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KCUR Morning news 6-30-11

By Maria Carter

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The latest trend in the urban agriculture movement is chickens in the city. And a city council committee looked with favor yesterday on loosening the rules on feathered neighbors.

Several pastors and ministers are dismissing an apology from Missouri Congressman Todd Akin for his statement last week in an interview that - quote- "at the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God."

The Missouri auditor and the state's Division of Finance have an agreement about access to records.

The city of Lawrence is no longer named in a lawsuit related to the 2009 death of former University of Kansas Athletic Director Bob Frederick.

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