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KCUR Morning Newscast 12-31-08

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Kansas City, MO – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt will be joining a private equity firm headed by the son of failed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is staying put for now. The Democrat says she might end up joining President-elect Barack Obama's administration eventually.

Missouri's online school program has teamed up with a national program run by University of Missouri.

KCP & L's former head honcho will lead the search for a new chancellor at the University of Kansas.

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