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• Cornhusker Kickback gets the boot in health bill (KAAL Austin)

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Bye bye, Cornhusker Kickback. Hello, special treatment for Tennessee and North Dakota. Democrats unveiling revisions Thursday to their health care overhaul bill decided to kill the extra $100 million in Medicaid funds for Nebraska that has become a symbol of backdoor deal making.

• The Daily Blotter 03/18/10 (KXAN 36 Austin)

  Elderly woman robbed in a mall. Immigrant hits another man with his car. Possible smash-and-grab criminals caught. Landlord accused of stealing money from residents.

• Elderly Woman Smashes Car into Iowa (KAAL Austin)

  MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - Mason City police say an 81-year-old woman was not hurt when her car slammed into a bank, but the building was damaged. Police say Marjorie Evans, of Mason City, apparently lost control of her car on Wednesday while she was trying to park.

• Johnson City gives wild turkeys the heave-ho (Austin American-Statesman)

  Johnson City gives wild turkeys the heave-ho

• Strategies to help you save money on your taxes (News 8 Austin)

  The IRS says 80 percent of American households will use a tax preparer or tax software to prepare and file their taxes before the deadline. But if you're not up on the latest tax laws, you could be missing out on ways to save hundreds, even thousands, of dollars.