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KCUR Morning Newscast 10-10-08

By Maria Carter, KCUR Newsroom

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Kansas City, MO – In a speech at Liberty's William Jewell College, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joseph Biden ridicule's the latest Republican mortgage rescue plan.

There was more bantering and sparring in yesterday's second Missouri gubernatorial debate, but Kenny Hulshof and Jay Nixon kept it good-natured. One area where they didn't agree was health care.

Missouri health investigators say they have found no main for an increase in brain tumors around Cameron.

University of Kansas football coach Mark Mangino used a video e-mail to students to ask them to stop using an obscene chant during games.

The Sporting News ranks Lawrence the 15th-best sports city in the nation.

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