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CIA director Michael Hayden says the agency destroyed videotapes of its interrogations of two top al Qaida suspects, made in 2002. Philip Zelikow, executive director of the 9/11 Commission, had hoped to review the tapes.

The top official of the EPA for the 4-state region that includes Kansas says state regulators misled the Kansas Supreme Court in arguments about a controversial coal-fired power plant. Kansas Public Radio’s Bryan Thompson has more.

The Big 12 Conference is still alive and kicking. But its commissioner, Dan Beebe, appears to be on his way out. The Kansas City Star has reported today (THUR) that Beebe is laying the ground work for his departure. And with the apparent shakeup at the top, Kansas Public Radio's Greg Echlin reports the Kansas Board of Regents is looking for some stability.

Top legislative leaders had called for Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson to suspend his deputy for giving out more money for school buses than the law directed.

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The top EPA official for the 4-state region that includes Kansas says state regulators misled the Kansas Supreme Court in arguments about a controversial coal-fired power plant. Kansas Public Radio’s Bryan Thompson has more.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7494d0000

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been charged on eight counts, including perjury, after explicit text messages contradicted his sworn denials of an affair with a top aide. Kilpatrick refuses to step down and says he expects to be exonerated. Detroit Public Radio's Noah Ovshinsky reports.

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