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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked frenzied trading.

TOPEKA (AP) -- Budget problems have revived a political debate in Kansas about protecting working families and building prosperity that's more than a century old. Local News Sponsored By: KC Metro Hotel Search · Read the Full Story ...

In addition, this bill takes future adjustments for inflation out of the political process. YouTube Preview Image It gives the Kansas Secretary of Labor the authority to make future adjustments based on the Midwest Consumer Price Index. ...

A link posted at the Facebook group Bring Google Fiber for Communities to Bellingham: Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten signed a proclamation Monday calling for Topeka to be known for the month of March as “Google, Kansas — the capital city of ...

Who cares about kansas city politics except those south of 75th and north of NKC? Youre just goin for the easy stuff because local bureocrats will feed you their pettiness everyday. That's lazy journalism, no better than TV stations too ...

Despite the losses most observers expect Democrats to incur this fall, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is seeking to show it's still on offense -- or at least in a good position to defend open seats -- in several districts. Today, the ...

The Kansas City school board is facing a stark choice: close nearly half its public schools or face a potential bankruptcy. The board was scheduled to vote Wednesday night on its superintendent's proposal to shut down 29 out of 61 schools in a bid to ...

A regular columnist for the New York Times and Nobel laureate in economics, Paul Krugman speculated about the future of the U.S. in his Feb. 8 piece. He reminds us of the disappearance of Poland from world maps for most of the 19th century. The ...

By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist Watching Glenn Beck interview Eric Massa Tuesday on FOX was frustrating. But a little titillating, too. Beck tried to be tough; give him credit as he pursued what he thought would be ...

Topeka — The Kansas unemployment rate jumped to 7.1 percent in January, up from 6.2 percent in December ... We need the Legislature to put politics aside and find the revenue we need to protect our schools, maintain our public safety and preserve ...

In February, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, the likely Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Kit Bond, released a statement strongly criticizing the Obama administration's proposed budget. She called it ...

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver delivers his Condition of the State speech in January. Former GOP Gov. Terry Branstad holds double-digit leads in early polls against Culver. But Branstad's campaign believes that has more to do with Iowa-specific concerns than ...

... publisher and free speech advocate Larry Flynt (right) made a guest appearance on "The Walt Bodine Show" in 2004 at the KCUR studio in Kansas City. Flynt was in town to push his book, 'Sex, Lies & Politics'. Walt Bodine (right) talked with Mid ...

KANSAS CITY (AP) -- U.S. attorneys are pursuing allegations of bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud as part of an investigation into former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton, according to court documents received by a former lawmaker summoned before ...

As the man who fused conservatism with humor, Rush Limbaugh remains the most listened-to talk host in America. Funny, upbeat, and innovative, he changed a nation's view of the right-winged stereotype. With wit, creativity, and dazzling rhetoric, he ...