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Friday, September 14, 2007

Topics: Politics, Other
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Newsmaker: Jay Westbrook, Cleveland City Council member, Ward 18: Two local graffiti artists found themselves on the wrong side of the law this week when a local judge sentenced them to spend 1000 hours over the next five years cleaning up graffiti and helping the city’s newly-formed graffiti task force identify others who are “tagging” public or private property. Graffiti is a nationwide problem, but it’s seen in Cleveland as a symbol of the city’s decline. City officials are determined to do something about it.

Roundtable: Elizabeth Sullivan, foreign affairs writer, The Plain Dealer; Joan Mazzolini, reporter, The Plain Dealer; Brian Tucker, publisher and editorial director, Crain’s Cleveland Business.

City Council Clerk: Members of Cleveland City Council have decided to investigate allegations of sexual harassment leveled by council clerk Emily Lipovan against council president Martin Sweeney. The action capped a curious week in which Sweeney sought to hand Lipovan a large severance package to vacate her position and then withdrew the package in the face of opposition by council. No specific sexual harassment allegations have been made public.

Continental Expands: The airline’s relationship with Hopkins International Airport is about to ascend to a new altitude. Airline officials are expected to announce a major Hopkins expansion on Friday. The expansion will add many flights and hundreds of employees to Continental’s already-busy Cleveland hub. State officials have offered a multi-million dollar incentive package to aid the expansion.

Election Day: Call it a no-confidence vote on electronic voting devices. Cuyahoga County’s commissioners are asking the state of Ohio to move the 2008 Presidential primary election date from March to May. The commissioners say they’re not sure the new technology can be fully de-bugged by March. March or May, the commissioners say the Ohio primary will make no difference in who’s nominated.

Petraeus and the President: General David Petraeus went before Congress and President Bush took to the national airwaves this week to counsel patience with the war in Iraq. Petraeus told Congress that some of the US objectives in Iraq are being met and that a limited drawdown of troops can begin soon. However, he makes clear that the U.S. will need to maintain a troop presence in Iraq for years to come. President Bush was expected to endorse that view in a broadcast speech Thursday night.

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