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Wednesday, June 6, 2007

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Cavaliers Championship Run
For the first time in history, the Cleveland Cavaliers go to the NBA Finals. It's been a whirlwind of emotions for the fans, and has stirred a sense of pride across the region for the home team. We'll meet with local sports journalists to find look back at the pieces put into place that got us to the finals and to look ahead at what it will take to be the next NBA Champion.

Plain Dealer countdown to the Finals
The official site for the Cleveland Cavaliers

ConocoPhillips
Ouch! The pain at the gas pump has gotten so bad, people are crying uncle to Uncle Sam - asking for help. ConocoPhillips, the fifth largest oil refiner in the world, braved a town hall meeting in Akron to talk about the nation's energy issues. No tomatoes were tossed at the stage, but there was talk of corn, and how more of it might be used to ease our problems at the pump. We'll head to Akron for some tough questions about energy, gas prices and where this is heading.

ConocoPhillips
An overview of President Bush's energy policies
The Energy Future Coalition is a broad-based, nonpartisan alliance that seeks to bridge the differences among business, labor, and environmental groups and identify energy policy options with broad political support

Achievement Gap
It's one of the most intractable problems in education today - the low high school graduation rates for African American males. Last week, nearly 2,000 educators, community leaders and public officials gathered in Columbus to discuss the issue at a day long conference. They agree there's a problem, but they disagree on how to fix it. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

Education Policy Information Clearinghouse
OEA Achievement Gaps Conference Draws Praise

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