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...state's opposite corner, Obama is projected to win big in Cleveland, Akron and Canton, which were suffering long before Wall Street imploded. McCain's two-day bus tour through the region this week was aimed at trying to pick off a few outlying, affluent suburbs where his tax plan is popular. Yet Obama still looks strong there. "If Obama can run up big numbers in the suburbs outside Cleveland, then this thing could be a blowout," says Mike Curtin, publisher emeritus of The Columbus Dispatch...
...McCain appeared here in two rallies last week, where he focused on middle class economic issues. "That region has many people who like their guns, are fairly religious, and some have questions about voting for a black candidate," says Dave Cohen, a political science professor at the University of Akron. "But Obama has Strickland, which is a huge advantage...
...Kashkari, who grew up outside Akron, Ohio, has been neck deep in the mortgage mess for the past year. In the summer of 2007, Paulson tasked him with assessing plans to untangle the housing mess, and this year he launched a program to funnel money to struggling mortgage holders facing foreclosure. Though Kashkari is a Republican who gave $2,000 to George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, a spokesman for Congressman Barney Frank, the liberal head of the House Financial Services Committee, calls him "very knowledgeable and very smart...
...Kashkari grew up in Stow, Ohio, an Akron suburb. As a high school student, he was a fan of heavy metal bands like AC/DC, whose lyrics dot his high school yearbook. He is 35 years...
What is your favorite part of the work you do? Laura Essel, AKRON, OHIO...