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Friday, November 30, 2007

Topics: Politics, Economy, Other
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Roundtable: Elizabeth Sullivan, foreign affairs writer, The Plain Dealer; Greg Saber, reporter, WTAM 1100; Erick Trickey, senior editor, Cleveland Magazine.

North Korea: Few westerners get to visit North Korea, once described by President Bush as a member of the Axis of Evil. The Plain Dealer’s Elizabeth Sullivan was part of a recent journalists’ fact-finding trip to North Korea. She’ll describe her experiences. And the panel will discuss the future of U.S.-North Korean relations.

Mideast Summit: Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed to work out a treaty aimed at bringing a lasting peace to Israel and the West Bank. The agreement between Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert was brokered by President Bush this week at Annapolis, Maryland. Both Middle East leaders face the difficult dual task of working out a treaty, then selling it to their citizens.

Kucinich for President: Cleveland congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich made waves recently when he asked Republican Ron Paul, also an opponent of the Iraq war, to be his running mate. It’s the latest unorthodox move by the Cleveland Democrat, who’s the subject of the cover story in this month’s Cleveland Magazine.

Wal-Mart Jobs: When the Wal-Mart at Steelyard Commons hired its workforce, an estimated 6,000 people applied for about 300 jobs paying $10 per hour. Such a flood of applications is normal for the retailer, which is the nation’s largest employer. More than a million people work at Wal-Mart’s 4000 stores.

Ten Little Indians: A Cincinnati-area high school’s production of the play Ten Little Indians was called off this weekend when a local NAACP leader objected to the original title of the Agatha Christie mystery on which the play is based. Christie’s book was first published in 1939 under the title Ten Little N------, a title later changed for U.S. consumption. The play has always been titled Ten Little Indians. However, the NAACP leader claimed the original title rendered the play unsuitable for production by Lakota East High School and school officials agreed.

Newsmakers: Jeff Hastings, chairman, Cuyahoga County Board of Elections; Sandy McNair, member, Board of Elections. With major elections looming, Cuyahoga County elections coordinators still haven’t been able to work all the bugs out of the machinery that determines the outcomes. Elections workers found themselves unable to print out paper copies of the votes cast by individuals November 6th. The printouts failed in about 20% of cases. The paper copies are important in races requiring recounts. The resulting delays in the recounts could be multiplied many times in a face with a heavy turnout.

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