GOP to open primary draws intra party clash in Kansas
Kansas Republican Party leaders push to open the August primary to unaffiliated voters amid a legal showdown. Chairman Dennis Jones seeks court approval after Shawnee County Judge Charles Andrews blocked earlier moves. Some officials warn it is too late as ballots already in progress and soldiers overseas have been sent. The committee voted 68 to 50 in favor, hoping to draw independent voters to GOP candidates.
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Topeka
Kansas
Republican Party Committee
Republican Party
Dennis Jones
Jones
Shawnee County
Charles Andrews
Andrews
Ron Thornburgh
Congress
U.S
Sam Brownback
R-Kan
GOP
Moderates under attack from own party in Kansas
National groups from Washington DC flood Kansas to influence state politics with anti-tax and anti-immigration campaigns. Club for Growth opens a Kansas chapter after spending over 100000 on anti tax ads while Americans for Prosperity and Federation for American Immigration Reform push broad agendas. Religious groups target lawmakers after votes against a constitutional amendment banning.
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Topeka
Kansas
Stephen Moore
Washington, D.C
Americans For Prosperity
National Taxpayers Union
D.C
U.S
Edward M
Ted” Kennedy
D-Mass
Homeless vet fights VA over access to his funds
Ed Shinogee, a 40 year old homeless veteran in Lawrence, says he is owed over 50 000 in disability payments and cost of living increases from the VA for the past three years but cannot access the funds. A VA evaluation on his competence to manage money is pending, which could lead to a fiduciary appointed to handle his finances for months.
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Ed Shinogee
Massachusetts
Shinogee
U.S. Army
U.S
Darla Lilley
Lawrence
Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Leavenworth
Lilley
Scott McClurg
Journal-World Photo
Salvation Army
Bush Holds Narrow Edge in 2004 Electoral Battle
Kerry trails Bush for 270 electoral votes as he pitches at the Democratic National Convention. An AP analysis shows Kerry with 193 electoral votes across 14 states and DC, while Bush holds 217 votes in 25 states, with the contest still short of the 270 threshold and a volatile path ahead.
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John Kerry
Bush
White House
Tad Devine
al Gore
Kerry
District of Columbia
Associated Press
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