Jones chosen to fill Fankhauser's county commission seat
Jones, co-owner of JO Cattle Co and head of the Kansas Beef Council, was selected by precinct committee members to replace Alan Fankhauser on the county commission in District 5. Fankhauser moves to District 4 after eight years on the panel. Jones vows to review departments with an open mind and no preconceived agendas.
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Fankhauser
JO Cattle Co
Bob
Kansas Beef Council
The
Kansas Livestock Association
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Alan Fankhauser
Clifford Mayo
District 5
Garden City
Holcomb
Commission
J&m
Jake
Sheila Juhl
Mary Cummings
Carol DeLeon
Duncan
Heather Durler & Family
Ehresman Packing Co
Ellen
el Rancho Cafe Farm Credit
SW Kansas
First National Bank of
Hugoton
Flora DeLune
Sasnak Realty Co
Gary Schlappe
Southwest Ladies Golf Assoc. Spa
Dolly Security Savings Bank
Stage
Wanda Stallings
Stevens County Hospital
Brad Tate
George
Judy Tate
Ruth Vega
Phillip Vieux Merlene Wampler
Naomi Ward
the Watering Hole Wheatfield
David White
Wind River Grain, LLC
Pansy
Russell Child Development Center
Kansas
FBI probes target animal rights groups and antiwar activists
ACLU says FBI misuses powers under scrutiny while agents tied groups to alleged illegal activity. Documents show terrorism probes into PETA and linked campaigns with the Animal Liberation Front and Earth Liberation Front, including a Pleasanton bombing link and a December 2003 Las Vegas rodeo protest.
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FBI
John Miller
PEA
Animal Liberation Front
Earth Liberation Front
PETA
Miller
Shaklee Cosmetic Corp
Pleasanton
Calif
Shaklee
Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty
Las Vegas
Jeffrey S. Kerr
Kerr
ACLU
Los Angeles
Stanford
Iraq
Greenpeace
Catholic Workers Group
California
Bush defends covert spying program amid Congress storm
White House press secretary Scott McClellan and President Bush defend the NSA spying program as narrowly targeted and lawful while Congress calls for investigations. Cheney travels abroad and Gonzales reframes public explanation as educating the public. The uproar follows prior secrecy and broader war on terror controversies, with dissent from both parties. The program operates from Fort Meade under NSA supervision with operational decisions at the field level.
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White House
Scott McClellan
Congress
National Security Agency
Pakistan
Oman
Dick Cheney
United States
Cheney
Bush
al-Qaida
Alberto Gonzales
Europe
Cheney poised to cast tie breaking vote on budget plan
Congress braces for a 50 50 deadlock over the budget with Vice President Cheney needed to break a tie. Sen Landrieu and Corzine eye vote changes as Katrina aid is diverted to another measure and five Republicans are expected to oppose the bill. A Republican who opposed it previously may shift, altering the chamber's balance. Cheney’s return to Washington could determine passage.
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Mary Landrieu
Louisiana
Jon Corzine
New Jersey
Cheney
Washington
Steve Schmidt
Pakistan
Ing
Senate
College loan cuts loom in Congress cost bill
Congressional action targets 12.7 billion dollars in higher education cuts, shifting profits from lenders to the government. Critics say the moves undermine student aid while lawmakers pursue tax relief. Senate action remained unclear as the session neared its end, with partisan friction over oil drilling in Alaska looming.
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GOP
Senate
Congress
Alaska
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Duane West
Kansas Watercolor Society
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Presbyterian Church
Texas
Dems
NSA
Fort Meade
Michael Hayden
Hayden
Terry Hartle
American Council On Education
Hartle
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Shining Stars” Scott Auction
Tim & Christina Hanigan
Garden City Company
Plaza Medical Center
Southwest Kansas Medical Society & Alliance Pioneer Communications Commerce Bank
Wal-Mart
Western State Bank
Duane Heeke
C&d Moving
Weathercraft Companies
St. Catherine Hospital
Midwest Feeders
Western Kansas Broadcast Centers
Sdsi Foundation
Matt Gipson
Warren
Sharon Hixson
Keller-Leopold Insurance
Kandee K. Klein
DDS
Max
Marianne Miller
Regan Jewelers
Riddles Jewelry
Jeff
Colleen Sternberger
Magic Makers
Milan
Deanna Berry
Better Buy Jewelers
Mitch
Laurie Bock
Carole Corley
Russell F Hild Development
JC Penney
Lloyd Joyce Kenny Kalls
Kearny County Bank
Connie Kerbow
Klass
Ann Knoll
Grant Larkin
Gail
Mary Lee
Marlene
Richard Lee
Legends Salon & Boutique
Love Buds Florist
Love’s Convenience Store
Syracuse
Martin Trucking
Deb Martin
Randall McVey
Mindy’s Frame Shop
Mountain Man Fruit & Nut Distribution
KS Hearing Services, Inc
O'Dell Crop Insurance Oil Alley
Eric Oppliger
Orscheln Farm & Home Out West
Glenda Owens Palace Computers
Park Avenue Nails Pishing Financial Services
Price & Sons Funeral Home Quilter’s Stash
Radio Shack of
Ray’s Salon R&h Implement Co
Joanne Rink
Linda Roemer
RT Sporting Goods
Russ’ Gift Center
Salty Dog Bar & Grill
Erik
Bryna Sandstrom
Beta Sigma Phi American Implement American American State Bank
Antler’s Sports Bar & Grill
Fred Ashren Maxine Atkinson
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