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JASPER COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) — This year marks 163 years since the Battle of Carthage, the first engagement in the Civil War.

Some Erie-area residents are seeking a plow service for the first time, but many others have been dumped by their previous plower.

During the recent snowstorm -- the biggest by far this winter for the Erie region -- the city of Erie tried a different approach to clearing streets.

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Army staff sarge apt in custody for the massacre of afghan civilians this month. lawmakers hearded heard today fe man in charge about the exit strategy and the problems trying to get in a position to leave. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has that story. >> reporter: the major was laid to rest today in arlington national cemetery, killed by an afghan partner -- shot in the back of the head, an apparent retaliation for the mistaken koran burning that set off a chain reaction of v...

threatening our fiscal house. >> reporter: he emphasized reigniting economic growth is the key goal, to reduce tax, which he dolled by collapsing 6 tax brackets into two, leaving a 10 and 25% rate and reducing the corporate rate to 25% as well, which he said is the international average. he argues that can be done without adding to the deficit by iewg the same techniques at the bowles-simpson administration. >> we can get faster economic growth, you can do that in a revenue-neutral way...

he began with a guilt o.p. favorite. >> first, we propose that we repeal the presidents disastrous health care law. it stops spending from threatening our fiscal house. >> reporter: he emphasized reigniting economic growth is the key goal, to reduce tax, which he dolled by collapsing 6 tax brackets into two, leaving a 10 and 25% rate and reducing the corporate rate to 25% as well, which he said is the international average. he argues that can be done without adding to the deficit by ie...