Thompson seeks Democratic Senate nomination in Kansas
Treasurer Sally Thompson plans a bid for the U.S. Senate in Kansas, despite criticism over the Municipal Investment Pool. She aims to announce on February 17, her 56th birthday, and hopes to raise about $2 million with support from national women's groups. Republican contenders include Eric Yost, Sam Brownback, and Nestor Weigand Jr.
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Hanks Welcomes Baby Boy Truman Theodore Hanks
LOS ANGELES AP Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson celebrate the birth of son Truman Theodore Hanks weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces on December 26. The couple also has a 5-year-old son Chester and Hanks has two older children from a previous marriage.
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Treasures of the Czars closes after five months in Topeka
The Treasures of the Czars exhibition in Topeka ends its five month run with ticket sales totaling over 5 million and gift shop revenue around 3.2 million. About 521 000 people visited the exhibit, which faced loans and gifts in its financing. Kremlin curators begin dismantling and shipping items back to Moscow.
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Talk show cancellations trim crowded syndicated lineup
Low ratings shut two daytime shows from Tuesday, Charles Perez and Gabrielle, as Tribune Entertainment and Twentieth Television axed them. Perez ends January 26 and Gabrielle ends March 29, joining other casualties like Donahue and Miller. Industry faces a fall slate rethink amid criticisms of sleaze in talk shows.
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