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One injured in Kansas City shooting (kansascity.com)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:56:00 GMT

At least one person suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting tonight. The victim was shot about 7:30 p.m. near 50th Street and Glenside Drive.

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Thompson's late goal helps FC Dallas tie Kansas City (Dallas Morning News)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:00:01 GMT

Scott Sealy's second goal of the year in the 39th minute snapped a 448-minute span where no Kansas City (4-5-5) player had scored a goal. Sealy took a pass from Claudio Lopez and dribbled a few steps past FC Dallas defender Drew Moor before firing a left-footed shot from 15 yards away for a 1-0 Wizards' lead.

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Kansas animal cruelty case dismissed (kansascity.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:17:00 GMT

GIRARD, Kan. _ A court has dismissed charges against a southeast Kansas man accused of starving three bulldogs found in his freezer because the case didn't go to trial quickly enough.

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National Briefing | Midwest: Kansas: No Indictment For Abortion Doctor (New York Times)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:08:57 GMT

A doctor whose Wichita clinic is one of the nation’s few providers of late-term abortions was not indicted at the end of a six-month investigation on Wednesday by a citizen-initiated grand jury, an unusual practice allowed in only a handful of states. The jurors said their investigation into the clinic of the doctor, George Tiller, right, did not yield sufficient evidence of a crime, but they noted...

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RE: Kansas CIty Lowball debut... (It's Always an Off Deuce)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:32:39 GMT

RE: Kansas CIty Lowball debut...Hello PB9617,Thanks for the email.It is likely we will have regular games up and running shortly after this years WCOOP.If there is anything else we can help you with, please don't hesitate to contact us.Regards,Michael SPokerStars Support Team

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Kansas City Chiefs Should Officially Retire Jersey of Hero Joe Delaney (The FanHouse - NFL)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:34:00 GMT

Filed under: Chiefs , Kansas City Every time the Kansas City Chiefs announce that they're retiring a jersey number -- as they did recently with former cornerback Emmitt Thomas -- it raises the same question: Why haven't they retired the number of Joe Delaney? Twenty-five years ago, Delaney was a 24-year-old running back who had led the team in rushing in both of his pro seasons. But...

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WHEN YOU RUN IN KANSAS INSTEAD OF A CAUCUS: (BrothersJudd Blog)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:11:10 GMT

Obama, New and Not Improved (Der Spiegel, 7/03/08) Now there seems to be a new Barack Obama on the hustings. First, he broke his promise to try to keep both major parties within public-financing limits for the general election. His team explained that, saying he had a grass-roots-based model and that while he was forgoing public money, he also was eschewing gold-plated fund-raisers. These days he’s...

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Tonight's Capitals game: Capitals (0-1) vs. Kansas City (0-0) (Sacramento Bee)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

A capsule look at tonight's Capitals game vs. Kansas City.

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Abortion Foes Question Need to Rewrite Kansas Laws (Pro-Life News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:11:52 GMT

Abortion Foes Question Need to Rewrite Kansas LawsTOPEKA, Kan. -- Some abortion opponents doubt a state law restricting late-term procedures needs to be rewritten, despite a grand jury's conclusion that it isn't clear enough to allow an indictment of Dr. George Tiller. The grand jury concluded that charging Tiller would have required "clearer and more definitive guidelines" or additional restrictions...

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Releford makes all the right moves to play basketball at Kansas (KansasCity.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:06:00 GMT

The line of people stretched through the Bishop Miege auditorium, connecting Travis Releford’s present and future.

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Kansas lawmakers consider current law on late-term abortions (Kansas City Star)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:41:00 GMT

Abortion foes are split over whether the Kansas abortion law should be rewritten now that a grand jury has declined to indict Wichita abortion provider George Tiller.

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Kansas lawmakers consider current law on late-term abortions (kansascity.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:41:00 GMT

Abortion foes are split over whether the Kansas abortion law should be rewritten now that a grand jury has declined to indict Wichita abortion provider George Tiller.

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FC Dallas vs. Kansas City Wizards preview (Dallas Morning News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:40:00 GMT

After recording his first win with the club Tuesday against Miami FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, coach Schellas Hyndman will seek his first league victory. ... F Abe Thompson, who scored two goals against Miami, will probably accompany Kenny Cooper up front. "It seems like he and Kenny have a very good understanding of combination play," Hyndman said. ... River Plate of Argentina sent a commission...

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Kansas Lottery reports wrong winning numbers due to software glitch (Kansas City Star)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:37:00 GMT

First the bad news. Because of a software glitch, the Kansas Lottery reported the wrong winning numbers this week for its Pick 3 game on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

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Kansas Lottery reports wrong winning numbers due to software glitch (kansascity.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:37:00 GMT

First the bad news. Because of a software glitch, the Kansas Lottery reported the wrong winning numbers this week for its Pick 3 game on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

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Kansas agency awards tax credits to nonprofits (kansascity.com)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT

TOPEKA | Donors to 24 nonprofit groups will be able to obtain $4.13 million in income tax credits, thanks to the Kansas Department of Commerce.

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Kansas City grain for July 3 (kansascity.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:38:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Wheat: 256,041 bushels: 13 1/2 cents lower to 8 1/2 cents higher; No. 2 hard, 8.35-8.62 1/2 nominally; No. 3, 8.24-8.61 1/2 nominally; No. 2 red wheat, 6.90-7.77 1/2 nominally; No. 3 6.79-7.76 1/2 nominally.

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U.S. Excerpts: Kansas road needs; McCain's advantage? (News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:30:00 GMT

From The Wichita Eagle With gas prices and construction costs climbing, state revenues slipping and Kansans driving fewer miles and paying fewer gas taxes, state leaders will need to get more creative about the next transportation plan's funding and more discriminating about its projects.

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Kansas City Workers at UPS Freight Reject Fraud Union in Overwhelming Vote (PR News Wire )

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:24:00 GMT

Third Attempt to Garner Votes Fails KANSAS CITY, MO., July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the third time, workers at UPS Freight in Kansas City overwhelmingly handed a fly-by-night organization claiming to be a labor union its walking papers in a vote yesterday. Workers voted 157-58 against the Association of Parcel Workers of America, which according to recent filings with the...

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I Officially Have a Very Low Opinion of the Kansas City Star (The Corner)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:31:08 GMT

A week or two ago there was that awful cartoon on their website by their house cartoonist. Now, this: 'Rush Limbaugh is a big fat rich idiot' from a 'Contributing Writer.'

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