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KCUR Morning Newscast 8-12-08

By Maria Carter, KCUR Newsroom

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Kansas City, MO – Senator Barack Obama's Veterans affairs advisors in Missouri have been listening to former military members at meetings around the state. Ten veterans and a soldier's widow told their stories yesterday at the National World War One Museum in Kansas City.

Jackson County has reappraised almost 1300 vacant lots, slashing their value by as much as 90 percent.

Seating capacity will be reduced for the remaining Kansas City Royals baseball games this season.

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