Economists expect no rate cut soon amid Iraq tensions
Washington AP reports economists believe the Federal Reserve will keep short term rates low in coming months unless clear recession danger emerges. They cite stock turbulence energy price spikes and weak hiring as signs the economy struggles to gain traction amid Middle East tensions and potential war with Iraq.
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Waldman Associates
Conference Board
ConAgra exits meatpacking amid strategy shift
ConAgra plans to retire about 800 million of debt with most of the purchase price from a sale after finalizing a 1.4 billion deal for fresh beef and pork plants. The company will sell its stake in meatpacking, drop the dirt to dinner concept, and focus away from owning food chain firms, says CEO Rohde.
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Kansas lawmakers push balanced immigration stance
Brownback says no easy answers and no compromise of values or economy while Ryan supports open doors for those who are legal. Figures on undocumented residents are uncertain though INS estimates 30,000 in the Kansas City metro. Shallenburger urges legal status upon arrival. Sebelius backs expanding avenues for immigrants to be productive and legal quickly.
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Jim Ryan
Kansas
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Kansas City
Shallenburger
Wichita
Sebelius
Cotton Gin Set To Open By Oct In Western Oklahoma
Cotton growers expect a new gin to be in operation by October 15 as a loan guarantee backs the project. NCG member Jay Garetson calls the crop promising and describes aerial Ethephon spraying to open bolls. He estimates 30,000 total acres and 60,000 bale capacity, with storage and marketing by Plains Cotton Cooperative in Altus.
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NCG
Garetson
Kansas
Moore
Altus
Okla
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association
Moscow
Terror alert lowered to yellow after high alert period
President Bush lowered the nationwide terror alert to yellow two weeks after raising it, citing disruptions in the al-Qaida network and recent arrests in the United States. Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge announced the council decision, with Ashcroft and Ridge endorsing the move based on intelligence reviews and the Sept 11 anniversary.
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Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Homeland Security Council
White House
Ari Fleischer
United States
Fleischer
Justice Department
Office of Homeland Security
John Ashcroft
Garden City Superintendent Pippenger’s Health Update
Lentz said Pippenger is in Wichita hospital amid ongoing events. Pippenger has led Garden City schools since 1993 after prior roles in Hiawatha and Fort Scott and earlier posts in Colorado and California. The report notes his long tenure and varied education career.
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Pippenger
Garden City
Hiawatha
Fort Scott
Longmont
Colo
San Jose Christian College
Symptoms of Stroke Blocked vessels and brain cell death
A stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks a vessel or when a vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to brain areas. Sudden numbness or weakness, confusion, trouble speaking or seeing, dizziness, balance issues, or severe headache may indicate a stroke. Information courtesy of the National Stroke Association.
Gun control clash shapes Kansas race positions
Sebelius and Shallenburger clash over concealed carry in Kansas politics. Sebelius did not vote on such bills in 1987-94 while in the House. Shallenburger backed a 1997 measure vetoed by Gov. Graves. Corcoran-Basso cited law enforcement input shaping Sebelius stance. Murray described Shallenburger as believing Kansans should defend themselves. he noted Murray does not own a gun, while Shallenburger reportedly owns two.
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Kansas House
Shallenburger
House
Bill Graves
Corcoran-Basso
Murray
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