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McKelvey wants Traficant freed

Posted by Bertram de Souza on November 30, 2008

Democrat George M. McKelvey, who made national news in 2004 when, as mayor of Youngstown, he endorsed Republican President George Bush, said Saturday that he has been urging the White House to grant former Congressman James A. Traficant Jr. either a presidential pardon or a commutation of his prison sentence.

McKelvey, ...

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Is Pat Lowry eyeing Ohio Senate seat?

Posted by Bertram de Souza on November 22, 2008

After years of being Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan's chief spokesman and close adviser, Pat Lowry of Youngstown may be ready to test the political waters himself. There's talk that Lowry, a former John F. Kennedy High School teacher who got to know student Ryan, is thinking of seeking the appointment ...

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So you want to be a state senator?

Posted by Bertram de Souza on November 15, 2008

State Sen. Capri Cafaro of Liberty, D-32nd, has set the bar quite high for whoever is appointed to replace Sen. John Boccieri in the 33rd District. Boccieri is going to Washington as the 16th Congressional District representative, and Democrats in the state Senate will select his successor.

Why does Cafaro's opinion ...

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Engler vs. Betras for Dem Party chair?

Posted by Bertram de Souza on November 8, 2008

The political wires are burning with talk of Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairwoman Lisa Antonini's impending resignation and Atty. David Engler's desire to replace her. Engler is one of the founders of Mahoning Democrats For Change and is a close ally of Michael Morley, who led Change movement's takeover of ...

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Laying claim to Barack Obama

Posted by Bertram de Souza on November 6, 2008

She called from Britain Wednesday afternoon with a comment about Barack Obama's historic election as president of the United States that initially sounded silly: "He's our brother, you know."

"What are you talking about?" she was asked.

And so Annabelle Halliday, British citizen, explained: Barack Obama's father was from the East African ...

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