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Just where will Palin's path be taking her?...war crimes and crimes against humanity)should both be in prison. A great place to build GWB's presidential library would be Ft. Leavenworth, KS (federal prison). Fact is, Obama should prosecute and execute Boy George (500K Iraqis),... In this article: Sarah Palin, Maureen Dowd, John McCain, Barack Obama, GOP, John Boehner, Boy George, Ehud Olmert, and Katie Couric |
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Kansas City Star | November 03, 2009
Sarah Palin to visit Kansas for Salina Chamber banquet
...Kansas for Salina Chamber banquet SALINA | Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will visit Kansas in February to address the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet. </p><p>Chamber officials made the announcement...
In this article: Sarah Palin, George H.W. Bush, John Major, John Ashcroft, Bob Costas, Alaska, and U.S.
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Wonkette | November 09, 2009
Sarah Palin: Which Black President Destroyed Our Jesus Coins?
...or "bogus" in discussing otherwise weighty topics," Sens. Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Robert Byrd (D-WV) sponsored legislation to move the motto back to the front face of the coins. "It is important that our national motto, 'In God We...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Sam Brownback, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wonkette, Mark Sanford, George W. Bush, and Bill & Ted
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Yahoo! News | October 25, 2009
GOP officials: We won't abandon Dede (Politico)
...Leader Dick Armey, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) have also endorsed the third-party candidate. Public and private polls have shown Hoffman gaining on Scozzafava...
In this article: Dede Scozzafava, Republican Party, Bill Owens, New York, and Democrat Party
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The Buzz No discussion, no debate, no death match
...class="subhead">Rogue alert</span></strong></p><p>Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will visit Kansas in February to address the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet. </p><p> Chamber...
In this article: White House, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton, Alaska, Bo, Portuguese Water Dog, and Irish Setter
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MSNBC.com | October 28, 2009
2009/2010: Crist ducks Obama visit
...the leadership by endorsing Doug Hoffman's third-party campaign in the New York special election, following the lead of Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), who announced his support for Hoffman on Friday. Other national conservative GOP leaders, such...
In this article: Barack Obama, Jon Corzine, Chris Christie, Charlie Crist, New York, World Series, Phillies, and Fred Thompson
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Finally, Palin tells her side of the story
...prospects going forward. "What the book does is give her the freedom to explore whether or not she can actually be a viable presidential candidate," said Kansas state Rep. Arlen Siegfreid, an Olathe Republican. Whether she runs for...
In this article: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Katie Couric, Abc's Barbara Walters, Nicolle Wallace, Amazon.com, and George Orwell
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www.washingtonpost.com | September 04, 2008
Obama Rails Against Attacks From Palin, GOP
...to minimize any appeal Palin may hold among female voters. On a DNC-organized conference call, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius conceded that Palin's "persona" is "very attractive and very enticing," but dismissed her as a candidate "from the...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Republican Party, John McCain, Joseph R. Biden Jr., Hillary Rodham Clinton, Taliban, Bill O'Reilly, and York
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Baltimore Sun | July 29, 2009
U.S. lieutenant governors in city for conference
...involvement with prostitutes. Others were elevated because of federal appointments - such as President Barack Obama's tapping Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Then there was Alaska Gov. Sarah...
In this article: Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore, U.S., Maryland, InterContinental Hotel, Orioles, Bill Bolling, Kathleen Sebelius, Eliot Spitzer, and Health and Human Services
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Miami Herald | September 13, 2009
Sebelius: No abortion money in health overhaul
...women who oppose abortion. Today, the website sent out an action alert to its members, asking them to call the office of Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and urge him to vote against Sebelius' confirmation. Sebelius is expected to be...
In this article: Kathleen Sebelius, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Kendrick Meek, Lisa Murkowski, Sam Brownback, and Health and Human Services
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Kansas (/ˈkænzəs/) is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa tribe, who inhabited the area. The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind," although this was probably not the term's original meaning. Residents of Kansas are called "Kansans."
Historically, the area was home to large numbers of nomadic Native Americans who hunted bison. It was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s, but the pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery issue. When officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854, abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state. Thus, the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas. The abolitionists eventually prevailed and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas exploded when waves of immigrants turned the prairie into productive farmland. Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, producing many crops, and leading the nation in wheat, sorghum and sunflower production most years.
- Name:
- Kansas
- Also Known As:
- The Sunflower State (official);, The Wheat State
- Capital:
- Topeka
- Motto:
- Ad astra per aspera
- Largest City:
- Wichita
- Governor:
- Mark Parkinson (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Troy Findley (D)
- Total Area:
- 82,277
- Area of Land:
- 211,901
- Area of Inland Water:
- 462
- Latitude:
- 37° N to 40° N
- Longitude:
- 94° 35′ W to 102° 3′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 679
- Lowest Point:
- Verdigris River
- Elevation highest point:
- 1,232
- Highest Point:
- Mount Sunflower
- Borders:
- Oklahoma, Colorado
- Admittance Date:
- January 29, 1861
- Time Zone:
- Central: UTC-6/-5
- Demonym:
- Kansan
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