Payday Lenders Take Ohio Ballot Battle To Court Payday lenders fighting to repeal a statewide crackdown on their industry on Monday sued two of Ohio's top elected officials, arguing that repeated hurdles the lenders have faced in getting the issue on the November ballot are unconstitutional.
Foreclosure Problems And The '08 Election The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that the home foreclosure problem could mean a different kind of trouble for voters this November in pivotal Ohio.
Advocates Urge Rejection Of New Payday Language Housing advocates are urging Ohio Attorney General Nancy Hardin Rogers to reject the ballot language that summarizes a pair of proposals by payday lenders seeking to overturn a law that tightens borrowing rules for the industry.
Analysis: Obama won't try for McCain's budget goal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama says John McCain's plan to balance the budget doesn't add up. Easy for him to say: It's not a goal he's even trying to reach....
McCain, Obama pitch economic plans to Hispanics
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama sought Tuesday to send the same message to a critical constituency: They understand that Hispanics share the same economic concerns as other Americans - and they will help the whole country prosper....
Obama denies shifting to reach political center
POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) -- Asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, Democrat Barack Obama dismissed the notion Tuesday that he has shifted stances on Iraq, guns and the death penalty to break with his party's liberal wing and court a wider swath of voters....
McCain to talk pocketbook education issues
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week....