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A job to do   Since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in February, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has undergone chemotherapy treatments while tending to her job as one of the state’s top officeholders.   Read the Article

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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose bloody campaign of beheadings and suicide bombings made him the most-wanted terrorist in Iraq, was killed when U.S. warplanes dropped 500-pound bombs on his isolated safe house, officials said Thursday. His death was a long-sought victory in the war in Iraq.

•	U.S. officials heartened by outcome of airstrike
•	Terrorists dispute that leader’s death will affect attacks
•	Terrorism network is still intact
•	Al-Zarqawi’s death brings oil price dip
•	TRIB BOARD: Zarqawi is Down

Chief clears police in mall fracas, arrest
By SARA AGNEW of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Police Chief Randy Boehm said an internal review shows officers who responded to a disturbance at Columbia Mall acted appropriately "under difficult circumstances" when they handcuffed and arrested a mother who resisted orders to exit the building.

Goose roundup ruffles feathers
By MATTHEW LeBLANC of the Tribune’s staff
While children splashed and played in the water at Stephens Lake Park yesterday, a small flock of Canada geese sat in the shade just yards away.

Moving forward
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
JEFFERSON CITY - Robin Carnahan someday might be able to inspire and encourage others who face breast cancer.

Healing the elderly through artwork
By GREG MILLER of the Tribune’s staff
Art healing the infirm elderly might sound strange, but Angela Lawler has seen it work.

County officials to tighten rules for pool fencing
By JACOB LUECKE of the Tribune’s staff
A neighborhood quarrel over a swimming pool has Boone County officials working to mend what they see as a loophole in their fence rules.

Motorist, 30, injured in one-car accident
Firefighters from the Boone County Fire Protection District pulled a driver out of a car that wrecked car early today on the 500 block of Brown School Road.

Task force arrests 22 Fulton residents
A two-year investigation into a drug ring that sold and distributed crack cocaine in Callaway County resulted in the arrests of 22 people, according to a news release yesterday by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

IN BUSINESS
Changes offer more from MOST
By KEVIN COLEMAN of the Tribune’s staff
Changes this week to a state plan that helps parents save for their children’s college education will give participants more investment choices and lower fees, Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman said.