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Friday, April 7, 2006

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Roundtable: Harry Boomer, 19 Action News; Steve Gleydura, editor, Cleveland Magazine; Ned Whelan, Whelan Communications.

Pilla’s Successor: Pope Benedict selected Boston auxiliary bishop Richard Lennon as the successor to Cleveland’s longest-serving Catholic leader, Bishop Anthony Pilla. Lennon, a priest since 1973, will be installed May 15th. Pilla leaves two years shy of the mandatory retirement age of 75. He’s suffered from health problems recently and has shepherded the diocese through spiritual waters roiled by the priest sex abuse scandal.

Deadly Force: Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has appointed a special prosecutor to look into recent cases involving police use of deadly force. Controversial police shootings included a case last year in which detectives shot and killed a teenager in the bedroom of his east side home. Jackson promised to resolve the cases and calls appointment of a special prosecutor an important step in that direction.

Bad Week for Republican Polls: Secretary of State Ken Blackwell had some explaining to do this week when it was revealed that some of his personal funds had been invested in Canton’s Diebold, a manufacturer of electronic voting devices being installed in thousands of Ohio polling places. Blackwell says the investment was carried out by a middle man and has been sold.

Couric to CBS: One of network TV’s most familiar talking heads is shifting networks. Katie Couric has been named as the new anchor of the CBS Evening News. She’s heir to the chair formerly held by Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite. Couric moves to the CBS job after 15 years as host of NBC’s Today. Couric becomes the first woman named as the solo anchor of a network news program.

McKinney’s Troubles: Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney’s clash with Capitol Hill police makes national headlines. Accounts say McKinney attempted to blow by Capitol security without the proper ID. When police attempted to stop her, she slugged one of the cops. A grand jury is investigating. She’s charging racism.

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