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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 2015

Page

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Clinton calls for immigration path to full citizenship in Nevada

Hillary Rodham Clinton urged that any immigration overhaul include a path to full and equal citizenship, arguing that Republicans fail to support a citizenship pathway. She contrasted Democratic stance with GOP calls for incremental changes and stronger border security during a Nevada stop.

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Islamic State claim doubts over Texas cartoon attack

Islamic State says it carried out the Garland Texas attack on a Muhammad cartoon event but experts note IS has often claimed responsibility for plots it did not directly run. The two gunmen Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi were killed at the scene in Garland. Federal officials linked a Simpson Twitter account to radical content and to the hashtag Texas attack.

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Prophet cartoon shootings stoke Dallas Muslims amid anti-Islamic tensions

In suburban Dallas Pamela Geller's cartoon contest drew about 200 attendees despite rising anti-Islamic sentiment in Texas. Two men with rifles shot at officers guarding the Garland conference center. both suspects were killed and an officer wounded. Community leaders condemned the attack while urging restraint.

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Senate GOP budget boosts defense, targets Obamacare

The Senate approved a GOP budget by 51 48, pledging a decade path to balance while cutting domestic programs including Medicaid and food stamps, reshaping transportation and student aid, and raising Pentagon spending by 38 billion via war-account padding.

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Huckabee Declares 2016 GOP Candidacy From Hope Arkansas

Huckabee, former Arkansas governor, announced his 2016 presidential bid in Hope joining Bill Clinton’s hometown. He framed his campaign as conservative populism vowing to curb big government and the IRS. He backed a “maximum wage” concept over wage hikes and joined other early GOP entrants.

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Nigerian troops turn tide against Boko Haram in northeast

A year after Chibok siege left troops exhausted and 300 girls abducted, Nigerian soldiers now rout Boko Haram from the forest stronghold. Neighboring Chad Niger and Cameroon forces join the fight, and improved arms plus hazard pay help sever insurgent supply lines, enabling rescue of hundreds of kidnapped women and girls.

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Partly cloudy with possible showers and thunderstorms

Weather update notes partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Forecast high near 83 degrees with light winds and humidity around four percent. Tonight expects partly cloudy skies and a low around ST.

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Fingerprint ruse IDs Florida man as longtime Ohio fugitive

Frank Freshwaters, a Florida resident now 79, admitted his true identity after fingerprints matched his decades-old Ohio arrest for manslaughter. He vanished from an Ohio prison in 1959 and again in 1975, later living under aliases in Florida and West Virginia before being captured in Brevard County. The case shows investigators tracing clues from past to present in a cold case return.

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More Ohio teachers retire amid pension changes and tests

Ohio educators cite pension changes and new standardized tests as factors in deciding to retire. The State Teachers Retirement System notes rising retirements with August looming as age and service requirements rise, while districts brace for impact though reasons for leaving are not tracked.

Ohio Columbus Columbus Dispatch Nick Treneff

Hamilton County superintendent resigns amid test tampering allegations

Forest Hills School District boards plan to appoint an interim leader after Superintendent Dallas Jackson resigns amid claims he pressured Turpin High School teachers to alter grades tied to his son failing a pre calculus exam. Jackson, in position since 2010, earned 147500 yearly and moves toward a separation agreement as the district starts a permanent search. He said stepping aside was best.

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Trial date set for ex deputy in 1981 shooting case

Mitchell Ruble, 64, formerly with the sheriff's office, faces an aggravated murder charge for the February 1981 shooting of Deputy Lt. Ray Clark after Clark warned him for inappropriate conduct. Judge Randall Burnworth moved the trial from May 11 to October 5. Ruble also pleads not guilty to unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance and explosives charges found during a search warrant.

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