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49 News at 11:00: October 8, 2008

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

A late night fire had firefighters working until the early morning. Undecided voters posed their questions in the second presidential debate. How Topekans are learning how other voters think. How cleaning up code violations is making a comeback in one Topeka neighborhood. Plus, the science of quoting movies. Why people are using scripted lines in real life. USD 501 failed to make the grade on the Annual Yearly Progress report. Find out why they originally thought they had. The last cutting of alfalfa needs to be well-timed. Jeff Wichman explains why time is of the essence in today's K-State Ag Today. Mary Alice Scheer with Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes helps us understand the need to fight diabetes and tells us that this weekend's event is much more than a walk. Find out what else is happening. And, the rest of the week into the weekend is shaping up to be great for getting outside and being productive. When rains may put a damper on your weekend plans.

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