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Papa John's revises forecast; pizzas still on hand
Cavs fail to follow formula on offense
A slice of chaos is order of day
Cavs doomed without LeBron's offense
No license? Some folks better off
Dyer Streets: Wait is over at Ledges traffic light
She's been waiting tables for 60 years, with no plans to stop
Blogs:
Akrocentric:
Poem: "The Inevitable," by Allan Peterson, from Ted Kooser's American Life in Poetry column
Akron Aeros:
Many shine in Aeros 1-0 win over Altoona
Akron Zips:
Zeke Marshall commits with Zips
All Da King's Men:
Obama's Shocking Ignorance
Balanced Ledger:
Spring football
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Prestige
BokBluster:
White Fright
Browns Bulletin:
Taped signals saga involved the Browns
Cleveland Browns:
McGinest's farewell tour
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Cavs take their licking, will they keep ticking?
Kent State Sports:
Sonnanstine wins four in April
Ohio Politics:
The Big Issue in November?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Is the wildlife place near Cedar Point still open?
Olympic Dreams - Running:
Stanford Video
Patrick McManamon:
Celtics win a blowout and Cavs are up against it
Sound Check:
Black Keys play "secret" Myspace Show at Beachland
Tia's Trends:
A story NOT about Real Estate
The Heldenfiles:
More Thursday: "Grey's Anatomy," "The Office"
The Sports Blitz:
Cleveland Browns - They Love Them! They Really, Really Love Them!
Varsity Letters:
North, Firestone win Auten track and field titles
National News
Bush threatens vetoes of mortgage aid bills
Democrats say measures to stop foreclosures, help with fallout from crisis
WASHINGTON: The House on Thursday passed a massive homeowner rescue plan to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to half a million debt-ridden borrowers and bolster an economy crippled by the housing crisis.
Mom's market value is $117,000
Firm says that's fair pay for 94.4-hour workweek
If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she'd rake in a nifty sum of nearly $117,000 a year.
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Child-porn arrest
A rare international alert seeking a man shown in dozens of raw child porn images quickly led to the arrest of a small-time actor, who painted faces at children's parties and performed as Santa Claus. Wayne Nelson Corliss, 58, told authorities he had sex with three boys in Thailand six years ago, a prosecutor said Thursday at Corliss' first court appearance.
Clinton not ready to throw in towel
Democratic presidential hopeful touts backing of working-class whites
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.: Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Barack Obama's support among working, white Americans has diminished. Her fresh comments about race dogged her Thursday as she pressed on with her struggling candidacy.
Police beating being probed
Philadelphia officers seen on tape hitting suspects at traffic stop
By Patrick Walters
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA: A police sergeant and five officers were pulled from street duty Wednesday as city officials investigated television footage showing a group of officers kicking and punching three suspects during a traffic stop.
Fraternities shut down by raids
128 people, including 75 San Diego State students, land in jail, accused of dealing drugs on campus
SAN DIEGO: San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed dozens of students in jail on suspicion of dealing drugs on campus.
Crawford, Texas, gearing up for Jenna Bush's wedding
Residents, businesses in tiny town preparing for influx of tourists
By Angela K. Brown
Associated Press
CRAWFORD, TEXAS: So you didn't get your invitation to Jenna Bush's wedding this weekend? No worries.
Republicans wary of 'rush to judgment'
Associated Press
WASHINGTON: Senate Republicans on Wednesday questioned the speedy confirmation process for Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Helene White, who was chosen by President Bush last month as part of a compromise to address several judicial vacancies.
Thousands of soldiers live in rundown barracks
Army secretary says emergency funds will be used to repair problems found in recent inspections
FORT CAMPBELL, KY.: Spc. Kaila Colvin is looking forward to getting married for the usual reasons, and for one more particular to a soldier: She won't have to live in Fort Campbell's decrepit barracks anymore.
Crawford, Texas, gearing up for Jenna Bush's wedding
Residents, businesses in tiny town preparing for influx of tourists
By Angela K. Brown
Associated Press
CRAWFORD, TEXAS: So you didn't get your invitation to Jenna Bush's wedding this weekend? No worries.
Thousands of soldiers live in rundown barracks
Army secretary says emergency funds will be used to repair problems found in recent inspections
FORT CAMPBELL, KY.: Spc. Kaila Colvin is looking forward to getting married for the usual reasons, and for one more particular to a soldier: She won't have to live in Fort Campbell's decrepit barracks anymore.
Raids shut fraternities
128 people, including 75 San Diego State students, land in jail
SAN DIEGO: San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed dozens of students in jail on suspicion of dealing drugs on campus.
Philly officers taken off street after videotaped beating
Philadelphia officers seen on tape hitting suspects at traffic stop
PHILADELPHIA: A police sergeant and five officers were pulled from street duty Wednesday as city officials investigated television footage showing a group of officers kicking and punching three suspects during a traffic stop.
Republicans wary of 'rush to judgment'
Associated Press
WASHINGTON: Senate Republicans on Wednesday questioned the speedy confirmation process for Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Helene White, who was chosen by President Bush last month as part of a compromise to address several judicial vacancies.
A CATALOG OF ANALOG-ERA CHORES
Here are just some of the obsolete or rapidly disappearing technologies and the skills that go with them:
• Changing the ribbon on a typewriter.
• Rewinding audio or video cassettes.
• Adjusting the rabbit ears on your TV set.
• Checking your beeper.
• Formatting a floppy disk.
• Having to put www in front of every URL.
• Loading film into a camera.
• Using a darkroom.
• Licking stamps.
• Paying with a check.
• Using a pay phone.
• Looking up a business in the Yellow Pages.
• Switching from TV to Game Mode on the box behind the TV.
• Blowing into a dusty Nintendo cartridge to make it work.
• Using the Dewey Decimal System to find a book.
• Winding your watch.
• Long division (other than for school).
• Calling the radio station to find out what song that was.
• Ripping the trim with the holes off the sides of computer paper.
• Calling someone collect.
• Replacing tape in your answering machine.
• Threading a filmstrip.
• Popping popcorn with hot oil.
• Heating a TV dinner in the oven.
• Getting up to manually change the channel.
• Repairing a television set.
• Sharpening a razor blade.
• Adding water to car batteries.
• Riding a single-speed bike.
• Setting the time on a VCR.
• Downloading music from the original Napster.
• Putting tape over the punched-out holes on a VCR tape so you can use it again.
• Using correction fluid.
• Putting a nickel on the tone arm of a record player to keep it from skipping.
• Placing the needle at the beginning of a song on a vinyl record without making a scratching noise.
• Popping in a flash cube.
• Using a choke.
• Cleaning a vinyl record.
• Defrosting the refrigerator.
• Refilling a fountain pen.
• Using carbon paper to make copies.
• Changing tracks on an 8-track tape.
• Taping songs off the radio onto a cassette tape.
• Sniffing freshly mimeographed tests.
• Sending a handwritten letter.
• Writing in cursive.
• Mowing the yard with a non-powered push mower (might be coming back, though . . . ).
• Milk deliveries.
• Manually entering prices into an old-fashioned cash register.
• Cleaning the head of your VCR.
• Crawling under the door of a pay toilet.
Obama adds 4 superdelegates; Clinton gets 2
Most undeclared bigwigs wait for candidates' announcements, but some admit favoring Illinois senator
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama's march toward the Democratic presidential nomination picked up support from four moresuperdelegates Wednesday, pushing him ever closer to victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton — even as their primary marathon staggered on.
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Air rules eased
Federal regulators said Wednesday they will expand protections for passengers with disabilities to cover international flights by U.S. carriers and make it easier for travelers to use oxygen equipment. The Transportation Department said it will require airlines to let passengers use portable oxygen concentrators that are approved for use on aircraft.
Credit crisis might be fading
Treasury secretary sees calming trend, admits these are 'tough times'
WASHINGTON: The worst of the nation's credit crisis have passed, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday, though he acknowledged rising gas prices will blunt the effect of 130 million economic-stimulus checks.
Bush says he'll veto housing aid plan
Democratic proposal called too burdensome
WASHINGTON: President Bush and Congress are clashing over how to address the housing crisis, clouding the prospects of an election-year rescue package.
Defense contractors ducking millions in taxes
Congress acts to close loophole that allows offshore subsidiaries
WASHINGTON: When the Pentagon announced an obscure California company had won a lucrative military contract, no one mentioned any plans for a Caribbean outpost — a tropical shell the company quickly created that allowed it to duck millions in taxes and deflect U.S. lawsuits.
Clinton's uphill battle might fracture party
Last-ditch tactics to stay in race could be divisive
WASHINGTON: Broke and politically battered, Hillary Rodham Clinton has few options left as she vows to fight on for a Democratic presidential nomination that appears to be slipping rapidly from her grasp.
Doomsday sect leader arrested on sex charges
Associated Press
SANTA FE, N.M.: The leader of an apocalyptic sect in northeastern New Mexico was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony sex crimes against children.
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Executions resume
William Earl Lynd was executed Tuesday night after exhausting all of his death row appeals, becoming the first person to be executed since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that lethal injection is constitutional. A nationwide moratorium began in September when the high court agreed to consider a Kentucky challenge to the death penalty procedure.
Pennies, nickels costing taxpayers
Some lawmakers want to cut costs by making the coins out of steel
WASHINGTON: Further evidence that times are tough: It now costs more than a penny to make a penny. And the cost of a nickel is more than 71/2 cents.
Opium-poppy growers, Marines exist side by side
Unit promises villagers in Afghanistan it will not destroy their livelihood
GARMSER, AFGHANISTAN: The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave.
Clinton unable to catch Obama in N.C.
Indiana outcome may keep race going until convention. Unsure superdelegate says candidates 'traded baskets'
WASHINGTON: Hillary Rodham Clinton lost her last best chance to score an upset on Barack Obama's turf Tuesday, putting the Democratic Illinois senator a step closer to becoming the country's first black presidential nominee.
Wife in Loving case a believer in love
Supreme Court ruling ended laws banning interracial marriage
RICHMOND, VA.: Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday.
Adopted more likely to have problems, study says
New research focuses on psychiatric disorders of teens placed as babies
CHICAGO: Adolescents who were adopted as infants are significantly more likely to have a psychiatric disorder as those who were not adopted, a study released Monday has found.
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Security lapses
Twelve percent of the DEA's intelligence analysts last year did not have the security clearances necessary or were otherwise unauthorized to do their jobs, a new Justice Department audit concludes. The audit released Monday says the Drug Enforcement Administration was slow to complete and share its intelligence reports with other government agencies, despite producing work that generally was praised as useful and effective.
U.S. elections cause flurry of new voters
Survey finds 3.5 million people register for presidential ballot
DURHAM, N.C.: Voter excitement, always up before a presidential election, is pushing registration through the roof so far this year — with more than 3.5 million people rushing to join in the historic balloting, according to an Associated Press survey that offers the first national snapshot.
Iraq's first lady unharmed in bomb attack; four bodyguards injured
U.S. troops kill 18 extremists in capital. Officials vow to maintain crackdowns
Associated Press
BAGHDAD: Iraq's first lady escaped unharmed Sunday from a bomb attack in downtown Baghdad that struck her motorcade, injuring four bodyguards.
Obama likens Clinton to Bush
She stands by comment on Iran and proposal for a gas-tax holiday
INDIANAPOLIS: Barack Obama likened Hillary Rodham Clinton to President Bush for threatening to ''totally obliterate'' Iran if it attacks Israel and called her gas-tax holiday a gimmick as he tried to fend off her challenge ahead of two pivotal Democratic primaries.
Insulin pumps can be risky
FDA study links 13 teen deaths and 1,500 injuries to improper use of devices
Insulin pumps are used by tens of thousands of teenagers worldwide with Type 1 diabetes, but they can be risky and have been linked to injuries and even deaths, a review by federal regulators finds.
Report suggests who to let die
Pandemic conditions require tough choices; doctors given guidance
CHICAGO: Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die.
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Suspect charged
One suspect was charged and a second was being sought Sunday in the killing of a police officer who was shot with an assault rifle while investigating a report of bank robbery, police said.
Reunited Neville Brothers music to ears in New Orleans
Aaron, Art, Cyril and Charles close out annual Jazz & Heritage Festival for first time since Katrina
The Neville Brothers, who traditionally help close out the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, returned to the big stage Sunday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina flooded and wrecked their homes, along with 80 percent of the city.
Paying for health care hard, even for ones with insurance
Inadequate coverage, with higher deductibles, co-pays, is keeping some away from doctors
The economic slowdown has swelled the ranks of people without health insurance. But now it is also threatening millions of people who have insurance but find that the coverage is too limited or that they cannot afford their own share of medical costs.
Arkansas pulls itself together after latest round of storms
Gov. Mike Beebe tours damage, promising aid for 'cumulative disaster'
DAMASCUS, ARK.: Looking over yet another storm-damaged community in Arkansas, Gov. Mike Beebe repeatedly promised government help.
Indiana primary contest will be perplexing for candidates
State's towns very diverse culturally, politically, economically
New York Times
SALEM, IND. Tuesday's primary in the Hoosier State is a bit confounding for Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, because politically, culturally, economically and linguistically, there are at least three Indianas.
Clinton, Obama showing economic differences
Both candidates receive praise for giving details in primary campaign
As they traveled across Indiana and North Carolina over the last few days, trading charges and countercharges about the wisdom of suspending the federal gas tax for the summer, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama were really having a larger fight.
FDA targeted by House committee over safety concerns
Lawmakers hope for major overhaul in system for protecting food in U.S.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
WASHINGTON: It was a frank answer to a blunt question about the Food and Drug Administration's ability to protect America's food supply.
Governor is balancing needs of newborn with office duties
Alaska official returns quickly after giving birth to child with Down syndrome
JUNEAU, ALASKA: The results of Gov. Sarah Palin's prenatal testing were in, and the doctor's tone was ominous: ''You need to come to the office so we can talk about it.''
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Officer, suspect die
A police officer who confronted at least two suspected bank robbers was shot and killed Saturday, leading to a hunt during which another officer fatally shot one suspect, authorities said. Police continued to search for a second suspect.
Americans find ways of coping with weak economy
Higher cost of essentials leaves less cash available for discretionary spending
WASHINGTON: Whether it's fewer restaurant visits, shorter road trips or skipping a haircut here and there, more and more Americans are looking for ways to stretch their dollars.
'Miracle' Marine dies at 22, three years after Iraq blast
Associated Press
A Marine sergeant who became a symbol of resilience as he strove to recover from a roadside bombing in Iraq that blanketed 97 percent of his body with burns has died, the Defense Department said. He was 22.
Bush details $70 billion war funding request
Proposal for '09 might be added to $108 billion measure for this year
WASHINGTON: President Bush sent lawmakers a $70 billion request Friday to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring, which would give the next president breathing room to make his or her own war policy.
Candidates split on gas-tax break
Clinton seeks suspension for consumers; Obama says plan would do little
MUNSTER, IND.: Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a vote Friday in the Democratic-controlled Congress on a summertime suspension of the federal gasoline tax, a plan that Barack Obama dismissed as a political stunt that would cost thousands of construction jobs.
Hong Kong cheers torch relay
No massive protests like those that have dogged other parts of global route
Associated Press
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's near flawless Olympic torch relay Friday might help ease Beijing's suspicions that the former British colony doesn't love the Chinese motherland enough.
Lawmakers negotiate bridge-collapse deal
Compensation package would give $38 million to victims and families
Associated Press
ST. PAUL, MINN.: Minnesota lawmakers reached agreement on a $38 million compensation package for victims of a deadly bridge collapse, culminating months of work to provide relief beyond the state's legal liability.
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Flood recedes
Flooding on the St. John River dropped much faster than expected, allowing hundreds of residents who fled their homes to return and assess the damage Friday, officials said.
Twisters tear up 4 states, leaving 7 dead
Snapped tree in Ark. falls on mobile home, killing girl, injuring boy
SILOAM SPRINGS, ARK.: The storm that blew through the Choice Mobile Home Park about 4:15 a.m. Friday hit one family there much harder than the rest.
Warrant dropped in Texas sect case
An arrest warrant has been dropped for a man thought to be the husband of a girl whose report of abuse triggered a raid on a polygamous sect's Texas compound, authorities said Friday.
Congress OKs anti-genetic discrimination bill
Bush expected to sign 'major civil rights act'
Associated Press
WASHINGTON: Congress sent President Bush a bill Thursday forbidding employers and insurance companies from using genetic tests showing people are at risk of developing cancer, heart disease or other ailments to reject their job applications, promotions or health-care coverage, or in setting premiums.
Superdelegate backs Obama
Longtime supporter jolts Clinton before primary in Indiana on Tuesday
SOUTH BEND, IND.: Hillary Rodham Clinton was jolted Thursday by the defection of one of her longtime superdelegate supporters, a former national party chairman who urged fellow Democrats to ''reject the old negative politics'' and unify behind Barack Obama.
Immigrants rally to seek reforms
Activists demand more chances to become citizens
Associated Press
CHICAGO: Thousands of chanting, flag-waving immigrants and activists rallied in cities across the country Thursday, hoping to reinvigorate calls for immigration reform in a presidential election year in which the economy has taken center stage.
Study says Bush reading program unsuccessful
Education Department finds other approaches have worked just as well
WASHINGTON: From the beginning, President Bush's Reading First program has had problems — charges of conflicts of interest, bruising budget fights. Now perhaps the worst of all: The Education Department says it doesn't work any better than approaches already in place.
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Student loan help
Congress gave final approval Thursday to legislation aimed at ensuring the problems in the credit markets don't prevent students from getting college loans. The House passed the legislation in a 388-21 vote, one day after the Senate approved it. President Bush is expected to sign the measure.
Lawmaker arrested
'D.C. Madam' kills self in Fla., police say
Body of woman found near her mother's home
Associated Press
TARPON SPRINGS, FLA.: A woman convicted two weeks ago of being the ''D.C. Madam'' hanged herself Thursday, apparently making good on her vow never to go to prison for running a high-end Washington prostitution ring.
Juneau is forced to conserve electricity
Usage down 30 percent after avalanches cut lines to Alaska capital
JUNEAU, ALASKA: First, there was a run on energy-efficient light bulbs. When those ran out, people began asking for lamp oil. But when they started demanding clothespins in this land of mist and rain, it was clear Alaska's capital city was caught in a serious energy crunch.
Secret court sets record for warrants
U.S. espionage tribunal approves 2,370 requests
Associated Press
WASHINGTON: The nation's spy court approved a record number of requests to search or eavesdrop on suspected terrorists and spies last year, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
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FDA to hire help
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it will hire more than 1,300 biologists, chemists, medical officers and others over the next several months. The hiring announcement comes as consumer advocates and lawmakers blast the agency for lax oversight, the drug industry pushes for swifter approval of their products and medical experts decry the lack of regulatory resources.
77% of new moms nurse, CDC says
U.S. breast-feeding rates are at a 20-year high, rise fastest among blacks
More than 3 out of 4 new moms now breast-feed their infants, the highest rate in the United States in at least 20 years, according to a a government report released Wednesday.
Sect may have hurt boys
Texas authorities investigating more allegations of sexual and physical abuse at polygamist ranch
Associated Press
AUSTIN, TEXAS: State officials told legislators Wednesday that they're investigating the possible sexual abuse of some boys taken from a polygamist sect's ranch, as well as broken bones among other children.
Voters wonder how controversy has hurt Obama
Many say pastor's comments will not change their vote, but worry how others react
SANFORD, N.C.: Black and white voters in next week's primary states agreed on one thing Wednesday: Barack Obama's preacher had hurt the Democratic presidential candidate at a crucial time. The question was how much.
White House officials warn against restricting aid to Iraq
Lawmakers frustrated with cost to taxpayers, but Bush team says limits might prolong war
WASHINGTON: White House officials this week privately cautioned lawmakers not to go too far in restricting U.S. aid to Iraq, warning that doing so might only prolong the war, now in its sixth year.
Officials amazed 6 tornadoes caused no deaths in Virginia
Six of 200 injured listed critical; rescuers marvel at good fortune given wide scope of damage
SUFFOLK, VA.: It was a scene of haphazard destruction that stretched for 25 miles: Row upon row of homes reduced to sprays of splintered lumber, shopping centers stripped to bare metal, parking lots turned into junk yards.
Army recruits with troubles earn medals, re-enlist faster
Military study finds bad-conduct waiver seems to be paying off
WASHINGTON: Soldiers who need special waivers to get into the Army because of bad behavior go AWOL more often and face more courts-martial. But they also get promoted faster and re-enlist at a higher rate, according to an internal military study obtained by the Associated Press.
Obama further distances himself from his former pastor
Candidate calls the Rev. Wright's comments 'a show of disrespect to me'
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama essentially severed his friendship with his former pastor Tuesday, calling the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's speech a day earlier at the National Press Club ''a show of disrespect to me'' and saying it ''directly contradicts everything that I've done during my life.''