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Friday, August 22, 2008

Topics: Education, Politics
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Newsmaker: Former Congressman Louis Stokes like many in greater Cleveland is mourning the passing of Stephanie Tubbs Jones, his successor in the 11th District Congressional seat. The Congresswoman died suddenly Wednesday after suffering a burst aneurysm in her brain. Her death ended a long career of public service which included stints as a municipal and common pleas judge and Cuyahoga County prosecutor. A rising star in Democratic politics Tubbs Jones was the first black woman to represent Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives and the first to serve on the Ways and Means Committee.

Roundtable: Mark Naymik, politics reporter, The Plain Dealer; Elizabeth Sullivan, foreign affairs writer, The Plain Dealer; Harry Boomer, 19 Action News.

Political Potpourri: The panel looks ahead to the next eventful seven days in politics, especially for the Democrats. Senator Barack Obama is expected to name his running mate, up to now a carefully guarded secret. On Monday, the Democrats will open their national convention in Denver.

School Report Card: Cleveland schools have dropped a notch in the state education department’s ratings. They’ve slipped back into “academic watch,” according to school leaders who got some advance notice on ratings to be released next week. They’re still evaluating the reasons behind the drop and preparing to open a pair of new high schools next week that will focus on science, technology and math.

Georgia: U.S. leaders have denounced the march by Russian military forces into neighboring Georgia. The fighting began two weeks ago in the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Russian leaders keep promising a pullout, but the troops keep advancing and appear to be setting up for a long occupation.

Drinking Age: More than 120 U.S. college presidents have signed on with a campaign to lower the legal drinking age. The presidents argue limiting drinking to 21 year olds has served to increase consumption, not to curb it; and that it’s difficult for them to inveigh against a practice that, in theory, is not supposed to be happening. Opponents call it a bad idea that will litter campuses with broken lives and highways with broken bodies.

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