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KRMG Morning News "Stack of Stuff" and Notes 2/22/2010

Joe Kelley, Host of the KRMG Morning News

@ February 22, 2010 5:47 AM Permalink | Comments (0)

Following Friday's gaping hole that opened up on the WB I-44 bridge at 161st East Avenue, there was an encore performance by YET ANOTHER gaping 3X6-foot hole just a few feet away from original hole. But, wait! There's more - The right lane of the EB bridge closed yesterday after ODOT officials discover crumbling pavement, but no large hole.
Just before COB on Friday, Mayor Dewey Bartlett received permission from federal officials to use $3.27 million in federal Justice Assistance Grant money to hire back some 35 previously laid-off Tulsa police officers.
TODAY: New credit card rules take effect.
After having been very publically ejected from the company late last year, former GM CEO Fritz Henderson has been reinstated with a cushy consulting role less than three months later. Henderson will earn $60,000 ... per month.
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: Space Shuttle Endeavor lands safely in Florida...
Scientists have been forced to withdraw a study on projected sea level rise due to global warming after finding mistakes that undermined the findings.
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, a stalwart foe of government spending, won a blowout victory (31%) Saturday in the annual Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll. Mitt Romney finished second with 22 percent of the vote. Sarah Palin finished third with 7 percent of the vote, followed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty at 6 percent and Indiana Rep. Mike Pence at 5 percent.
Flying debris from a crashing dragster strikes and kills a woman at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Vancouver Winter Games - US leads medal count with 24 total; 7 gold. Germany, Norway, Canada and South Korea round out top 5.
Undefeated USA men's hockey beats previously undefeated Canada - 5-3. USA hockey team coached by one of the heroes of the 1980 Miracle team.
Why does Apolo Ohno yawn before each race? Yawning lets extra oxygen into his lungs in the seconds before bursting across the ice.