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Friday, January 12, 2007

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Newsmaker: Joe Cimperman, member, Cleveland City Council. ODOT is preparing to rebuild Cleveland’s Innerbelt in an atmosphere of growing discontent with the blueprints. Business and civic leaders are upset with plans for fewer off-ramps and for traffic patterns they fear will limit access to businesses and snarl traffic during busy times. ODOT says the plans will make the highway safer. Cimperman, whose 13th Ward includes the downtown, has been one of the loudest voices protesting the ODOT plan.

Roundtable: Elizabeth Sullivan, foreign affairs writer, The Plain Dealer; Sam Fulwood III, columnist, The Plain Dealer; Greg Saber, reporter, WTAM 1100.

Governor Strickland Rocks the Boat: Governor Ted Strickland wasted little time illustrating that the state is under new management. He signed an executive order slapping tight limits on lobbyists, vetoing a measure lawmakers passed just before he took office, and announcing plans to replace district directors in the Department of Transportation.

Where’s Damra? Former northeast Ohio Muslim cleric Fawaz Damra was deported this week, but has not gone directly to the Palestinian territories as U.S. officials say they intended. Instead, Israeli security forces intercepted Damra at the border and are detaining him in Israel. He has not been allowed to contact anyone in the states. At a news conference in Cleveland this week, his family expressed fears he might be mistreated.

Bush on Iraq: President Bush wants to send 21,000 additional troops to Iraq saying that's the best hope for helping the Iraqis halt the violence and "hasten the day" American troops can begin coming home. Bush said starting a pullout now would topple Iraq's government and trigger "unimaginable" slaughter. He warned Americans to expect more casualties. Reaction in Congress was mixed. One senator called it a “dangerously wrongheaded strategy;” a supporter in the House said the President has charted a new course for victory.

New Dog Up to Old Tricks: The State Barber Board has reversed itself and will allow Franklin, a young basset hound, to return to his job as the unofficial greeter at a Canal Fulton barbershop. A state inspector sent Franklin packing last year citing health rules barring pets from barbershops. But the shop’s owner appealed directly to the Barber Board and won approval for Franklin to stay.

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