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OhioStandard.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Issue 1900
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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Euro 1.398 - 1.624 134.5 0.856
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1 Wounded In Shooting At Downtown Club
Gov.'s approval rating sinks
Man wrecks, then dies in jump off bridge
Couple Indicted In Rape Of Girl, 4
Budget battles keep states from tackling reforms

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Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
A 'parliamentary coup' paralyses New York Senate
Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspace
'New York' gets good press in US
Sarah Palin's daughter's ex to pen tell-all book

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Week In Review With Daniel Schorr
VAT rise, rotten idea
A state bank fails, but system passes
10 arrested at DUI checkpoint
Jury system should go on trial

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Breaking News
Police Search For Missing Reynoldsburg Man
— Police are trying to locate man who was reported missing late Saturday morning. According to police, Sammie Marcum was last seen at about 10 a.m. on the north side of Reynoldsburg. Marcum,...

City police refuse furlough request
Cincinnati police on Friday turned down the city's request for a six-day furlough that officials say was necessary to help ward off a $20 million projected for next...

Fake marriage ring flourished
Some showed up with wedding albums featuring photos of the smiling bride and groom. Some wore rings, necklaces or mementos they said were gifts from their new spouses. Some told stories about how...

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World
Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

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Business News
657 billion cigarettes a year sold on black market
The global tobacco industry is under attack from pirates that are ripping the heart out of cigarette...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

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    Water-skier dies in crash
    Police release rock photos
    Accused sues anonymous poster
    'Angels' care for Davinia
    Where are the jobs

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    Guide vets back to campus
    Alex Baldwin to run for governor of Ohio
    Last place teams continue set in Cleveland
    Gov. Ted Strickland On Ohio's Budget Impasse
    If Cleveland's willing to trade Martinez, Boston's a likely suitor

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    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


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    Reynoldsburg Issues Missing Adult Alert
    Deal offered to run ancient Indian site in Ohio
    Ohio group searches for Revolutionary War graves
    Motorcyclist Crashes On North Side
    Wrong-Way Driver Causes I-270 Crash