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      <excerpt>...legislation that are contradicted by independent sources such as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.		  For example, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., fretted in Lawrence last week about &quot;rationing of Medicare&quot; and the endangering of the rural health c</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...legislation that are contradicted by independent sources such as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. For example, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., fretted in Lawrence last week about &quot;rationing of Medicare&quot; and the endangering of the rural health care</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...government buying a little used Illinois super max prison for the detainees.  In contrast, last August, the GOP Kansas senators, Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback were so concerned about sending detainees to their state that they put a &quot;hold&quot; on the confirm</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...senators were deeply split. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said the job loss estimates were &#8220;out of whack&#8221; with other studies, but Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), a cap-and-trade opponent, rhetorically asked the panel, &#8220;What&#8217;s a green job?&#8221; And pointing</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...ran as 'moderate gets endorsement from U.S. Senators after Stupak vote &#8211; Brownback says she has &#8220;conservative values&#8221; Sen. Pat Roberts and Sen. Sam Brownback jointly announced today their endorsement of Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Second District, in her</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...assault, battery and discrimination cases to court.&quot; On Nov. 3, Franken's amendment passed, 68-30. Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts voted against the amendment. Brownback is campaigning to be governor of Kansas. Is this the type of leadership he will</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...her as their representative in the House, where funding must originate. A recent news article noted Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts had earmarked $32 million for NBAF in the $41 billion Homeland Security budget, but that is a drop in the bucket. Abo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... hansalmeier Satellite Direc TV review - Why Pay Every Month for TV Channels | ArticlesBase.com; ladinah Senator Pat Roberts Remarks on Tanker Competition; apenn I&amp;#39;m just gonna come out and say it. Unfollow or block me if you&amp;#39;d like. ...</excerpt>
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