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Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American politician who has been the 46th Governor of Kansas since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S.
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Sam Brownback has signed a law aimed at keeping the state's courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic or other foreign legal codes, and a national Muslim group's spokesman said Friday that a court challenge is likely.The new law, taking effect July 1, doesn't specifically mention Shariah law, which broadly refers to codes within the Islamic legal system. Instead, it says courts, administrative agencies or state tribunals can't base rulings on any foreign law or legal system that would not grant the parties the same rights guaranteed by state and U.S. constitutions."This bill should provide protection for Kansas citizens from the application of foreign laws," said Stephen Gele, spokesman for the American Public Policy Alliance, a Michigan group promoting model legislation similar to the new Kansas law. "The bill does not read, in any way, to be discriminatory against any religion."But supporters have worried specifically about Shariah law being applied i...A convicted murderer who escaped from a county jail in Kansas after being transferred from an overcrowded state prison has been caught, the state Department of Corre...
Beef Products Inc. will close processing plants in three states this month because of the controversy surrounding its meat product that critics have dubbed "pink sli...
When President Barack Obama gave a major speech on the economy last week in Kansas, he aimed his message at a national audience, but he also framed an issue for stat...
President Barack Obama plans to head to the Republican stronghold of Kansas next week to deliver an economic speech about how he considers this a "make-or-break mome...
At least 9 are injured after a small Kansas town was hit by a tornado Tuesday night, Fox affiliate KTMJ reports.Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a state of emergen...
Police say they have arrested the owner of a suspicious vehicle that was found parked in a judicial center parking lot near the Kansas Statehouse with several homema...
The federal government cited a Missouri grain company Thursday for willful safety violations and proposed a hefty fine for an explosion that killed six workers last ...
A New York congressman wants to take the "For Sale" sign off Plum Island.In a letter this week, Rep. Timothy Bishop argues it is ludicrous for the federal government...
The television was tuned to forecasters' dire warnings of an impending storm when Greg Tomlyanobich heard a short burst from a tornado siren blare after midnight Sun...
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Three US governors pledged to sample "pink slime" during a Thursday visit to a Nebraska beef plant, as they attempt to push back against the national outcry over the...
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law aimed at keeping the state's courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic or other foreign legal codes, ...
'08 Presidential Hopeful Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) Spends Night in PrisonSunday, December 10, 2006E-Mail Print Share: APSen. Sam Brownback R-Kan. heads to a pray...
The states of Missouri and Kansas are divided here only by the yellow stripe of State Line Road. It's a single community, but the division is sharp when it comes to ...
A bill designed to prevent Kansas courts or government agencies from making decisions based on Islamic or other foreign legal codes has cleared the state Legislature...
The Kansas Legislature has passed a bill that would make it illegal for state courts or government agencies to rely on Islamic or other foreign legal codes in making...
Transcript: Sen. Sam Brownback on 'FOX News Sunday'Sunday, January 28, 2007PrintThe following is a partial transcript of the Jan. 28, 2007, edition of "FOX News Sund...
Sen. Sam Brownback Bows out of Republican Presidential RaceFriday, October 19, 2007PrintTOPEKA, Kan. — Republican Sen. Sam Brownback abandoned his 2008 presidential...
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