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Parents Seek Answers Amid Vaccine Shortage Kansas City, Missouri is getting some 19,000 doses of the new swine flu vaccine. But the initial shipments have been delayed and sporadic. And for parents of children with severe health issues, the quest for a vaccine has been all consuming.
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Job losses keep going and going . . . Pretty much any way you look at it, we're in the worst job market this country has seen in 26 years. The unemployment rate hit 10.2% in October, and silver linings are hard to find. Steve Henn reports.
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US House backs healthcare reforms A landmark bill that could extend healthcare coverage to tens of millions passes in the US lower House after a tense vote.

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A major vote on a health care overhaul is scheduled this weekend in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congressman Sam Graves, a Republican from Trenton Missouri, says he thinks the vote will be mighty close.
With a freshly-filed discrimination complaint against the Power and Light District, Kansas City's Human Relations Department reveals a test it took of the "lightning rod" dress code in the District. KCUR's Dan Verbeck reports.
City Auditor Gary White presented the latest quarterly citizen satisfaction survey to the city council Thursday, and it was no cause for celebration. Councilwoman Beth Gottstein was particularly distressed at the ratings citizens again gave the council and city manager on leadership and ethics. KCUR's Steve Bell reports.
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