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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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Hungarian Revolution 50th Anniversary
There's a flag with a hole in it on display in the window of the Hungarian Heritage Museum in downtown Cleveland. Fifty years ago this month in Budapest, demonstrators took scissors to their national emblem and cut out the Soviet hammer and sickle that had appeared on the flag, right after World War II. The museum has just opened an exhibit recalling the dramatic events of October 1956, when Hungarians tried to shake-off the shackles of Soviet domination. And while that revolution would soon be crushed by Russian tanks, the flame of freedom was never snuffed out. ideastream's David C. Barnett spoke with two Northeast Ohioans who marched with those protestors. Their stories give a personal insight into the reasons behind the revolution.

Festival of Freedom
Hungarian Heritage Museum

Senate & Gubernatorial Races Update
ideastream Political Reporter Mark Urycki joins Rick Jackson to talk about the status of the senate and gubernatorial races in Ohio. Ted Strickland seems unstoppable and Sherrod Brown continues to gain in his race against Mike DeWine.

CSU's Center for Election Integrity Tapped for Election Monitoring
Cuyahoga County's primary election was flawed, to say the least - votes counted late or not at all. Now, with new laws about absentee voting and the county using new technology in the general election, who is watching out for the voters? Cleveland State University's Center for Election Integrity was selected as the independent election monitor and we'll ask its director Candice Hoke what they're been doing and what they will be doing up to and through the November election to ensure every goes "according to Hoyle."

Cleveland State University's Center for Election Integrity

School Violence Discussion
School violence seems to come in waves. What is the greatest danger for our kids? Fellow students? Strangers? And what can we do to make schools safer? We'll talk with Dr. Steve Sroka and Mike Walker, two outspoken experts on the subject of school violence.

Dr. Stephen Sroka

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