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Seeded on Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:10 PM EDT (USA Today via Wichita Eagle)

In 1973, Kansas legislators voted to calculate their KPERS pensions as if they were paid every day of the year, not just for the typical 90-day session.

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Two Kansas judges contributed to anti-abortion PAC | McClatchy
Mon Jan 30, 2012
- Conflicts of interest abound, and by their contributions you shall know them.
How to Start an Electoral Gold Rush in Alaska
Mon Jan 30, 2012
- I live in Kansas, the fly over state. Tell me about Alaska's problem. Boo-fricking-hoo. That said, I am glad I do not live in a swing state. I see enough of the ads from the freaks that are running the way it is.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says tough-love agenda bearing fruit
Sat Jan 28, 2012
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Fri Jan 27, 2012
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The Entire President's State of The Union Address Critiqued and Commented On By A Progressive Voice Not Interested In Spin
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POLLS (3) Evaluating the Right Wingers..!
Sun Jan 22, 2012
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Gingrich pushes for campaign cash
Sun Jan 22, 2012
- If we get sleaze bag Newt, we can also get his sleaze bag wife who thinks it is OK to have an affair with a married man. She probably wants credit for marrying him after the divorce, just to keep him an honest man. What was Newt thinking? I have seen better looking blow up dolls.
Gingrich pushes for campaign cash
Sun Jan 22, 2012
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- Was it Mark Twain who said "We are all ignorant, but just about different things"? Perry may be a crackerjack C130 pilot, or even a fair to middling plumber, but as a State Governor he has pretty well demonstrated that he is incompetent.

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