Bush names economic priorities as cabinet picks loom
President-elect outlines plans including tax cuts, free trade, Social Security reform, and regulatory shifts. He would push natural gas expansion, fund clean coal tech, and seek a hemispheric energy policy to ensure ample supplies while protecting the environment. He urged cooperation with OPEC and international partners and framed his coming term as focused on what is right for America. O’Neill, named Treasury pick, is lauded as financially savvy. Ariel Sharon and Poland’s Aleksander Kwasniewski offered congratulations.
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Wall Street
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Office of Management and Budget
O'Neill
Ariel Sharon
Israel
Likud
Poland
Aleksander Kwasniewski
Austin
Texas
Alcoa Inc
Ford
Dick Cheney
O’neill
Cheney
American Enterprise Institute
Graves says Bush transition may eye him for cabinet post
Governor Graves hints at possible appointment as secretary of transportation amid lobbying by business leaders tied to the Bush transition. He notes support from aviation and rail industries and recalls his 1994 campaign ties to the Bush family while outlining his highway and transit program successes in Kansas.
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Kansas
George W. Bush
Texas
Gary Sherrer
Sherrer
Boeing Co
Cessna Aircraft Co
Raytheon Aircraft Co
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
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Wichita
Teenager testifies against alleged attacker in court
Marie Maune described a violent attack as Fisher, a suspect with red hair and a black ball cap, pursued her into shrubs and fired shots while threatening rape. Police later matched DNA to Fischer at his Grant County home, and he was bound over for arraignment with a $1 million bond.
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Marie
Fischer
Minnie
Mauie
Maune
Grant County
Alan Olson
Olson
Minnie Fischer
Hamilton
Richard Garza
Donna Blake
Maine
EPA to tighten manure rules face public comment
Kansas officials discuss proposed EPA waste permit changes targeting farm lagoons and recordkeeping. The proposal would shift thresholds for regulation to feedlots and hog operations, with Kansas currently regulating 412 large operations and 3,806 smaller farms with lagoons or pollution risk. Industry reps caution on impact and arbitrariness.
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Sharon Watson
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
EPA
Kansas
Kansas Livestock Association
Todd Domer
Mike Jensen
Kansas Park Producers Council
Jensen
Phan Case May Be Dismissed Over Noncompete Dispute
Phan faced a potential dismissal as depositions were ordered for Cheryl Burgardt Garden Medical Clinic administrator and Mark Steadham St. Catherine Hospital CEO. Garden Medical sued Phan on April 22 for violating a two year noncompete within 75 miles of Garden City Kansas. Phan, employed a year, counterclaimed in June alleging wage deductions and patient diversion.
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Garden Medical Clinic
Mark Steadham
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden Medical
Phan
E. Mary St
Suite A
Fields of Medicine
Garden City
Kansas
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