Traficant expelled by House for ethics violations
The House voted 420 to 1 to expel Ohio Representative James Traficant, the second such removal since the Civil War, after a federal jury conviction and a House ethics panel finding of bribery and kickbacks. Traficant proclaimed innocence, urged vote of conscience, and vowed possible return.
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Ment
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Traficani
Philadelphia girl escapes kidnap after seven days
Seven year old Erica Pratt was abducted from Kingsessing Avenue and held in a basement at 1211 Loudon Street, bound with tape and fed minimally. She used her teeth to chew through the duct tape, then escaped as two suspects remained at large.
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Erica Pratt
Loudon St
Logan
Kingsessing Avenue
Barbara Pratt
Joseph Moore Jr
Pratt
Cable bills rise faster than inflation after deregulation
Consumers Union says cable rates climbed 45 percent since 1996, while industry groups cite about 17 percent gain over three years of deregulation. Inflation ran 9 percent from 1999 to 2004, highlighting the gap. The debate centers on whether deregulation delivered competitive pricing as promised.
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Consumers Union
Consumer Reports
National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Massive Lorain County drug bust nets nine arrests
A yearlong probe led Elyria Lorain Oberlin police and task forces to seize 22 pounds of cocaine 10 kilograms of powder cocaine crack cocaine 370000 in cash and about 15 guns. Major dealer Henry 4 Smith Jr known as Big Henry among those arrested, with supplier John J Johnson from Chicago. Court arraignments followed with multiple defendants named.
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Greg White
White
Henry 4. Smith Jr
Big Henry
Lorain County
E. College St
Oberlin
Smith
E. Lorain St
John J. Johnson
Chicago
Michael Medders
Medders
Bryan Rade
Lorain
Wealth, faith, and education linked to longer marriages
The article notes that wealth, religious involvement, and higher education correlate with higher chances of staying married. In business news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rises for a second largest gain, finishing up 488 points.
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Money Taiers Dow
Boy Hit Crossing Road In Serious Condition
An 11 year old boy, Ryan Chabodt of LaGrange Township, was seriously injured when struck by a northbound Nissan Stanza driven by Linda Lonigro 38 of Wellington on Diagonal Road between Biggs and Nickel Plate Roads. He was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center with head injuries and limb injuries.
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LaGrange Township
MetroHealth Medical Center
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Wellington
Biggs
Nickel Plate
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Russe
Lonigro
Ausse
Vincent
Vanessa
Woman charged after shoplifting spree at Elyria Walmart
Laura Schneider reports a Elyria police report states Sheila Jor Mell Seo Gad ronce allegedly led a shoplifting spree at Walmart with her two children. The group, including her 9-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son, allegedly attempted to steal shoes CDs and other merchandise while fleeing with the baby.
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Vane
Elyria Wal- Mart
Sheila Jor- Mell Seo Gad Ronce Duee Suedu
Jordan
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