Kentucky

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[[Image:Kentucky_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Kentucky.]]

'''Kentucky''', the Bluegrass State, entered the [[United States of America|Union]] in 1792, making it the fifteenth state. Kentucky's capital is [[Frankfort]], and the largest city is [[Louisville]], with a Metro population surpassing 1,000,000. Kentucky is famous for many things, including the [[Kentucky Derby]], [[bourbon]], [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]], [[coal]], [[bluegrass music]], and boxing great [[Muhammad Ali]].

==History==

==Sports==
Kentucky is best-known for its men's college [[basketball]] teams, most notably the [[University of Kentucky]] Wildcats and [[University of Louisville]] Cardinals. The University of Kentucky (UK) traditionally has been the dominant of the two, having won seven NCAA titles. According to Sagarin ratings, the 1996 UK team is the highest-ranked college basketball team in NCAA history. Many UK basketball players have gone on to play in the NBA. The UK basketball team has recently lost its dominance, and the in-state rivalry between the two universities has become less one-sided.

[[Football]] has become increasingly associated with Kentucky as well, due to the [[University of Louisville]]'s team's growth under the coaching of Bobby Petrino. In 2007, the Cardinals competed in and won at the [[Orange Bowl]]. During the 2007 football season, the University of Kentucky has been extremely successful compared to the past, having beaten several ranked teams, including Louisville and #1 (at the time) LSU.

==Politics==
Kentucky is considered a "Purple" state. The newly elected officials are mostly Democrats, yet old-standing officials are mainly Republicans. Steve Beshear, Democrat, is the newly elected Governor; he wiped out Ernie Fletcher's chances at another governal term. Republicans [[Jim Bunning]] and [[Mitch McConnell]] are [[Senators]]. Senator McConnell is [[Minority Leader of the Senate]]. McConnell's wife, [[Elaine Chao]], is the current [[United States]] [[Secretary of Labor]]. Kentucky holds six seats in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], held by Republicans Ed Whitfield, Ron Lewis, Geoff Davis, and Hal Rogers, and Democrats John Yarmuth and Ben Chandler.

Republican governor [[Ernie Fletcher]] lost his re-election bid to Democrat [[Steve Beshear]] in 2007.

The Kentucky State Senate has 21 Republicans, 16 Democrats, and one Independent. The Kentucky House, however, has 61 Democrats and only 39 Republicans.

[[Image:Ky outline.jpg|right|300px]]

==Geography==
Kentucky borders several other states: to the north [[Ohio]], [[Indiana]], and [[Illinois]], to the south [[Tennessee]], to the east [[Virginia]] and [[West Virginia]], and to the west [[Missouri]]. The [[Ohio River]] makes up the northern border of Kentucky.

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