The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 1

J- y- --y "'1 'V i "Jr 4 milE ml 2H4I SPORTSDAILY ODASWEAJHER i giOarJlWliitti jM sG33Sji QfSSSSHSi VSlMi 01 NEIGHBOR an arrayofflnanclahiictlons leaving Kansas Cltlahs wondering about the result fyi Ini fto- land Park how about a ntda -y hOUSBiy ptay? in I- Barnhart" Leno not Fay dots -i damage 1 'titoMItLl FEDERAL BAILOUT PLAN: ncteSamhas plunged -m Create a new federalfund head first into finan- guarantee the principal cal markets in ways in participating -to touch tqost Ameri- money-market funds 2 Allow thellS Treasury to buy "bad" mortgage-backed assetsat a discount horn financial firms In hopes of selling them later at a profit 3 Securities and Exchange Commission has temporarily banned short the details -remain' and each of new plans for con- the economic crisis own test Independence investor Logan immedi- saw the catch behind can But sketchy fronting faces its -Charles ately offer to federally in- selling bets that stocks sure the safety of money- will go down to protect market mutual funds' Like many Americans coming to grips with the scope of remedies designed to avert a worldwide financial crisis he wants to know the cost and who will pay it long as it cost you an exorbitant amount it be Logan said think the little guy deserves a And so it is with the list of moves Washington made Fri- day to restore stability to chaotic financial markets hundreds of financial firms INSIDE NovaStar shareholders balk at the Lehman deal I Cl How did we get into this mess? John Mark Eberhart wonders I Cl ability to The feds also slammed door shut for at least weeks on aggressive os a K-V SUBMITTED PHOTO The Hard Rock Hotel Casino at Kansas Speedway shown In this artist rendering will be northwest of Interstates 70 and 435 and Is scheduled to open In 2011 INSIDE THE STAR North Korea begins t6 Ks nuclear complex All Looking for original prairie? Here it Is I B1 SPORTS DAILY For War- "ques Hagans the surprise Is put I D1 borrow the two trading strategies infinandal stocks that many say have unjustifiably driven the prices of some into the ground -The government's aim is SEE FINANCE A4 In addition to offering insurance for money fend owners the federal government will seek billions of dollars to buy up bad mortgage-backed securities it says threaten and in Plans and promises The winning Cordlsh-Keiues Speedway caSIno propoaelte expected to bring: A Hard Rod branded culno with 3000 dots 140 table games and 300 hotel rooms and more than 279000 square feet of retell dining and entertainment attractions I An interim facility by next June with 2JOOO slots and 75 table over two cornpotttors for a gambling project By RICK AIM and DAVID KLEPPER The Kansas CKy Star A Hard Rock' casino next door to Kansas Speedway will put die state oo the national tourism map and almost-certainly ignite bistate casino Facility Review Board as the winner in a yeariong selection procesi' going to be the mecca of motor sports a world-class Boerger promised no-reason Kansas be in the top 10 in US a jubilant Jeff Boerger speedway president said minutes after the Wyandotte County track and its over economy partners were Darned Friday by the Kansas Lottery Gaming I A second NASCAR cup race an Infield road course tor sports car racing and'an annual Camping World national RV rally Story D1 I An astbnatod $241 million In casino revenue at leait 22 percent of It going to the state SEE CASINO M2 Go to' yxom for updates 1 from the campaign trail including the Prime Buzz and Midwest Voices blogs up to could spare us the lectures and admit to his own poor McCain said in Wisconsin "The crisis on Wall Street started in the Washington culture and he was right square in the middle of it Obama campaigningin Florida offered general support for a rescue plan but postponed an announcement of specifics of SEE CAMPAIGN At Presidential candidates apparently think tha dynamics of tha race have changed By DAVE HELLING The Kansas City Star While Washington worked to respond to the crisis on Wall Street the debate on Presidential Campaign Avenue neared its own meltdown Friday Sen John offering details of a plan to establish a new agency to oversee mort: gage lending institutions accused opponent Barack Obama of ducking his responsibility for tiie mess "Maybe just this once he Ha will com to City Hall tMs Ml for "MOtlipr day at tha almost 520 foot off tha ground highet fixing the flagpole on topofCityHalL 1 me by myself Tvro bags and I fly in and fly out" Phelan of Pacifica Calif said this week before jetting off to Seattle for a job will be another SEE STEEPLEJACK A4 Courthouse downtown Actually he was atop the flagpole Which he had climbed to repair and paint In the coming weeks the third-generation steeplejack from the Bay Area in California will be back in town across the street and some 15 stories struction Them were trains off in tile distance'' odd Phelan a beautiful city" And he could see it all from his vantage point 300 feet up atop the Jackson County By DEANN SMITH The Kansas CSV Star When Jim Phelan visited Kansas City last faH he got a pretty good look around arena' was under con imiutlMLili FYI ml LOCAL LOTTERIES B2 MOVES E4-S OPNNON M-G PUZZLES CSE7E-10 SPORTSDAILY D1 TV ES USHNESS a I CLASSSTED CS CONCS EB-B DEATHS 1 lm NS TARMA GIVESOUTHMORErANDAPECtAttVlBE y-r-hi -A I i.