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Friday, January 21, 2005

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Newsmaker: Michael Vu, director, Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Ohio’s shifting electoral landscape has shifted again. Secretary of State Ken Blackwell is telling local elections boards that optical scan voting is going to be the choice for future Ohio elections. Blackwell says optical scan devices are more economical to use than touch-screen devices. But some counties, like Cuyahoga, favor the touch-screen method.

Roundtable: Elizabeth Sullivan, Plain Dealer foreign affairs writer; Mark Naymik, Plain Dealer politics reporter; Ned Whelan, Whelan Communications.

Jackson Takes Action: Cleveland city council president Frank Jackson announced this week that he’s entering the Mayor’s race. Jackson stopped short of directly criticizing Mayor Jane Campbell, but his announcement made frequent references to city officials who duck difficult decisions by looking through rose-colored glasses.

Inauguration: President Bush began a second four-year term by taking the oath of office under bright skies on a chilly D.C. day. Bush said it’s the policy of the United States to expand freedom around the world. He said the survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. He says it's the policy of the U-S to ''seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation.''

Iraqi Election: As the US swears in a president, Iraqis are preparing to go to the polls to elect their representatives. Iraqis will select members of a national assembly January 30th. The assembly is charged with task of putting together the country’s constitution. Thousands of US troops will patrol the streets of Baghdad to ensure that the election is conducted peacefully.

Akron Coach Fouls Referee: An Akron CYO basketball coach is in trouble with the law after attacking a young referee he blamed for his team’s loss. The 42-year-old coach is accused of threatening to kill the 18-year-old referee, a threat the teen took seriously because the coach was allegedly choking him at the time.

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