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“It's going to be separate suits in those different venues over the contents of those letters”

A Jackson County judge has split a defamation and wrongful firing lawsuit against Gov. via Southeast Missourian

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Clearwire and Sprint Nextel said Wednesday they will combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company. via The Indianapolis Star

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A federal jury has convicted two Kansas City men in the hate-crime murder of a black pedestrian. via KCTV Kansas City

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“When we say the check will be in the mail, we mean it”

IRS rebate checks are being printed in Kansas City, Mo. MyFox Kansas City Reports US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is touring the facility today, watching the checks being printed. via MyFox St. Louis

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A Missouri teen has been hospitalized with an infection, said to be life-threatening, that resulted from an attempt to pierce his own lip. via The Post Chronicle

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Missouri lawmakers give final approval to $240 million of incentives for a Canadian airplane maker to open an assembly plant in Kansas City.The enticements for Bombardier Aerospace cleared the House on ... via KansasCity.com

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“I think it's incredibly unfair”

Jackson County homes and businesses are over-valued and possibly over-taxed with no quick fix in sight, according to County Executive Mike Sanders. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

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“The regional school improvement team will monitor the districts accountability plan, the plan should be updated and submitted to the department quarterly”

" There is intense scrutiny for Kansas City Public Schools as the pressure goes up to get on the right track. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

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Talk about workin' on the railroad. A railroad gang is bringing the words of that old American folk song to life in a nearly $8 million track improvement project in northeast Kansas. via KHGI

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It was the mid-1980s, and in Kansas City, Mo., teenager Aaron Dontez Yates decided to move from straight-up beatboxing to writing his own rhymes. via Miami.com

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