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GRAPHIC=News 7 at Noon Good afternoon, I'm Bob Grebe.


This is an abbreviated edition of
News 7 at Noon leading you up to NCAA
Tournament coverage.


<< *CG standup Bob Grebe

bgrebe@wdbj7.com

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*CG standup Bob Grebe

bgrebe@wdbj7.com Barack Obama is ending a rough
week with a big boost on the campaign
trail. He picks up the endorsement of
one of his former competitors for the
Democratic Nomination.


As Tara Mergener tells us.. it comes
as the State Department investigates
'why' three contract workers took an
unauthorized look at Obama's passport
file.


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*CG 2line Condoleezza Rice

U.S. Secretary of State

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*CG standup Tara Mergener

CBS News

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*CG 2line Joe Trippi

CBS News Political Analyst

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(END SOT) Was it curiosity -- or a political


maneuver? That's what the State
Department


and Barack Obama want to know -- after
discovering contractors took looks at


the presidential candidate's passport
file. Two were fired. A third


suspended.



It's not clear if the workers saw
anything other than Obama's basic
personal


information -- like his name,
citizenship, age, and place of birth.



A top State Department official will
brief Obama's Senate staff directly,


later today. A spokesman for the
agency says, it appears to be nothing
more


than curiosity -- but an investigation
is underway to make sure.



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On the campaign trail: the candidate is


getting a big boost from a former


competitor. New Mexico governor Bill
Richardson will endorse Obama.



(STANDUP BRIDGE: TARA MERGENER / CBS
NEWS / THE WHITE HOUSE) - "That could


give the Illinois senator more support
among Hispanic voters -- a group


that's been voting in big numbers for
Hillary Clinton. Political analysts


say -- Richardson's endorsement could
also pay dividends down the road."



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ANALYST) - "HE'S A SUPERDELEGATE


HIMSELF, AND HE MAY HELP OPEN THE DOOR
FOR OTHER SUPERDELEGATES TO START


MOVING TO OBAMA."



Richardson backed Obama -- despite the
his strong ties to the Clinton


family... he served in Bill Clinton's
administration. In an e-mail to his


supporters, he praised Hillary Clinton
as a distinguished leader... But, he


went on to say -- Obama is the
candidate best able to bring the
country


together -- and, bring about change.


Tara Mergener for CBS News,
Washington.>>

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*CG standup Bob Grebe

bgrebe@wdbj7.com One of Michael Vick's co-defendents
has been released from federal prison
after completing a two-month sentence
in the dogfighting conspiracy.


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*CG locator Richmond

July 30 Tony Taylor was released yesterday.


Prosecutors said Taylor cooperated
with the government in the case against
Vick and two other men for their roles
in operating Bad Newz Kennels.


Vick is still serving a 23-month
sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in
Leavenworth, Kansas.



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*CG standup Bob Grebe

bgrebe@wdbj7.com Flooding from rainstorms is now
blamed for at least 16 deaths in the
nation's midsection and things could
get worse before they get better.


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*CG locator Pacific, MO


The town of Pacific, Missouri looks
more like the Pacific Ocean today.
Volunteers and emergency crews are
frantically putting up sandbags to slow
the water which is up to the windows of
many homes.


Residents are waiting for the crest,
which should come this weekend but it
will still be a while before evacuees
can get back into their homes.


The flooding is the result of heavy
rain that dumped over a foot of water
on some areas last weekend.


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GRAPHIC=None Today is one of the holiest days on


the Christian calendar.


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*CG locator Jerusalem, Israel


Thousands of Christians from all
over the world crowded the stone
alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City to
mark Good Friday, retracing the route
Jesus took to his crucifixion.


Police said thousands of security
personnel were deployed around
Jerusalem because of Good Friday and
the Jewish festival of Purim (POOR-IM),
which also falls this weekend.


Police are also on high alert
because of fears of a revenge attack
for the February assassination of a
high-ranking commander in the Lebanese
militant group Hezbollah.


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HARD MUSIC UNDER Many local churches and communities


have Easter events scheduled for the
weekend. But what will the weather
hold for them?


Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner is up
next to tell us.


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<< Good Afternoon, I'm meteorologist
Leo Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7
Forecast Center. Spring Has Sprung!
Especially today as temperatures warm
back up. High pressure will move off
the east coast today, this will pull in
some warmer weather from the south,
bringing highs back into the low to mid
60s with mostly sunny skies. THIS
WEEKEND: On Saturday, a disturbance


coming in from the northwest will offer
clouds than sun, and a slight shower
chance (20%). This means most areas
will remain dry, with highs in the
mid-60s. Cooler air will build in
Easter Sunday, with afternoon highs in
the low 50s. Sunrise is at 7:18am, and
we should keep mainly sunny skies with
us through most of the day for those
egg hunts. Get the latest weather
forecast and radar imagery anytime on
our website, wdbj7.com >>

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GRAPHIC=None Thanks for watching Your Hometown


Station.


I'm Kimberly McBroom.


For Leo Hirsbrunner, enjoy your
afternoon, and don't forget to join us


later for News 7 at 5.


You can also keep tabs on the weather
by heading to our Web site, W-D-B-J-7-
dot com.


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