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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> 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> Mark Pryor of Arkansas; and Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio. The Republicans are Sen. Johnny Isakson, the vice chairman, of Georgia; Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas; ... </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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