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...very sure they were never in the military, much less a real war [Feb. 4]. I'm no hero, but these guys aren't either. How refreshing it would have been to hear one of them discuss the role that guilt played in their careers. Rick Donahoe, Yellow Springs, Ohio...
Ruth Owens, 57, understands this first hand. She was living on social security disability when Discover Bank sued her for breach of contract for failing to pay $5,564 in fees and interest on a $1,900 debt. In 2004, a Cleveland, Ohio municipal judge not only barred Discover from collecting any more money from Owens, but scolded Discover for its "unreasonable, unconscionable and unjust business practice...
Never mind all those maps of red and blue America, a nation polarized between Democrat and Republican, city and country, with entire elections teetering on the last-minute decisions of a few Ohio soccer moms. Forget what you know about the inaccessible general-election candidate, hidden behind layers of Secret Service and stage-managed pomp. Scratch those notions of a Republican Party that sidles up to pharmaceutical companies and oil giants, never ruffling the paymasters' feathers...
...Factor #2 works for Clinton: Ohio's primary was for years much later in the spring than it is this time around; the parties moved it up this year to be more of a factor in the nominations, but registration closed on February 4. In addition, because Ohio now has a no-fault absentee law, the voting has been under way for some time now. Which means some early voters may have made up their minds before Obama's surge began and hit its stride...
...Factor #3 could favor Obama: Ohio is an open primary, which means just about any registered voter can walk into a polling place and request a Democratic ballot. A state Democratic party official told TIME he expects expect turnout to reach or exceed two million votes - more than twice the turnout in the 2004 primary. One Ohio labor official, who is unaligned with any campaign, summed up the uncertainties: "Is Ohio going to go like the rest of the country or will it be its typical conservative self...