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      <excerpt>...he marched in the band. He has transformed his young musicians into crowd-pleasing entertainers. And people are noticing Sen. Pat Roberts, a Kansas Republican, recommended the band to march in the National Independence Day Parade on July 4 in Washington</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Here&amp;#39;s Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, a Republican, on Democratic Rep. Dennis Moore&amp;#39;s decision not to seek re-election: &#8220;I want to personally thank Congressman ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...was a vote to allow the legislation to advance for a full debate. Senators from Missouri and Kansas voted along party lines. Missouri: Democrat Claire McCaskill, yes; Republican Kit Bond, no Kansas: Republican Sam Brownback, no; Republican Pat Roberts, </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> whose Senate Victory Fund PAC gave $10000; Orrin G. Hatch (Utah), whose OrrinPAC donated $5000; Pat Roberts (Kan.), whose Preserving America&amp;#39;s Traditions ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...face of this enemy.&quot; Sessions hardly went rogue among his teeth-chattering party brethren. Kansas Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts are near the front of this chicken coop. Their opposition to the relocation of Guantanamo prisoners (even putting a hol</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sen. Roberts Spreads Lies About Dr. Emanuel &amp;amp; Hip Replacements In Canada. November 21, 2009 2:26 pm ET. On November 20, 2009, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) repeated a slew of previously debunked claims about health care reform proposals. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>10:00 Protest - Sen. Ben Nelson, 440 North 8th Street, Lincoln, NE. 2:30 Protest - Sen. Mike Johanns, 4111 Fourth Avenue, Kearney, NE. Monday 11/30. 12:00 Protest - Sen. Pat Roberts, 444 SE Quincy St, Topeka, KS. 2:30 Protest - Sen. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Yikes, Sen. Pat Roberts asks my question (5.00 / 2) (#26) by Cream City on Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 06:55:27 PM EST. &amp;quot;Why trust these tools?&amp;quot; Okay, he was talking about medical assessment mechanisms. But I thought it an apt query re some of ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Vice Chair Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Pat Roberts (R-KS) James E Risch (R-ID). Their signatures are very interesting. It&amp;#39;s clear that Sen Risch thinks awfully highly of himself. Source: Chicago Breaking News ...</excerpt>
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