By Frank Morris
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KANSAS CITY, MO –
Morning News Headlines (1 min 29 sec)
- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference pulls its convention from Kansas City because of perceived racial insensitivity by Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser.
- Groups opposing Governor Matt Blunt are rallying in the Jefferson City today in advance of the governor's state of the state address tonight.
- Shawnee Mission School Superintendent Marge Kaplin has taken a job in Arizona.
- The Kansas House has a new member from the Kansas City area. Representative Jill Quigley has taken the oath of office.