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Kit Bond Prepares for ‘Daily Show’ Monday Night
November 6, 2009

Missouri’s Republican Senator Kit Bond will appear on the Comedy Central’s  fake-news show ‘The Daily Show’ Monday night.
Bond says he’s flying to New York Monday for the appearance. He indicated he might have some zingers for host Jon Stewart, but he wouldn’t elaborate.
During the appearance Bond will try to promote his new book, ‘The Next [...]

Claeaver and Graves Push for WWI Musem
November 5, 2009

Kansas City Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, and his Northwest Missouri counterpart Rep. Sam Graves are pushing hard for the Kansas City World War I Museum to be at the center of the 100th Anniversary of the start of the “the war to end all wars” in 2014.
Here’s part of Graves statement.
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in [...]

Aschroft Endorses Tiahrt
November 5, 2009

Former US Attorney General and Missouri Senator John Ashcroft is in the Tiahrt for Senate Camp.
He endorsed him today, according to the Tiahrt campaign. “
“Todd Tiahrt is a principled fiscal and social conservative who understands what it takes to keep this country safe,” said Ashcroft. “He fights for the conservative values he believes in and [...]

More Trouble for KC’s Power and Power & Light District
November 5, 2009

Attorney Arthur Benson says he’s filing a civil rights suit alleging racial profiling continues in the Power and light entertainment district in Kansas City.
the entertainment district, owned by the Cordish Corp, and supported with taxpayer dollars has been the source of  discrimination charges for the last year.
Earlier this year, the City Council debate and then approved a general dress [...]

Former Kansas Governor William Avery Dies
November 5, 2009

Kansas Govenor Mark Parkinson is lowering state flags to half staff  to honor the former Kansas Govenor, the late William Avery.  He died at the age of 98.
State flags will remain at half staff until sundown November 14.
Here’s  the Avery biography which was supplied by the Governor’s office:
William Avery was born on August 11, 1911, [...]