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  Ohio Political News
Obama Kicks Off Rural Tour
President Barack Obama says a series of meetings has been scheduled to find out from farmers, ranchers and rural communities how to revitalize rural America. comments: 1
Candidates Register For Non-Partisan Elections
Local elections are still a few months away, but the deadlines to register as a candidate for nonpartisan races in Summit County were this week.
AUDIO Hardy: No Repeat On School Board
The President of the Akron School Board won't be seeking a second term. comments: 5
VIDEO UPDATE Akron City Council Candidates Unite
One one of them currently serves on council, but one group of council candidates is sticking together to bring change to the legislative body. comments: 23
MULTIMEDIA RECALL 2009: Out With A Whimper?
Any talk of recalling Mayor Don Plusquellic was over before precinct returns even started coming in. Absentee voting gave the anti-recall effort an insurmountable lead the recall supporters could never overcome. comments: 52
AUDIO Around Akron on Election Day
Mother Nature smiled on Akron during a very uncommon election, but only about one in five Akron voters made it to the polls.
MULTIMEDIA Recall 2009: The Results
With just two precincts of 153 left to count the bid to unseat 22-year incumbent Mayor Don Plusquellic falls short; WAY short. comments: 47
UPDATE AUDIO Voter Turnout Low
It doesn't seem as though many Akron residents are coming out to cast a ballot in the recall election of Mayor Don Plusquellic. comments: 1
Top Dem To Dimora: Get Out Now
The head of the Ohio Democratic Party says enough is enough; the time to leave is now, expressed in a terse letter to Cuyahoga County party chair and embattled County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora. comments: 3
AUDIO Today's The Day -- Will Plusquellic Stay?
It's been months in the making and today the drama unfolds -- the mayoral recall election of Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic. comments: 27

  National Political News
Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012....

MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt....

Under Senate health care plan, either way you pay
WASHINGTON (AP) -- First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well....

Republican: Sotomayor had ties to extreme group
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Republican on the Senate committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination says a Puerto Rican civil rights group's papers could shed light on her judicial approach, particularly her view of racial preferences in hiring....

Obama begins July 4th celebration at Camp David
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is helping the nation celebrate its birthday and his daughter Malia celebrate hers....

Obama tells Russia's Putin the Cold War is history
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War is over when the U.S. leader makes his first trip to a Moscow summit....

SC senator defends ouster of Honduran president
WASHINGTON (AP) -- South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras....

Documents describe chaos of Gitmo's early months
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional....

Analysis: US leverage small in Honduran coup
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The coup that deposed the president of Honduras exposed the small leverage that even millions of dollars in aid and longtime military cooperation will buy....

Cheney discussed media inquiries into Plame leak
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney talked with top White House officials about how to respond to reporters' inquiries into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative, according to a court filing....



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