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  • August 2008

    • Cleveland Rocks, But NY Rocks More

      Forbes  |  Aug 14, 08 3:12 PM CDT

      Cleveland Rocks, But NY Rocks More

      (Newser) - Cleveland lobbied to be the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to bring tourists to town, but a dip in visitors has led the museum's worried organizers to turn to New York for help. Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined singer Billy Joel yesterday to announce the opening of an annex to the hall in Soho in November, Forbes reports. More »

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      New York City  • Michael Bloomberg  • tourism  • Cleveland  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame  • Billy Joel  • Soho

    • America's Fastest-Dying Cities

      Forbes  |  Aug 12, 08 7:30 PM CDT

      America's Fastest-Dying Cities

      (Newser) - America’s Rust Belt continues to corrode a little more each day, reports Forbes in its analysis of the nation’s fastest-dying cities. Cities in Ohio and Michigan take 6 of the top 10 spots in the survey, which is based on population flight and unemployment: Canton, Ohio Youngstown, Ohio Flint, Mich. Scranton, Pa. Dayton, Ohio More »

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      General Motors  • Michigan  • Ford  • Ohio  • Cleveland  • urban poverty  • human population  • Dayton, Ohio  • Canton, Ohio

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Clinton Counts on Sisterhood in Ohio

      Associated Press  |  Feb 29, 08 4:55 PM CST

      Clinton Counts on Sisterhood in Ohio

      (Newser) - Sitting on a 17% lead among women in Ohio, Hillary Clinton is playing the gender card in an effort to save her presidential bid. She holds a slim overall lead in the state, where her focus on jobs has scored with women in all age and economic brackets. "She has struck a chord with women, especially in Ohio," a strategist tells the AP. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Texas  • Ohio  • female voters  • Cleveland

    • Homeless Look to Foreclosures

      Associated Press  |  Feb 19, 08 4:52 PM CST

      Homeless Look to Foreclosures

      (Newser) - As the nation's spate of foreclosures leaves more people homeless, more homeless people are finding shelter in those newly abandoned buildings, the AP reports. The stock of foreclosed homes in hard-hit areas may well outnumber people on the street, leading many to chance arrest or a run-in with drug dealers for a roof over their heads. More »

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      foreclosure  • mortgage crisis  • Philadelphia  • homeless  • Cleveland  • urban poverty  • shelter  • vacant homes

  • January 2008

    • Kucinich Drops From Race

      Cleveland Plain Dealer  |  Jan 24, 08 6:01 PM CST

      Kucinich Drops From Race

      (Newser) - With few votes to show for his efforts and facing a tough congressional re-election fight, left-leaning Dennis Kucinich said today he's dropping out of the Democratic presidential race. Kucinich, a six-term Ohio congressman, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer he's leaving the race for practical reasons, though he's "been able to do more than hold my own." More »

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      election 2008  • Dennis Kucinich  • liberals  • Cleveland

  • December 2007
  • October 2007

    • Cleveland Teen Shoots Four, Then Kills Self

      Reuters  |  Oct 10, 07 5:27 PM CDT

      Cleveland Teen Shoots Four, Then Kills Self

      (Newser) - A 14-year-old student killed himself after opening fire at his Cleveland high school today, inflicting non-fatal gunshot wounds on two adults and two students, Reuters reports. The incident occurred in early afternoon at SuccessTech Academy. Various media reports suggested that the boy had been suspended prior to the shooting spree. The adults were reported to be in stable condition. More »

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      school shooting  • Cleveland

  • June 2007

    • Cleveland Makes NBA Finals

      Sports Illustrated  |  Jun 3, 07 2:25 PM CDT

      Cleveland Makes NBA Finals

      (Newser) - The Cleveland Cavaliers dug deep to beat Detroit in the conference finals, sending uberstar LeBron James to his first NBA Finals. "This is probably the best feeling that I've ever had in my life,"  James gushed. The longtime punchline Cavs found rare energy to come back from 0-2 in the best-of-seven series. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • LeBron James  • Cleveland Cavaliers  • Detroit  • Cleveland  • Daniel Gibson

  • April 2007

    • Snow-Out Foils Cleveland Fans

      Cleveland Plain Dealer  |  Apr 9, 07 11:26 PM CDT

      Snow-Out Foils Cleveland Fans

      (Newser) - Three snowed-out Indians games, relocated to Milwaukee, will cost the city of Cleveland $150,000 in anticipated tax revenue, according to estimates by city officials.  The Indians' series against the Angels has been preemptively moved to Miller Park, where roughly 36,000 fans are expected to make the 400+ mile commute. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Cleveland Indians  • Milwaukee  • Cleveland

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