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Democracy 2007

May, 2008

05/01

Butler Co. Jury Deliberates Murder Case
The jury began deliberating the fate of Harvey Johnson this afternoon.

05/02

Ohio Attorney General Admits To Affair With Employee
Leader of both parties were critical of Attorney General Marc Dann, one of several Democrats swept into office in 2006 after a scandal over state investments sullied Republicans.

05/05

Survey USA Results: Hoosiers Prefer Clinton
If the Democratic Primary for President of the United States were today, who would Indiana vote for?

Survey USA Results: A Close Race For Indiana Governor
If the Democratic Primary for Governor were today, who would Indiana vote for?

Governor, Other Dems Call On Ohio Attorney General To Resign
Fellow Democratic state officeholders and all state lawmakers from the party say Dann can no longer serve effectively as attorney general and should step down.

Ohio Attorney General Stays On Job Despite Resignation Pleas
Marc Dann is telling his fellow Democrats that he's staying on the job.

Some Ky. Voters Can Start Casting Absentee Ballots
The Kentucky primary will be held on May 20.

Bush Praises Mexican Americans At Cinco de Mayo Dinner
The Republican Party is anxious about losing Hispanic votes in the November elections.

On Eve Of Indiana, NC Primaries, Clinton, Obama Duel On Gas Prices
Pain at the gas pump has become a big issue in the long campaign that started out focusing on the Iraq war.

Ohio AG Digs-In Heels Amid Pressure to Resign
Governor Ted Strickland and other top state Democrats demand Attorney General Marc Dann step down.

Indiana Voters: It's Now Up To You
Supporters spend last hours seeking votes for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama - in very different ways.

05/06

Indiana Heads To Polls For Presidential Primary
Voters at the Greendale Fire House & Greendale Cabin were waiting to vote when polls opened at 6 a.m.

Survey USA Results: Top Kentucky Senate Candidates
If the Democratic Primary for United States Senate were today, who would Kentucky vote for?

Survey USA Results: Kentucky Prefers Clinton
If the Democratic Primary for President of the United States were today, who would Kentucky vote for?

Ohio Leaders Study Impeachment Process For Attorney General
Ohio lawmakers are moving cautiously on impeachment proceedings against embattled Attorney General Marc Dann.

No Complaints Reported So Far About Indiana's Voter ID Law
The secretary of state's office says there have been no complaints so far about Indiana's voter ID law in today's primary election.

Indiana Nuns Lacking ID Denied At Poll By Fellow Sister
The nuns, all in their 80s or 90s, didn't have a photo ID.

Early Indiana Votes Show Clinton With Early Lead
Clinton and Obama are battling for wins in Indiana and North Carolina, which are the last big-delegate prizes in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Exit Poll: Half In Indiana Say Wright Influenced Their Vote
But preliminary data from those polls show that the focus on Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor, is not giving Hillary Rodham Clinton a big advantage.

Obama Wins North Carolina Primary
The Associated Press made its North Carolina call Tuesday night based on surveys of voters as they left the polls.

Long Thompson Takes Early Lead In Governor's Race
The winner will face Republican Governor Mitch Daniels in November.

Scattered Ballot Shortages Reported In Indiana Primary
Several precincts in northwestern Indiana's Porter County ran out of Democratic ballots, and a judge ordered polls to stay open an additional hour.

Brazil Acquits Rancher In US Nun Killing
An Amazon rancher convicted of ordering the killing of an Ohio nun has been acquitted in a retrial.

Strickland Signs Bill To Strip Tobacco Prevention Foundation Of Its Funds
The bill was a response to a lawsuit by the foundation to stop the state from using the majority of its funds as part of an economic package to create jobs.

Voters In NC, Ind., Pick Candidates For Congress, Governor
In Indiana, with 68 pecent of precincts reporting, architect Jim Schellinger had 50.4 percent of the vote compared with 49.6 percent for former congresswoman Jill Long Thompson in the Democratic contest to challenge Daniels.

Obama Calls NC Win A Victory In "A Big State"
Barack Obama calls his North Carolina win over Hillary Rodham Clinton a victory against political "gimmicks."

Indiana's Democratic Primary Still Too Close To Call
Results are not expected until midnight EDT.

Schellinger, Long Thompson Wait On Late Results
The two candidates are awaiting results from heavily Democratic Lake County in northwest Indiana, which is on Central time.

Indiana's Lake County Has Tradition Of Late Vote Tallies
Lake County, the state's second-most populous with nearly 500,000 people, had reported no results as of 11 p.m. EDT.

Obama Takes Early Lead In Race For Delegates
In the overall race for the nomination, Obama leads with 1,815.5 delegates, including separately chosen party and elected officials known as superdelegates. Clinton has 1,672.

05/07

Clinton Wins Indiana Primary; Obama Wins NC
Hillary Rodham Clinton has narrowly won the Indiana Democratic primary.

Indiana's Governor Candidates Locked In Tight Contest
With 99% of precincts reporting, former Indiana congresswoman Jill Long Thompson led by 5,461 votes over Indianapolis architect Jim Schellinger.

Jill Long Thompson Narrowly Wins Indiana Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
She was outspent but not defeated.

Rematch Ahead In Indiana's 9th Congressional District
Baron Hill to face Mike Sodrel again.

Full Election Results: Clinton Wins IN Primary
Hillary Rodham Clinton has narrowly won the Indiana Democratic primary.

NKY Gets Ready for Presidential Primary Spotlight
Within hours after the Indiana primary, campaign volunteers and offices were busy looking for No. Ky. votes in the May 20 Presidential primary.

Myanmar Aid Picks Up Pace
Shocked survivors who stumbled half-naked into one town in Myanmar are describing the horrors of last Saturday's cyclone and its aftermath.

05/08

Survey USA: Should Hillary Clinton Continue To Run For President?
How do you feel about Hillary Clinton's presidential chances?

McCain's Wife: Will Never Release Tax Returns
Cindy McCain says she won't make her tax returns public even if her husband wins the White House.

05/09

Boehner Says Dems' Fight Helping McCain
Boehner says Ohio will be crucial in 2008, just as it was in 2004 and 2000.

05/10

Clinton Courts Kentucky
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is courting Kentucky's uncommitted superdelegates.

Leader Of GOP Convention Quits After Myanmar Ties Reported
Newsweek reports Doug Goodyear's firm, DCI Group, was paid $348,000 in 2002 and 2003 to represent Myanmar's junta.



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