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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.kansas.com/news/state/index.html" target="_blank">Kansas.com: State</a><br /><span class="rss-item">News, sports, and entertainment from Kansas.com</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/07/1481299/analysts-primary-shifted-morans.html" title="During this year\'s rough-and-tumble Republican primary race for the Senate, Jerry Moran came out looking more conservative than he has generally been regarded during his House career, political analysts  say.But analysts say that was more of a perception..." target="_blank">Analysts: Primary shifted Moran\'s image</a><br />');
document.write('During this year\'s rough-and-tumble Republican primary race for the Senate, Jerry Moran came out looking more conservative than he has generally been regarded during his House career, political analysts  say.But analysts say that was more of a perception created by the nature of the primary campaign with Moran defending himself against attacks by Todd Tiahrt rather than any real shift in Moran\'s political leanings.Tiahrt was trying to paint Moran as the equivalent of President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said Chapman Rackaway, associate professor of political science at Fort Hays State University. \"If an opponent attacks you and you  don\'t respond and refute, you\'re toast.Read more');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/06/1480281/ksu-grads-maps-guide-oil-cleanup.html" title="You wouldn\'t think bartending and creating maps for the Gulf oil spill have much in common.But Matthew Hosey of Wichita learned this summer that they did. Hosey worked part-time as a bartender in Manhattan while finishing his bachelor\'s degree in geogra..." target="_blank">KSU grad\'s maps guide oil cleanup</a><br />');
document.write('You wouldn\'t think bartending and creating maps for the Gulf oil spill have much in common.But Matthew Hosey of Wichita learned this summer that they did. Hosey worked part-time as a bartender in Manhattan while finishing his bachelor\'s degree in geography at Kansas State University before graduating in May.Read more');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/05/1479270/kansas-joins-case-to-head-off.html" title="Attorney General Steve Six has joined Kansas with 10 other states in an effort to head off federal regulation of greenhouse gases.They seek to block federal courts from proceeding with a trial that Six says could lead to more restrictions on carbon emissi..." target="_blank">Kansas joins case to head off federal carbon regulation</a><br />');
document.write('Attorney General Steve Six has joined Kansas with 10 other states in an effort to head off federal regulation of greenhouse gases.They seek to block federal courts from proceeding with a trial that Six says could lead to more restrictions on carbon emissions by utilities and other industries.Six announced late last week that he has joined the state to a friend-of-the-court brief filed by Indiana in the case Connecticut v. American Electric Power Co.Read more');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/05/1479265/shuffles-aside-fair-is-eager-to.html" title="The Grandstand has been a grand mess for the Kansas State Fair this year, with three acts canceling since the fair first announced its concert lineup in March.But, ironically, said Denny Stoecklein, the fair\'s general manager, the Grandstand is one of th..." target="_blank">Shuffles aside, fair is eager to entertain</a><br />');
document.write('The Grandstand has been a grand mess for the Kansas State Fair this year, with three acts canceling since the fair first announced its concert lineup in March.But, ironically, said Denny Stoecklein, the fair\'s general manager, the Grandstand is one of the best indicators he has so far that this year\'s fair &mdash; which opens Friday and runs through Sept. 19 in Hutchinson &mdash; is going to be just  fine.Ticket sales to the Grandstand shows are up about $42,000 over the same date last year, and the fair has sold about 1,500 more tickets.Read more');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/04/1477858/est-for-lazy-beetle.html" title="STAMFORD, Conn. &mdash;Beetle Bailey is slouching toward retirement age, but the lazy Army private won\'t be getting rest anytime soon from his tour of duty on newspaper comics pages.The indolent wiseguy, whose popularity soared when he enlisted during th..." target="_blank">No rest for lazy Beetle who turns 60 today</a><br />');
document.write('STAMFORD, Conn. &mdash;Beetle Bailey is slouching toward retirement age, but the lazy Army private won\'t be getting rest anytime soon from his tour of duty on newspaper comics pages.The indolent wiseguy, whose popularity soared when he enlisted during the Korean War, turns 60 today.Mort Walker, the El Dorado native who conjured up Beetle and has been putting him on paper every day for all those decades, says he\'ll continue with his creation until he\'s no longer able.Read more');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/04/1477856/groups-look-to-change-school-testing.html" title="KANSAS CITY, Mo. &mdash;An effort to replace the current patchwork system of academic tests with new national exams is getting a big boost.The U.S. Education Department has awarded about $330 million to two consortiums representing 44 states, including Mi..." target="_blank">Groups look to change school testing</a><br />');
document.write('KANSAS CITY, Mo. &mdash;An effort to replace the current patchwork system of academic tests with new national exams is getting a big boost.The U.S. Education Department has awarded about $330 million to two consortiums representing 44 states, including Missouri and Kansas, and the District of Columbia to develop exams based on voluntary national academic standards in  language arts and mathematics.The Race to the Top grants announced Thursday are part of a push to raise student achievement nationwide.Read more');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/04/1477855/taxpayers-to-pay-8000-in-flag.html" title="OMAHA &mdash; A judge\'s final ruling overturning Nebraska\'s flag-desecration law includes an order for the state to pay part of the $8,000 in attorney fees to the Kansas church member who filed the  lawsuit &mdash; a bill that will be footed by state ta..." target="_blank">Taxpayers to pay $8,000 in flag case  </a><br />');
document.write('OMAHA &mdash; A judge\'s final ruling overturning Nebraska\'s flag-desecration law includes an order for the state to pay part of the $8,000 in attorney fees to the Kansas church member who filed the  lawsuit &mdash; a bill that will be footed by state taxpayers.The order issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf names several prosecutors and law enforcement officials involved in the case as responsible parties. Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning and Nebraska State Patrol Commander Bryan Tuma are responsible for $3,500, which  will come from state funds.Members of the Topeka-based Westboro Baptist Church travel around the country to protest at military funerals because they believe U.S. troop deaths are punishment for the nation\'s tolerance of homosexuality. Church members often trample on the U.S. flag, wear it and display it upside-down  as part of their protests.Read more');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/04/1477854/kansas-lottery-has-game-to-celebrate.html" title="TOPEKA &mdash; The state\'s anti-gambling founders probably wouldn\'t have approved, but Kansas unveiled a new lottery game Friday to get a jump on celebrating its 150th birthday.The top prize for \"Celebrating Our Statehood\" is $1,500, but state officia..." target="_blank">Kansas Lottery has game to celebrate sesquicentennial</a><br />');
document.write('TOPEKA &mdash; The state\'s anti-gambling founders probably wouldn\'t have approved, but Kansas unveiled a new lottery game Friday to get a jump on celebrating its 150th birthday.The top prize for \"Celebrating Our Statehood\" is $1,500, but state officials hope it reaps big benefits for the Kansas Sesquicentennial by generating public awareness that events are coming, tied to next year\'s Jan. 29 anniversary.The lottery began distributing 600,000 tickets Wednesday and expects 1,600 retailers to begin selling for $1 each within two weeks. Lottery officials plan to follow up with a second game featuring a $2 ticket in January.Read more');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/04/1477845/families-say-soldiers-convictions.html" title="LEAVENWORTH &mdash; As major U.S. combat operations in Iraq end, some families of soldiers and Marines convicted of crimes during battle hope the nation doesn\'t forget their sons.The men, known as the \"Leavenworth 10,\" were convicted by military courts..." target="_blank">Families say soldiers\' convictions are an injustice</a><br />');
document.write('LEAVENWORTH &mdash; As major U.S. combat operations in Iraq end, some families of soldiers and Marines convicted of crimes during battle hope the nation doesn\'t forget their sons.The men, known as the \"Leavenworth 10,\" were convicted by military courts for the murder of Iraqis over the past seven years. They\'re serving sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years at Fort Leavenworth. But their families say it\'s all an injustice  and want other Americans to share their outrage over what happened to their loved ones.\"For a soldier not to get any benefit of the doubt for serving their country, it\'s a horrible situation,\" said Vicki Behenna, whose son is serving time at Fort Leavenworth. \"Unless you see your men die in battle and don\'t know where the next  (bomb) is coming from, I think it\'s unfair for us to second-guess their actions.\"Read more');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/04/1477807/child-fondling-conviction-overturned.html" title="Because of errors by a judge and prosecutor, a Wichita man should get a new trial on whether he fondled an 8-year-old girl, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday.Luther Kemble, 36, was sentenced to 25 years-to-life in prison in May 2008 after a jury found..." target="_blank">Child-fondling conviction overturned on errors</a><br />');
document.write('Because of errors by a judge and prosecutor, a Wichita man should get a new trial on whether he fondled an 8-year-old girl, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday.Luther Kemble, 36, was sentenced to 25 years-to-life in prison in May 2008 after a jury found him guilty of improperly touching the daughter of his cousin\'s girlfriend. But the state\'s high court said a former Sedgwick County district judge interfered with the girl\'s testimony and a former prosecutor made inappropriate statements during closing arguments,Read more');
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