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 Updated Saturday, Oct 30, 2004
 • Sneaky Spyware Becomes Internet Scourge - 06:49 PM EDT
 • Shell Oil refinery in Sarnia spills toluene; no health risk, officials say - 06:12 PM EDT
 • Judge Approves AT&T Wireless Settlement - 06:11 PM EDT
 • Election Likely Won't Affect Portfolios - 06:10 PM EDT
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  The image of success
The “photo-realistic architectural renderings” turned out by Arnold Imaging are the hottest marketing tool these days with local developers — and some politicians.

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BUSINESS FOCUS  
 Pharmacists fight state's plan to import drugs
Missouri pharmacists on Friday said they oppose the state's participation in a program to obtain low-cost imported drugs, in part because consumers will have to waive some rights.
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»Gov. Bob Holden
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»Missouri Pharmacy Association
 Mexico trade payoff is down the road
Mexico's political rebirth from decades of corrupt, one-party rule to multiparty democracy is working, said three members of Mexico's Federal Congress in Kansas City this week for trade talks.

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INSIDE REPORT: HEALTH CARE TODAY  

  A healthy workout
Growing costs, demand challenge nation's hospitals
The weight of rising health-care costs has created a heavy lifting task for hospitals, which account for the largest chunk of the nation's nearly $1.8 trillion annual medical bill.


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More want to be nurses, but schools lack faculty
'Investigational' treatments see cutbacks
KC Cancer Center has new south office
Undeterred, tort reformers will return to Capitol



STAR 50  
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  Yellow Roadway tops STAR 50
Yellow Roadway Corp. made an uphill climb to reach the top of The Kansas City Star's annual STAR 50 report on the state of business in the Kansas City region. Even while undertaking a $1.1 billion buyout of its biggest rival, Roadway Corp., Yellow's financial results improved impressively. Also, read profiles of Kansas City's top 50 publicly held companies and their executives.

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