among Latinos, about 200000 Latinos living with AIDS, and stigma plus cultural barriers hindering testing. It highlights late testing, machismo, and pregnancy transmission risks, urging testing as brave and necessary.
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United States
Centers For Disease Control
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CDC
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