Mother admits starting fire that killed 7 month old son
Aimee Leonard, on trial in Butler County, testified she intentionally started the blaze that killed her 7 month old Justin Johnson Jr. after earlier saying it was accidental. Jurors heard two taped interviews and deliberations were set to begin.
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Hamilton
Madison Township
Aimee Leonard
Leonard
Germantown Road
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Justin Johnson Jr
Catalina
Butler County Sheriff’s
Middletown Man Indicted on Rape and Sexual Imposition
An 82-year-old Middletown man is indicted on rape and sexual imposition charges involving a female relative. In sports, Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen go back-to-back for St. Louis as they beat opponents 6-4. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy, cooler weather with a high of 53 and a low of 40.
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Middletown
St. Louis
Albert Pujols
Scott Rolen
Deficit hits record $413 billion in 2004
The Treasury Department announced a 2004 deficit of 413 billion dollars, the largest since World War II after inflation. Bush administration officials cited tax relief and growth while Democrats argue surpluses turned to deficits, intensifying the election campaign debate.
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Treasury Department
Bush
Congressional Budget Office
Administration
Treasury
John Snow
Snow
White House
Joshua Bolton
Jason Furman
Sen
John Kerry
Massachusetts
Middletown High Prepares for Butler Bowl Night
Middletown High School senior Leah Eve, her 8-month-old son Michael Smiley, and her brother David Kopp, a 2000 graduate, join homecoming festivities Thursday featuring a bonfire before Middies face Hamilton’s Big Blue in the Butler Bowl tonight. See Page C1 preview.
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Middletown High School
Leah Eve
Michael Smiley
David Kopp
MHS
Hamilton
Big Blue
Debates Leave Voters Divided as Election Nears
Area voters in Clark County dismiss debate impact with 18 days until the election. Middletown residents Mark Terrett and Kenneth Howard criticize moderators and lack of follow up. They say Bush and Kerry mostly repeated themselves across the three debates.
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Bush
John Kerry
D-Mass
Mark Terrett
Middletown
Kenneth Howard
Howard
Kerry
Judge overturns Blackwell directive in provisional ballots ruling
U.S. District Judge James G. Carr in Toledo ruled that voters may cast provisional ballots for federal candidates at any precinct in their county. The decision, a win for Ohio Democrats and a setback for Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, requires a new directive by Monday and cites HAVA as the basis overruling Blackwell’s Sept. 16 directive. About 100,000 provisional ballots were cast in 2000, Blackwell spokesman Carlo Loparo said.
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Columbus
Toledo
U.S
James G. Carr
Ohio
Blackwell
Sandusky County
Carr
Bombers hit Green Zone in Baghdad amid Ramadan tensions
In Baghdad the Green Zone faced two suicide bombers and a pair of roadside attacks causing multiple casualties among Americans and Iraqis. Four U.S. soldiers were killed in separate incidents elsewhere as violence intensifies ahead of Ramadan. The Green Zone, a fenced hub for diplomats and contractors, has endured repeated insurgent hits and malevolent acts near markets, shops, and eateries frequented by foreigners.
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Iraq
Green Zone
U.S
Ramadi
United States
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