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AUDIO Boccieri Switches To 'Yes' On Healthcare
Democratic Rep. John Boccieri of Ohio is switching his vote to "yes" on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. comments: 10

AUDIO Recalling Recall?
What role does a recall election play in the overall political process? Akron's League of Women Voters is trying to look to the future.

Court: New Sex Offenders May Avoid Registry Rules
The Ohio Supreme Court has delivered a major setback to efforts by state lawmakers to apply the tough new sex offender notification requirements laid out in the federal Adam Walsh Act. comments: 6

Strickland Signs Dating Violence Protection Bill
A mother says she hopes a new Ohio law will protect other teens from the fate met by her daughter, killed by an ex-boyfriend who had hurt the girl before. comments: 2

VIDEO Kucinich Will Support Obama Health Overhaul
Liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich says he will support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill when the House considers it. comments: 2

VIDEO Obama Fights For Health Plan
President Obama brought his closing campaign for a massive health care bill to Strongsville yesterday, specifically because of an uninsured cancer patient from Medina.

Obama Pushing Health Bill Here In Ohio
Still seeking votes for his proposed health care overhaul, President Barack Obama appears ready to reverse his position and allow unpopular deal-sweetening measures in the hopes of finding Democratic support for legislation. comments: 3

ACORN Able To Return To Ohio
The community organizing group ACORN is not prohibited from returning to Ohio under a settlement reached in a lawsuit that claimed it used fraudulent voter registration practices. comments: 8

Obama Coming To Strongsville
President Barack Obama's third event on health care in a week will bring him to the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville on Monday. comments: 3

ACORN Agrees To Leave Ohio Under Settlement
The community organizing group ACORN has agreed to permanently give up its business license in Ohio, under a settlement with a libertarian organization. comments: 4

AUDIO Elections Deputy Chief Hired
The Summit County Board of Elections has hired a new deputy director.

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Obama to Democrats: Back health bill for Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says House Democrats should vote Sunday for a massive health care bill to help Americans. But he says it will also end up being good politics....

LaHood's Japan trip to focus on Toyota safety
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he'll go to Japan this summer for talks with Toyota executives about the sudden acceleration problem plaguing some Toyotas....

Top Senate Dem says he has votes for health bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he has enough votes to push changes in the health care overhaul bill through the Senate....

Democrat says Medicare dispute resolved
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A group of lawmakers had threatened to oppose President Barack Obama's health overhaul bill because of a dispute over Medicare payments to some doctors and hospitals....

SUNSHINE WEEK: Q&A with the open records ombudsman
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As part of Sunshine Week, when news organizations highlight the importance of government openness, the nation's new Freedom of Information Act ombudsman, Miriam Nisbet, took part in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press....

Obama close to health law success that eluded past
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rarely does the government, that big, clumsy, poorly regarded oaf, pull off anything short of war that touches all lives with one act, one stroke of a president's pen. Such a moment now seems near....

Obama calls on Dems to pass health care
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Victory within reach, President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push, and party leaders appeared confident they had overcome a flare-up over abortion funding restrictions in the legislation....

Obama to Iranians: We want brighter future for you
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama told Iranians in an online video message that the U.S. wants more educational and cultural exchanges, and lamented that Tehran's leaders have "turned their backs" on good faith overtures in the past to expand opportunities for their people....

Obama order: Bring advance teams home from Asia
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rooms were booked, limousines waiting, snipers staking out positions. Then President Barack Obama ditched plans to visit Guam, Indonesia and Australia - health care trumping Asia, an expected House vote Sunday grounding Air Force One's planned departure that day....

Bernanke: Keep Fed as watchdog of small US banks
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made a fresh pitch Saturday to retain oversight of small banks, contending that what the Fed learns from that role helps it assess the overall health of the entire U.S. financial system....

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