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Hundreds
Mourn Metzenbaum

Ex-Ohio senator
fondly recalled as
truth-teller, dreamer

Mar 17, 08 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of relatives, friends, and fellow politicians gathered outside Cleveland yesterday for the funeral of Howard Metzenbaum, recalling the ex-senator as a fighter for the little guy and a self-made millionaire who never forgot his modest roots, the Plain Dealer reports. "No one . . . was a better ally or a... More »

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Cleveland • obituary • Howard Metzenbaum

OBIT

Ohio's 'Senator No' Metzenbaum Dead at 90 

Crusading Democrat took on big business in long Senate career

Mar 13, 08 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Ohio senator Howard Metzenbaum has died at home at the age of 90, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Democrat, his views shaped by the Great Depression and FDR's policies, fought hard for the rights of workers during a political career that began in 1943. Colleagues nicknamed the self-made... More »

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Cleveland • Senate • obituary • Democrat • filibuster • Franklin D. Roosevelt • pork barrel spending • senator • Howard Metzenbaum

NAFTA Casts Wide Shadow on Ohio Vote

Clinton, Obama look
to score points
bashing trade pact

Mar 1, 08 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle for votes in Ohio, each pushes a simple theme: NAFTA is bad. Ohio has been hit hard by free trade, which is why Obama reminds voters that Bill Clinton backed NAFTA. And both hopefuls have mined each other's comments for anything that favors... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Chrysler • Delphi • Cleveland • General Motors • Ohio • trade • Ford • working class • NAFTA • manufacturing • Ohio primary • Dayton, Ohio

Clinton Counts on Sisterhood
in Ohio

Comeback hopes rest on 17% lead among female voters

Feb 29, 08 4:55 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Homeless Look to Foreclosures

Spike in empty homes provides convenient, albeit sometimes dangerous, shelter

Feb 19, 08 4:52 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Kucinich Drops From Race

Poor primary results force liberal to focus on Ohio congressional seat

Jan 24, 08 6:01 PM CST
(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... More »

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Cleveland • Dennis Kucinich • liberals • Election 2008

Brother of Candidate Kucinich Dies

No sign of foul play in Cleveland home of Perry Kucinich, 52

Dec 19, 07 3:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Perry Kucinich, the 52-year-old youngest brother of Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis, was found dead today in his Cleveland home, the Plain Dealer reports. His body was found face-down this morning by another brother, Larry, the AP and CNN report. Authorities found no evidence of foul play. More »

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presidential campaign • Cleveland • Ohio • Dennis Kucinich • House of Representatives • death

Cleveland Teen Shoots Four, Then Kills Self

Two adults, two students injured in spree; motive uncertain

Oct 10, 07 5:27 PM CDT
(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.... More »

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Cleveland • school shooting

Cleveland Makes NBA Finals

LeBron carries team past Pistons

Jun 3, 07 2:25 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Snow-Out Foils Cleveland Fans

Cleveland fans will have to commute 400 miles to Milwaukee

Apr 9, 07 11:26 PM CDT
(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+... More »

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MLB • Cleveland • Cleveland Indians • Milwaukee • baseball

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