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Tourism to governor: Pay me my money down - Kansas City Star border=

Tourism to governor: Pay me my money down - Kansas City Star

Kansas City Star
JEFFERSON CITY | The Missouri Tourism Commission voted unanimously this afternoon reemphasize its commitment to the Tour of Missouri bicycle race. Implicit in the vote was a plea to Gov. Jay Nixon to release a hold on state funding for the event. …
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Daily Mail - Charleston
Southeast Missourian
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Missouri's Roy Blunt heads up GOP effort on health care reform - Kansas City Star

Kansas City Star
The seven-term congressman, now a candidate for Senate, is leading Republican efforts in Congress to stave off the far-reaching changes in national health care policy that President Barack Obama and Democrats have in mind. …
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CBS News
Politico

This date in baseball: June 1 - Kansas City Star border=

This date in baseball: June 1 - Kansas City Star

Kansas City Star, MO
1923: The New York Giants scored in every inning to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 22-8 at the Baker Bowl. 1925: Lou Gehrig batted for Pee Wee Wanninger in the eighth and replaced Wally Pipp at first base to start his streak of 2130 consecutive games. …
eTaiwan News

Up's creators made the movie's star equal parts bristly and ... - Houston Chronicle border=

Up's creators made the movie's star equal parts bristly and … - Houston Chronicle

Houston Chronicle, United States
We say the movie begins when Carl is 7 years old in the movie theater, but the story really begins when he's 78. So there was a lot of history that we had to set up correctly or else there's no emotional stake. Their life together is the whole point,” …
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Baltimore Sun
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Porn star Sasha Grey gets a mainstream role - Los Angeles Times border=

Porn star Sasha Grey gets a mainstream role - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times, CA
In a movie entirely populated by nonprofessional actors, who better to portray a $2000-an-hour Manhattan call-girl than one of the most prolific and in-demand adult film stars working the so-called San Pornando Valley? Still, he cops to a certain …
News in Film
IFC
SF Weekly
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Star Trek: second viewing, second review - Comic Book Movie

Comic Book Movie, UT
In my first review of Star Trek ("Star Trek is DOA"), I blasted it's lack of realism. I went to see it again and, I have to admit, I liked it much better. I think if you go into this movie expecting it to be a bit far-fetched–something along the lines …
Enterprise-Record
Kotaku Australia
MoviesOnline
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Crack down on credit card industry - Kansas City Star

Kansas City Star
By The Kansas City Star Editorial Board Anyone who's tried to read through a credit-card agreement knows how mind-numbing and complicated they can be.
KRQE.com
Washington Post
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