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Kansas Residents React to Dr. Tiller’s Death

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2009 To show public response other than the gleeful, hateful crap some right-wingers are spewing on Dr. George Tiller only hours after his assassination, here is how residents of Kansas -- where the victim was from -- are reacting to the abortion doctor's murder during a Sunday church service. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abortion Doctor Murdered in Church

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2009 Dr. George Tiller was volunteering at his Kansas church Sunday when a gunman shot him dead. Republicans in Congress recently made a villain of Tiller when they stalled the confirmation of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Taps Sebelius for Top Health Post

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2009 Let's try this again, shall we? Tom Daschle didn't make the cut, but President Obama has a new contender for secretary of health and human services. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who may be vulnerable to attacks on the abortion issue, faces a potentially challenging confirmation process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Will Stop Campaigning for Two Days

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2008 Barack Obama will spend Thursday and Friday off the campaign trail in order to visit his ailing grandmother, Madelyn Dunham. Obama was raised in part by his grandparents, and has credited his grandmother with teaching him "values straight from the Kansas heartland." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Huckabee Hangs On

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2008 If one thing is clear after last week's Super Tuesday craziness, it's that candidates who seemed to score big want to claim victory as a foregone conclusion, while others who didn't show quite as strongly -- like Mike Huckabee, for example -- want to challenge the finality of the results. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kansas Abortion Doctor Gets Scrooged

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2006 A prominent Kansas abortion provider has been charged with 30 misdemeanor violations of state law by the outgoing state attorney general. Dr. George Tiller and his supporters believe that Attorney General Phill Kline (above), who lost the November election and has only three weeks left in office, issued the charges as a farewell act of malice. Update: A judge dismissed all charges only hours after they were filed (h/t: Frank in comments). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )