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  1. Follow the official Kansas City Star Twitter account here: @KCStar
  2. Eilert defeats Surbaugh for Johnson County Commission chair http://bit.ly/bpHtEM
  3. Missouri and Kansas, like nation, see lower voter turnout http://bit.ly/a8Absr
  4. Prop A passing big in Missouri http://bit.ly/9srP4U
  5. Republican Blunt wins open Mo. Senate seat http://bit.ly/cFE7xG
  6. #photos Blasts kill at least 62 across Baghdad http://bit.ly/d0dbbh
  7. #photos Going to the polls | Election Day 2010 http://bit.ly/ctGbe4
  8. #photos Entertainment | Heather Morris, Mary Tyler Moore, Julianne Moore, Sir Tom Jones, Maria Sharapova http://bit.ly/bIw682
  9. RT @cronkb - Alert neighbor helps sheriff nab burglary suspect http://bit.ly/awI8x7 #news
  10. RT @cronkb - Please use #MOvote #KSVote for election tweets. @MDP_Star using CoveritLive on http://bit.ly/9zCVHV for local buzz #news
  11. RT @cronkb - Be part of conversation. midwestdemocracyproject.org using CoveritLive to track local elections. #news Use #MOvote #KSVot...
  12. RT @cronkb - Conservation department warns motorists to watch for deer http://bit.ly/a0ooZZ #news
  13. RT @cronkb - Two men armed with guns rob a KC grocery store http://bit.ly/bMEAyl #news
  14. RT @cronkb - Small plane makes emergency landing in Johnson County field http://bit.ly/94sNzN #news
  15. RT @cronkb - It's Election Day. 5 ways to use http://midwestdemocracyproject.org today http://bit.ly/agr00F #news
  16. RT @cronkb - The Star's recommendations for Nov. 2 http://bit.ly/aGBz7h #movote #ksvote #news
  17. RT @cronkb - Polls are open in Missouri from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. #movote #news
  18. RT @cronkb - The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Kansas. #ksvote #news
  19. RT @cronkb - Election Day: It’s all over but the voting http://bit.ly/cWylOP #Movote #KSvote #news
  20. Push for math, science education stumbles amid beleaguered districts’ pressures http://bit.ly/bIWKsZ