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921 primary votes tossed in mail flub: Instructions on folding ballot confusing to some
May 11, 2008 — The Blade
Both ballot and identification envelope went inside a second, larger, prepaid, preaddressed envelope.The problem? Voter confusion about whether they should fold their ballots so they would fit in the identification envelopes the board of elections sent to voters. Stainbrook warned then-Elections Director Kelly before the election that the absentee ballots didn't fit easily into the envelopes.At the least, Ms.
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AG's record as lawyer scrutinized
May 11, 2008 — The Columbus Dispatch
Ted Strickland that he could veto a bill passed by the General Assembly in a previous session. The bill barred most lawsuits against lead-paint manufacturers.When the case reached the Ohio Supreme Court that May, Dann personally argued the state's case. Dann, 46, was licensed to practice law in 1987."All I know is he has a very low rating for being a lawyer in practice that many years," Brown said.
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American Arab group builds community ties
May 11, 2008 — Detroit Free Press
We arrange business-to-business discounts among members. I want us to be a resource for larger businesses who want to connect with the Arab community. We're filling empty buildings with small businesses and national chains.
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As Gazprom Goes, So Goes Russia
May 11, 2008 — New York Times
Gazprom certainly had reason to party: its chairman, Dmitri A. Medvedev, was riding high on the Russian campaign trail as the hand-picked successor of President Vladimir V. Putin. Putin becomes prime minister, replacing Viktor A. Zubkov; and Mr. Medvedev’s place as Gazprom’s chairman at a general shareholders meeting in June.
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Chapin Middle School gets solar connection
May 11, 2008 — The State
Bonita Guram, a Chapin Middle science teacher.Guram said solar power (OTCBB:SOPW) is the future."There is a better way to get energy," she said. "There is a more efficient renewable energy that we should be learning about and using a lot more."Guram is one of four teachers who will be trained to use the monitoring equipment and taught lessons to teach students.Santee Cooper created the first solar school at Hilton Head Middle two years ago.
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Charter decision awaits voters
May 11, 2008 — San Diego Union-Tribune
In San Diego County, charter cities are Vista, Chula Vista, Del Mar, San Diego and San Marcos. The Carlsbad council hasn't taken a stand on the prevailing-wage issue. “For the most part, most of our contractors that submit bids do pay prevailing wages,” Geldert said.
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Clinic bags groceries, health care together
May 11, 2008 — The Daily Oklahoman
Anthony Hospital.Homeland and St. Anthony hopes to spread the grocery store medical clinic concept to most of Homeland's 77 stores across Oklahoma, said Dr. Anthony clinics differentiate themselves from other so-called walk-up clinics, Riggs said.They are integrated with St.
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Clinton campaign's fortunes rise and fall
May 11, 2008 — Houston Chronicle
Clinton's fortunes rose and fell like a fever chart: She was down in Iowa, up in New Hampshire, down in South Carolina. Finally came the Iowa caucuses, and a rude shock for Clinton. And so expectations rose for Clinton to win Indiana handily and close in on Obama in North Carolina.
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Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes
May 11, 2008 — Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Despite all that, her campaign is on the ropes. Finally came the Iowa caucuses, and a rude shock for Clinton. And so expectations rose for Clinton to win Indiana handily and close in on Obama in North Carolina.
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Clinton leads W.Va. poll
May 11, 2008 — Pittsburgh Tribune Review
A Rasmussen Reports poll released Monday showed Clinton leading Obama by 56 percent to 27 percent in West Virginia. Mesloh concedes Clinton has an advantage in West Virginia because Obama is not as well-known. "The Clintons have enjoyed a long history with West Virginia. Clinton has gotten a number of impressive endorsements as well, including former West Virginia Gov.
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Clinton's numbers don't add up to a victory
May 11, 2008 — Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Clinton could still engineer some sort of brokered victory. Hillary Clinton smacked into turbulence somewhere over Indiana. Barack Obama, the candidate with the best chance to win and unify Democrats.
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Dann gets another demand to resign
May 11, 2008 — The Columbus Dispatch
...attorney general's office and how Dann and his employees handled sexual-harassment complaints.Dann's political spokesman, Jason Stanford, said yesterday that Dann "is all for" the inspector general's involvement. "He is for anything that gets the facts out there," Stanford said.On Monday, Dann is to ask for an independent review of the internal investigation done by Ben Espy, executive assistant attorney general. Dann has instructed his first assistant attorney general,...
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Democrats revoke '06 endorsement of Dann
May 11, 2008 — The Blade
Ted Strickland and other top Democratic officeholders for the attorney general to resign or face impeachment proceedings in the wake of a sex scandal in the attorney general's office.Rep. Chris Redfern (D., Catawba Island), the party's state chairman, characterized Mr. Dann's campaign committee. "That said, the resolution is predicated on a false premise.
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Dems cut ties with Dann
May 11, 2008 — Cincinnati Enquirer
Dann could not be reached for comment Saturday. The firings and the admission by Dann prompted a letter to Dann last Sunday from Ohio Gov. Sherrod Brown, Redfern and other party leaders telling Dann to resign or risk having Ohio House Democrats introduce a resolution for his impeachment.
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EDITORIAL: Think long and hard: Impeachment is the ultimate weapon and should be deployed only as a last resort
May 11, 2008 — The Columbus Dispatch
Until now, the only officials who have faced impeachment have been judges. The scheduler, Jennifer Utovich, and Dann's top nonlegal adviser, Edgar C. Simpson, resigned. Kathleen Walley had data removed from a computer without permission, a Dann spokesman said.
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In the legislature
May 11, 2008 — Cincinnati Enquirer
HB 13 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS (Fessler) - Prohibit the inclusion of Social Security numbers on motor vehicle registration and renewal notices. SENATE INTRODUCED SB 330 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (Boccieri) - Eliminate the reduction in the amount of a claimant's unemployment compensation benefits by the amount the claimant concurrently receives in specified military benefits. SB 333 SCHOOL PROPERTY SALES (Roberts) - Regarding the sale of school district property to community schools.
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KC School District citizens panel closing in on a 'vision'
May 11, 2008 — The Kansas City Star
By Joe RobertsonMay 11, 2008 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Confessions from disappointed board members. Too often the board was sidetracked, he said. Wallace Hartsfield asked.Then came Webster's plea.
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Lessons for graduates
May 11, 2008 — Allentown Morning Call
Many insurance companies offer month-to-month plans that cover an individual for major health disasters. Most financial experts encourage new workers to invest as much as they can in these accounts. If an employer does not offer a 401(k) plan, or a graduate does not have a full-time job, a Roth individual retirement account is another option.
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Lessons Learned: The Upside of Being Knocked Around
May 11, 2008 — New York Times
They suggest that by staying in the race, Mrs. “Tough primaries can give you antibodies,” Mr. Others point to the primary challenges posed by Ronald Reagan against Mr.
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Local Dems pooh-pooh party split
May 11, 2008 — Telegram & Gazette
James P. McGovern could remember disagreeing with his mentor and namesake, former South Dakota senator and anti-Vietnam War icon George S. McGovern. I just disagree with it,” said James McGovern, an active supporter of Mrs. McGovern and other Clinton partisans are clinging to hope.
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May 20's vote next test for new gear
May 11, 2008 — Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas counties use a mix of machines, some of which scan paper ballots on optical devices. Lawrence and Newton counties originally decided to get touch-screens, but later decided to primarily use optical scans, Naragon said. She’s befuddled by voters using touch-screens more after the county went primarily with optical scans, Stowers said.
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McCain's temper
May 11, 2008 — Arkansas Democrat Gazette
During roughly the same period, Mc-Cain requested the firing of an aide to Arizona’s senior U.S. senator, Dennis DeConcini, according to two top figures in DeConcini’s office. “That is incorrect,” Leiby said, detailingthe specifics of DeConcini’s position as McCain listened stonily. Mc-Cain refused, repeating his demand that Leiby be fired.
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N.M. Senators Don't Take a Holiday From Oil Reality
May 11, 2008 — Albuquerque Journal
Virtually all of the short-term fixes proposed by Congress would have little-to-no impact on prices, and they know it. To the frustration of some environmentalists, you'll never hear Bingaman trash the oil and gas industry. But as chairman of the energy committee, he says he is reluctant to open ANWR, which has become a symbol of the environmental movement.
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OPINION: Odd couple at the Statehouse
May 11, 2008 — Akron Beacon Journal
No sense relying on Dann's internal investigation. Husted and Harris proposed legislation that would expand the inspector general's reach to deal with this matter. Many wags at the Statehouse have portrayed Husted as something of a loser in the fight.
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So, Candidates, Who's It Going to Be?
May 11, 2008 — Washington Post
With Obama the likely Democratic nominee and Sen. John McCain long his party's presumptive nominee, the search for their vice presidential picks can now begin. REPUBLICANS 5 Mitt Romney: A few months ago, it would have seemed crazy to include Romney on a list of potential McCain vice presidential picks.
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The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, Dennis Willard column: Democrats' efforts futile on Dann
May 11, 2008 — Akron Beacon Journal
Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, were members of the U.S. House and voted against impeaching President Clinton in 1998. He skipped an entire election cycle.Like Dann, Miller is obstinate.
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The Nation: In Dixie, Signs of a Rising Biracial Politics
May 11, 2008 — New York Times
In the South Carolina presidential primary in January, one factor in Mr. The more astute white Democrats saw an energized black electorate as a core element for a future biracial comeback. And that would open expanded electoral opportunities for Democrats across the South.
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The World: Oil Prices Are Up and Politicians Are Angry. Yawn.
May 11, 2008 — New York Times
“Our energy policy is bankrupt,” he said. Energy economists at Lehman Brothers argue, for instance, that oil prices are just as likely to fall to $80 a barrel as they are to rise to $200 a barrel. But with triple-digit oil prices, every drop counts.
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West Virginia primary
May 11, 2008 — Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Mesloh concedes Clinton has an advantage in West Virginia because Obama is not as well-known. "The Clintons have enjoyed a long history with West Virginia. Nick Rahall, whose southern West Virginia district comprises a third of the state. Clinton has gotten a number of impressive endorsements as well, including former West Virginia Gov.
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After governor touts Sunrise, his cause gets Sempra cash
May 10, 2008 — San Diego Union-Tribune
Bruce V. Bigelow Sempra Energy gave $50,000 to one of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's pet causes last month, just days after the governor complained publicly about activists impeding the Sunrise Powerlink proposed by San Diego Gas & Electric Co. There's no connection between Schwarzenegger's comments and Sempra's contribution because the governor has no control over the redistricting campaign committee that got Sempra's donation, said Julie Soderland, a campaign spokeswoman.
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Behind the food riots: a debate on how best to farm
May 10, 2008 — Rocky Mountain News
Sanchez works for the National Campesino Federation, a lobbying group for small farmers that has been active lately in protests against the rising price of food, notably a doubling of the price of tortillas. Deadly riots have broken out from Bangladesh to Egypt to Burkina Faso. Some leaders in Latin America are subsidizing food or placing punitive export taxes on food commodities to control inflation.
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Clinic bags groceries, health care together
May 10, 2008 — The Daily Oklahoman
Anthony Hospital.Homeland and St. Anthony hopes to spread the grocery store medical clinic concept to most of Homeland's 77 stores across Oklahoma, said Dr. Anthony clinics differentiate themselves from other so-called walk-up clinics, Riggs said.It is tightly integrated with St.
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Community colleges to suffer cuts: Low tuition will cause sinking enrollment
May 10, 2008 — Lexington Herald-Leader
...council approved an 8 percent in-state tuition increase instead of the 9 percent WKU sought.The council also approved the 9 percent tuition increases requested by the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville. The council staff's recommendation said the requests from the state's two research universities were justified.------Tuition increases outpace national average5-Yr. Avg. National 5-Yr. Avg. IncreaseInstitution Increase In...
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Council urged to oppose plant
May 10, 2008 — San Diego Union-Tribune
The council will discuss the power plant proposal Tuesday. The Encina property is also where Poseidon Resources plans to build a desalination plant. The city has suggested two locations: Maerkle Reservoir, where Vista, Oceanside and Carlsbad meet, and Carlsbad Oaks Business Park, off Palomar Airport Road near Vista.
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Democrat pushes GOP to alter energy policy
May 10, 2008 — Houston Chronicle
...squeezes small businesses trying to keep their heads above water." Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday and gasoline prices rose above an average $3.67 a gallon at the pump. "Republicans want more drilling, more consumption and more tax giveaways for the big oil companies," she said. "Democrats say that those are exactly the policies that got us into this mess to begin with." She promoted the Democratic proposals for changing energy policy. Those call for: * Ending billions of...
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Democratic senator calls for GOP to alter energy policy
May 10, 2008 — Birmingham News, Alabama
...gougers and greedy oil traders who manipulate the market. • Temporarily stopping the diversion of oil to the national Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is already 97 percent full. • Standing up to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other oil-producing nations that are working together to keep oil prices high. "This fight won't be easy," Stabenow said, urging the public to pressure the GOP. "The President and his oil buddies have gotten used to the spoils of plunder, and they...
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Democrats rescind 2006 endorsement of Dann
May 10, 2008 — The Columbus Dispatch
...attorney general's office and how Dann and his employees handled sexual-harassment complaints.Dann's new political spokesman, Jason Stanford, said today that Dann "is all for" the inspector general's involvement. "He is for anything that gets the facts out there," Stanford said.On Monday, Dann will ask for an independent review of the internal investigation done by Ben Espy, executive assistant attorney general. Dann has instructed his first assistant attorney general,...
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