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KCUR Evening News 8-24-09

KCUR
Published August 24, 2009 at 6:10 PM CDT

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

  • Opposing sides polite but divided at McCaskill UMKC health care forum.
  • Kansas House Appropriations Committee meets to consider budget cuts.
  • Missouri conference holds plus and minus debate on cap-and-trade.
  • More traffic disruption ahead: lane closings on Paseo Bridge.
  • Northland WalMart lockdown was "suicide by cop" attempt.

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