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For Missouri National Guard, Afghan fight is for better farming
Fertilizer, pesticides, animal breeding skills and water control seem better suited for a farmer than for a soldier — except for the 61 soldiers and airmen in the Missouri National Guard's Agri-Business Development Team. Their strategy for battling the Taliban is finding ways for Afghan farmers with little access to fuel to refrigerate their crops, better irrigate their fields, and market what they grow. | 06/22/09 12:27:08 By - David Goldstein
Palin joins abortion foes condemning Tiller's slaying
Abortion opponents on Monday condemned the fatal shooting of a prominent Kansas abortion provider and warned against attempts to "demonize" their movement. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin expressed sympathy for the Tiller family in a statement. | 06/01/09 16:56:00 By - David Goldstein
What health care legislation could mean for everyone
President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that they expect to have a health care package before Congress by the end of July. | 05/13/09 19:25:00 By - David Goldstein
Some fear 'perfect storm' for VA with 2 wars, economy
From the economic crisis at home to a troop increase in Afghanistan, veterans' advocates are warning of a "perfect storm" that could flood an already beleaguered health care network for former service members. | 05/10/09 06:00:00 By - David Goldstein
Confirmed for HHS, Sebelius turns to health care, swine flu
The 65-31 vote places the Kansas governor at the tip of the spear of the Obama administration's efforts to deal with a sudden, worrisome spread of swine flu and its campaign to overhaul the nation's health care system. | 04/28/09 20:46:00 By - David Goldstein
Flu outbreak will be early test for Sebelius at HHS
Overhauling health care was going to be tough enough for Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. However, the growing scare over swine flu is likely to command her attention, if, as expected, the Senate on Tuesday confirms her as secretary Health and Human Services, the final vacancy in President Barack Obama's Cabinet. | 04/27/09 20:10:00 By - David Goldstein
Is Sen. Brownback waffling about Sebelius at HHS?
Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback could be waffling a bit in his support for Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to run the Health and Human Services Department. Congressional Quarterly reports that the Republican lawmaker plans to think more about his endorsement in light of her veto Thursday of late-term abortion legislation. | 04/24/09 15:35:22 By - David Goldstein
Those overcharged through Medicare might be out of luck
If you've been overcharged by Medicare's prescription drug program, don't count on getting your money back any time soon, if at all. And don't count on Medicare to help you, either. | 04/22/09 19:47:59 By - David Goldstein
Senate panel approves Sebelius as HHS secretary
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius cleared the first hurdle Tuesday on her way to becoming the government's chief health official when the Senate Finance Committee approved her nomination as the secretary of health and human services. | 04/21/09 00:08:00 By - David Goldstein
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Health nominee could wait 2 weeks for confirmation
It will be at least two weeks before Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will know whether she's moving to the nation's capital. A vote on her nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services will have to wait until Congress returns from its Easter recess later this month. | 04/03/09 15:57:00 By - David Goldstein
Sebelius gets gentle hearing, with little mention of taxes
Maybe it was the urgency of the health care crisis, or the Senate's urge to finish business before leaving town for a two-week recess. But Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius breezed through her Senate confirmation hearing as health secretary Thursday. | 04/02/09 19:09:00 By - David Goldstein
Tax problems won't derail Sebelius nomination, senators say
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' nomination as health and human services secretary remained on course Wednesday, even as she became yet another Obama Cabinet candidate with the back tax blues. | 04/01/09 18:44:00 By - David Goldstein
Add Sebelius to list of Obama cabinet picks with tax troubles
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Health and Human Services Department, said she repaid nearly $8,000, including interest, because of "unintentional errors." | 03/31/09 20:34:00 By - David Goldstein
Medal of Honor event honors heroic acts of ordinary people
In the solemn chill of an early spring afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, a ceremony recognized acts of courage by ordinary people such as David Bryan, a federal worker from Kansas City, Mo., who pulled a man out of a burning highway patrol car six years ago. | 03/25/09 19:43:03 By - David Goldstein
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