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By Tony Pugh and Greg Gordon, McClatchy Newspapers – CINCINNATI — Twelve years after voting problems delayed the 2000 presidential election results, Ohio — possibly the most pivotal state on the political
Face the Facts USA – FACT: The United States incarcerates a higher percentage of its people than any country in the world. The U.S. makes up 5 percent of the world’s population
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad last week denied the following applications for commutation: Nikkolas Kion Kemp, age 29, committed his crime on November 19, 2001 in Polk County. He is
By Luaine Lee, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – PASADENA, Calif. — When actor Harold Perrineau was 16 years old he found himself in a hallway confronted by a policeman with a drawn gun.
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – According to one gauge, Americans say their personal financial health is the best it’s been in years, even as the uncertainty of the presidential election looms
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – STERLING, Va. — Mitt Romney is the candidate of change? That’s malarkey to Vice President Joe Biden, who argued Monday that the only change
By Chris Kuc, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Even the guys who make their living landing punches on moving targets are impressed with Charles Tillman’s ability to consistently get his fist on a
By Shashank Bengali and Cindy Carcamo, Tribune Washington Bureau – CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — The Rev. Armando Palmieri normally tends to his parishioners at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Solace,