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    • Lower the drinking age? Some colleges say maybe VIDEO

      - 08/20/2008 12:30 AM CDT

      A group of 100 college and university leaders wants to talk about the drinking age again, arguing that raising in to 21 in the 1980s has not reduced binge drinking. The Amethyst Initiative encourages a national conversation about whether the drinking age should be lowered to 18.

    • Park board sends Power & Light District a message on dress code VIDEO

      - 08/20/2008 12:08 AM CDT

      The Kansas City park board used some unusual leverage Tuesday to address complaints about the dress code at the Power & Light District. The board said it would not approve two signs that the district wanted until it got more answers from the Cordish Co.

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    • Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win the gold in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.
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      Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line in world-record time in the 200-meter final.

      World Beater: Bolt wins gold in 200

      - 10:24 AM CDT

      Jamaica's Usain Bolt made history once again at the Beijing Olympics, as he won gold in the men's 200 meters with another world record.


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