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KCUR Morning Newscast 2-21-08

By Maria Carter

KANSAS CITY, MO –
KCUR Morning Headlines (3 min 32 sec)

  • Attorneys for a Planned Parenthood of Overland Park accuse Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline of being on a witch hunt. Yesterday, Kline told a district judge that a grand jury needs records about how the Overland Park clinic handles fetal tissue after abortions.
  • The Missouri Senate killed a proposal that would have allowed the public to finance political campaigns.
  • The Missouri Gaming Commission will look at proposal for a new casino near Sugar Creek.
  • Six artists were selected recently for the ninth annual Avenue of the Arts, a summer exhibition of temporary public artwork in downtown Kansas City.

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