Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for September 29th, 2008
Ohio Supreme Court upholds early voting window
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two courts on Monday upheld a weeklong period in Ohio in which new voters can register and cast an absentee ballot on the same day.
Another court decision was expected later in the day over the early voting window, which begins Tuesday and has [...]
U.S. House rejects bailout of financial system
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation’s financial system, ignoring urgent warnings from President Bush and congressional leaders of both parties that the economy could nosedive into recession without it.
Stocks plummeted on Wall Street even [...]
Last defendant pleads in Lorain murder case
ELYRIA – With a jury waiting in the wings for his trial to start, Tyrone Young took a plea bargain this morning in the 2006 shooting death of retired steelwork Michael Smith.
Young, 20, pleaded guilty to murder, felonious assault, aggravated robbery and tampering with evidence charges in exchange for prosecutors dropping [...]
Bush confident bailout bill will stabilize economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional supporters of a $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill pleaded with fellow lawmakers on the House floor Monday to approve the plan, with a leading architect there conceding its unpopularity.
“Many of us feel that the national interest requires us to do something which is, in many ways, unpopular,” said Rep. [...]
Union believes Ohio GM plant to close soon
MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A union official says he expects General Motors’ SUV plant in the Dayton suburb of Moraine to close in January or February based on inventory and projected sales.
Harry Bogan, director of Regional 7 for the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communication Workers of America, said Monday [...]
Judge slams government tactics in Stevens case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge angrily rebuked the Justice Department on Monday for mishandling a witness against Sen. Ted Stevens, a dispute that delayed and initially threatened to derail the case against the Alaska senator.
The dustup didn’t yield the mistrial or dismissal that the [...]
Cleveland says bye to losing streak: Win over Bengals far from pretty, but Browns not complaining
CINCINNATI — Braylon Edwards bounded through the tunnel and into the locker room, the smile plastered to his face. Derek Anderson wore flip-flops and expressed his love for left tackle Joe Thomas, who recovered a botched handoff inside the 5-yard line. Joshua Cribbs was so overjoyed, he said tears nearly ran down his cheeks. [...]
Brian Dulik: Win over Bengals is good, but truth is, Browns really weren’t
It would be easy to say the Browns took a major step forward Sunday in winning their first game of the season. But it would also be inaccurate, considering how their 20-12 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals played out. Throughout the first three quarters at Paul Brown Stadium, Cleveland performed [...]
D.A. repays team’s confidence in him: Quarterback overcomes ugly start, leads team to first win
CINCINNATI — Derek Anderson recognized the coverage immediately, called an audible and hurried the snap. “Nope. Don’t go there,” he said Sunday in a postgame news conference. The reporter hadn’t finished the question, but Anderson knew what was coming. Did he think coach Romeo Crennel was going to bench [...]
Browns notes: Defense turns up the heat to make Bengals’ backup quarterback sweat
CINCINNATI — The Browns’ defense did its best to make Ryan Fitzpatrick’s first NFL start in three years a miserable experience Sunday, coming up with three interceptions, forcing two fumbles and sacking Fitzpatrick three times in a 20-12 win. “He is the backup quarterback, so I think he got frazzled a little [...]