JOE MILICIA

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More owners appeal property value; get tax break

A growing number of homeowners are trying to make falling property values work for them by asking the government for a tax break.

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1 year, 1 day in prison for Ohio church accountant

The former chief financial officer of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in prison on tax charges.

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Suburban Ohio school district wants a bailout, too

A financially ailing Ohio school district has joined the ranks of banks and automakers clamoring for a portion of the $700 billion economic bailout package.

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Ohio Lottery's new Keno game off to slow start

The bingo-like lottery game that began this summer in Ohio to help plug the gaping hole in the state budget is off to a slow start.

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Ohio homeowner who found money in walls bankrupt

A Cleveland woman who ended up in a feud over $182,000 in Depression-era currency found in the walls of her home has filed for bankruptcy.

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Guitar hero Les Paul ready for Rock Hall tribute

When Les Paul's grandchildren are jamming on the video game "Guitar Hero," it's not lost on him that he made it all possible.

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Palin says supporters want tougher attack on Obama

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said more than one person has whispered in her ear in Ohio that John McCain needs "to take the gloves off" in his campaign against Democrat Barack Obama.

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Palin says supporters want tougher attack on Obama

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said more than one person has whispered in her ear in Ohio that John McCain needs "to take the gloves off" in his campaign against Democrat Barack Obama.

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Green oil recycler opens plant in northeast Ohio

The nation's first plant with the capacity to recycle used transformer oil opened this week in Canton, bringing some coveted green jobs to northeast Ohio.

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FBI raids court chambers in Ohio corruption probe

The FBI raided the chambers of two judges in a corruption probe that began with earlier seizures at the offices and homes of two elected officials in Ohio's most populous county, officials said Wednesday.

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Metallica, Run-D.M.C. nominated for Rock Hall

Run-D.M.C. could "Walk This Way" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Biden says McCain's economic answers go nowhere

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday called Republican John McCain's answers to the current economic crisis "the ultimate bridge to nowhere" and said paying higher taxes would be patriotic for wealthier Americans.

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Prosecutors: No criminal conduct in Levert death

Prosecutors determined Tuesday that there was no criminal conduct involved in the March death of R&B singer Sean Levert, who was in jail when he became ill.

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Hillary Clinton tells Ohio supporters: 'No Palin'

Campaigning for Barack Obama in battleground Ohio, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton targeted Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Sunday by using a slightly revised applause-line delivered at last month's Democratic convention.

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Rock Hall will honor music innovator Les Paul

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will pay tribute to the "father of the electric guitar" this fall.

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Ohio man sentenced for writing racial hate letters

A man who wrote hundreds of threatening letters over 20 years to black and mixed-race men — including Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter — was sentenced Tuesday to three years and 10 months in prison.

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Boy wrote of desire to kill many at Indiana school

A teenager accused of plotting a school attack wrote that he wanted "instant recognition" for shooting a record number of victims and that he wouldn't feel sorry about it, according to documents unsealed Tuesday.

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Sean Levert's widow files wrongful death lawsuit

The widow of R&B singer Sean Levert has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county officials who were holding him in jail when he fell ill.

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Veterans' burials nonstop at national cemeteries

The cracking of rifle fire silenced the twittering blue jays, blackbirds and killdeer. As members of the color guard lowered their rifles, the smell of bitter smoke drifted over the family and friends of former Army Sgt. Ellis Hale, a Vietnam War veteran who died of prostate cancer at age 59. Sniffles and gentle sobs accompanied a recording of taps.

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FBI: Ohio man wrote threats because ex left him

A man who wrote hundreds of hateful letters to black and mixed race men seen with white women apparently was motivated by a girlfriend who left him for a black man, the FBI said Friday.

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Troubled Ohio County Key to Dem Primary

The largest concentration of Democrats in swing-state Ohio will cast presidential primary ballots Tuesday in a county fraught with election problems, on a voting system just 74 days old.

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Jury Halts Work in Pregnant Woman Slay

A jury was sequestered in a hotel after ending deliberations for the day in the trial of a former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover.

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Jury Deliberates in Ex-Officer's Trial

A jury began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of a former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover, wrapping her body in a comforter and then dumping it in a park.

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Ex-Cop Testifies He Swung at Lover

A former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover sobbed on the witness stand Monday that he accidentally struck her when she wouldn't let him out of her house.

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