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Tuesday, Nov. 5
**What:** Ujamaa Brownbag Lecture
**When:** 11:30 to 1 p.m.
**Where:** Kansas Union, Alcove F
**About:** Lecture with Amy Hunt, MA
student in African and African-
American Studies
What: Keep Calm and Rock Chalk Finance
When: 4 to 7 p.m.
Where: Edwards Campus, Regents Center, lobby
About: Personal budgeting information from Student Money Management
Wednesday, Nov. 6
What: Lunch-N-Learn
When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, Room 202
About: Information session on how to stay healthy during the holiday season
What: How to Get the Job of Your Dreams
When: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Where: Burge Union, Gridiron Room
About: Personal branding for job search workshop with Dr. Dennis Rosen
Thursday, Nov. 7
What: Is There an American Dream for You?
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Big 12 Room
About: Panel discussion on how institutional failure perpetuates poverty
GOVERNMENT
**What:** An Evening with Naismith
**When:** 6 to 8 p.m.
**Where:** Edwards Campus, BEST Building
**About:** Artifacts from University Archives related to the life and legacy of Dr. James Naismith
Friday, Nov. 8
What: Research and Graduate Program Open House
When: Noon to 5 p.m.
Where: Eaton Hall
About: School of Engineering open house for graduate students interested in application, touring and funding
What: Statistical Models with Mixed Effects
When: 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Watson Library
About: Seminar with Doug Bates
Maine candidate for governor announces he's gay
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Maine - Rep. Mike Michaud had endured more than a dozen elections without anyone questioning his sexuality. Now everyone knows the Maine congressman is gay - including his mother.
The 58-year-old Michaud said Monday that he told his mom that he was gay just hours before he released an op-ed in which he came out publicly. He said he wrote the piece to end "whisper campaigns, insinuations and push-polls" that were dogging his gubernatorial campaign.
"It was a difficult decision to tell my sister and my mother," Michaud said in his Portland campaign office hours after he released an op-ed. His mother, sister and five other siblings said through his campaign staff that they didn't want to be interviewed.
U. S. Rep. Mike Michaud talks to an Associated Press reporter Monday in Portland, Maine, about his public announcement that he is gay. The Democrat is running for governor in 2014 in a three-way race.
ence professor at the University of Maine.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The announcement lifts the profile of a three-way race in which the six-term congressman and former paper mill worker is running close in the polls with Gov. Paul LePage, the Republican incumbent. Also in the race is wealthy independent Eliot Cutler.
With Michaud's announcement, there are now seven members of the U.S. House who are openly gay, along with one member of the U.S. Senate. There are no openly gay governors.
Michaud's coming out elicited statements of support.
But the ramifications were unclear. Maine approved gay marriage last year.
"It makes things more interesting. There's no doubt about that," said Mark Brewer, a political sci-
"We applaud Congressman Michaud and look forward to working with him in the future," said Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, adding that "his example will promote understanding and show the importance of being open and honest about who you are."
Michaud's acknowledgement that he's gay could mean big contributions from gay rights groups. It also could win over some liberal voters concerned about his "blue dog" image and votes on abortion. But it also could cost him the votes of some socially conservative supporters.
By nature, Michaud said he doesn't like talking about himself. Quiet and unassuming, he worked for more than 29 years in the Great Northern Paper Mill in East Millinocket, where his father and grandfather worked. He keeps his lunch box in his office as a reminder.
"I ran for office 17 times and it's never been an issue. However, someone or some group definitely tried to make it an issue in this campaign, and I decided to put it right out there on the table," he told the AP.
He said the decision to announce that he was gay was not easy. He told his mother and sister on Sunday as his staff was preparing to release his op-ed to The Associated Press and two newspapers.
MaryEllen FitzGerald, a pollster
Cutler's campaign denied any involvement in dirty tricks and said Michaud's disclosure should have no bearing on the race. LePage's campaign declined to comment.
from Critical Insights in Portland, said she doubted that Miacha's announcement would have a big impact on the race for governor. People are more concerned about the economy and health care, she added.
"He is a politician who has been in the public eye for a significant amount of time. He has a track record that people can judge him on, and I don't think his sexual
Michaud, for his part, said there's a sense of relief.
orientation is generally going to be a factor," FitzGerald said. "Because he's a known entity, I don't think this is going to change opinions of him."
But he remains a private person. He said he hopes his opponents will respect his decision to go public, and that they'll join him in waging a positive campaign that
focuses on issues.
"My personal life has never factored into how I do my job, whether I was working in the mill for over 29 years, whether it was during my time in the Legislature or as a member of Congress. My personal life never factored into it, and it won't factor into how I'd be governor," he said.
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Forming the exploratory committee allows Taylor to raise money and do polling, but he declined to discuss specific policy issues to avoid being considered a candidate for now. He said he's been urged by people across
Kan. DA plans listening tours on Senate decision
TOPEKA, Kan. — A northeast Kansas prosecutor said Monday he'll conduct a series of listening tours across the state before formally deciding whether to run for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat.
No other Democrat has publicly expressed an interest in the race. Roberts, a conservative who's served in the Senate since 1997 and has been a fixture in Kansas politics for more than three decades, already faces a challenge in the Republican primary in August 2014 from Dr. Milton Wolf, a Leawood radiologist.
Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor disclosed those plans as he announced the formation of an exploratory committee on his 40th birthday. If Taylor runs next year, he'll be seeking the seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Pat Roberts.
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"It is what I would consider to be a high-water mark of frustration with the leadership we have in Washington right now." Taylor said during an interview.
Taylor was first elected district attorney in 2008 and was re-elected in 2012. Leroy Towns, Roberts' executive campaign manager, said Taylor needs to conduct a listening tour "because absolutely nobody in the state knows who he is."
the state to run because many voters are frustrated with gridlock in Washington, particularly after last month's partial federal government shutdown.
Towns acknowledged that Kansas voters are frustrated with Congress but added they see Roberts as a tested conservative.
Wolf has criticized Roberts for not being conservative enough on tax, budget and health care issues, and said in a statement Monday that most Americans "want to clean house in next year's elections."
"They understand that Pat Roberts is the guy back there fighting for them," Towns said.
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