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Sen. Barack Obama speaks to the crowd during a "Countdown to Change" campaign stop at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Oct. 26, 2007.
Sen. Barack Obama speaks to the crowd during a "Countdown to Change" campaign stop at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Oct. 26, 2007.
Mariah Crenshaw walks through a boarded-up home that has been stripped by thieves and is currently condemned on her street in Cleveland, Ohio. Thieves often will break in to houses and strip useful items like fixtures, doors, and copper piping. Cleveland has become a focus for foreclosures and evictions due to the practices of sub-prime lenders.
Mariah Crenshaw walks through a boarded-up home that has been stripped by thieves and is currently condemned on her street in Cleveland, Ohio. Thieves often will break in to houses and strip useful items like fixtures, doors, and copper piping. Cleveland has become a focus for foreclosures and evictions due to the practices of sub-prime lenders.
Chuck Yates of Bonita Springs joined the Army at the age of 20 and was assigned to work for the U.S. Army Signal Corps during the Korean War. Stationed in Germany, Yates spent the war with the Signal Corps intercepting enemy wireless communication.
Chuck Yates of Bonita Springs joined the Army at the age of 20 and was assigned to work for the U.S. Army Signal Corps during the Korean War. Stationed in Germany, Yates spent the war with the Signal Corps intercepting enemy wireless communication.
Case Western Reserve University student Sean Detwiler interning at Brulant in Beachwood, Ohio
Case Western Reserve University student Sean Detwiler interning at Brulant in Beachwood, Ohio
Roger Herbst, Senior IT Technical Specialist, Global Information Security at The Timken Company in Canton, Ohio, left, and Gerald Jackson, a professor at the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Roger Herbst, Senior IT Technical Specialist, Global Information Security at The Timken Company in Canton, Ohio, left, and Gerald Jackson, a professor at the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Michael Muhammad Knight, author of "The Taqwacores," poses for a portrait in a punk house where a movie version of his book about a group of punk Muslim is being shot in Cleveland, Ohio.
Michael Muhammad Knight, author of "The Taqwacores," poses for a portrait in a punk house where a movie version of his book about a group of punk Muslim is being shot in Cleveland, Ohio.
Clotaire Joseph of Immokalee High School won the soccer player of the year, but it was later found out that he was one of a number of over-age students on the team.
Clotaire Joseph of Immokalee High School won the soccer player of the year, but it was later found out that he was one of a number of over-age students on the team.
Blogger Eric Jackson of Naples, Florida, has been an outspoken shareholder of Yahoo.
Blogger Eric Jackson of Naples, Florida, has been an outspoken shareholder of Yahoo.
Denise Sober, 46, and her husband Paul moved into multi-family rental home in Cleveland, Ohio, after losing their home to foreclosure a year ago. For 11 years, the couple had lived in a home on East 112th Street, about four blocks away from the rental on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The foreclosure crisis has caused a surge in the number of renters around the country.
Denise Sober, 46, and her husband Paul moved into multi-family rental home in Cleveland, Ohio, after losing their home to foreclosure a year ago. For 11 years, the couple had lived in a home on East 112th Street, about four blocks away from the rental on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The foreclosure crisis has caused a surge in the number of renters around the country.
Cameron Wallace, of Akron, Ohio, was stalked for 11 years by a classmate she sat by in art class when she was 16 years old. When police searched the perpetrators home, they found a shrine, a big poster, stolen clothes, and a gun.
Cameron Wallace, of Akron, Ohio, was stalked for 11 years by a classmate she sat by in art class when she was 16 years old. When police searched the perpetrators home, they found a shrine, a big poster, stolen clothes, and a gun.
Michael Rudick, a senior in the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Michael Rudick, a senior in the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mary Helen Prebula stands in the wooded half-acre of land north of Bonita Beach Road near her home in Bonita Springs, Florida. Prebula and her late husband Michael had planned to turn the lot into a garden, but those plans fell through two years ago when her husband Michael died. She now wants to donate the land to the city for use as a park and save it from development.
Mary Helen Prebula stands in the wooded half-acre of land north of Bonita Beach Road near her home in Bonita Springs, Florida. Prebula and her late husband Michael had planned to turn the lot into a garden, but those plans fell through two years ago when her husband Michael died. She now wants to donate the land to the city for use as a park and save it from development.
Lauren Smith, right, recipient of the Wolf Scholarship, for Turning Point at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Lauren Smith, right, recipient of the Wolf Scholarship, for Turning Point at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Student Nick Sulzer surrounded by state championship trophies in the wrestling room at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.
Student Nick Sulzer surrounded by state championship trophies in the wrestling room at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.
The American Specialty Contractors of Florida Inc. awarded Ron Kurtz, right, its highest honor -- the Lifetime Acheivement Award. Ron and his son Randy, left, owners of Kurtz Homes, have a reputation as one of the leading builders of custom homes in Naples, Florida.
The American Specialty Contractors of Florida Inc. awarded Ron Kurtz, right, its highest honor -- the Lifetime Acheivement Award. Ron and his son Randy, left, owners of Kurtz Homes, have a reputation as one of the leading builders of custom homes in Naples, Florida.
Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters during a rally in Columbus, Ohio, following her primary win over Sen. Barack Obama.
Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters during a rally in Columbus, Ohio, following her primary win over Sen. Barack Obama.
Jim Walker, of Mentor, Ohio, at the Geauga County Fair in Burton, Ohio.
Jim Walker, of Mentor, Ohio, at the Geauga County Fair in Burton, Ohio.
Timothy Rub, photographed in the 16th Century wing at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio was named the new director of Philadelphia Museum.
Timothy Rub, photographed in the 16th Century wing at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio was named the new director of Philadelphia Museum.
Thomas Murach, deputy director of architecture and engineering for the Global Country of World Peace, has been instrumental in getting land and approval for five Maharishi Peace Palaces to be built in the suburban Cleveland, Ohio, communities of Parma, Mayfield Heights, and Strongsville. Maharishi and his followers want to build 3,000 of Peace Palaces around world, with 2,400 in the United States.
Thomas Murach, deputy director of architecture and engineering for the Global Country of World Peace, has been instrumental in getting land and approval for five Maharishi Peace Palaces to be built in the suburban Cleveland, Ohio, communities of Parma, Mayfield Heights, and Strongsville. Maharishi and his followers want to build 3,000 of Peace Palaces around world, with 2,400 in the United States.
Sylvia Walker, 73, of Cleveland, Ohio, had her home foreclosed on by a sub-prime lender who gave her a mortgage for improvements to fix up her home, left, and Case Western Reserve Unviersity medical student LaPortia McElrath, who is also and member of the Army Reserves.
Sylvia Walker, 73, of Cleveland, Ohio, had her home foreclosed on by a sub-prime lender who gave her a mortgage for improvements to fix up her home, left, and Case Western Reserve Unviersity medical student LaPortia McElrath, who is also and member of the Army Reserves.
Chad Chupurdia, a bartender at the Bombay Club, demonstrates his fire blowing skills at the Marco Island, Florida, bar.
Chad Chupurdia, a bartender at the Bombay Club, demonstrates his fire blowing skills at the Marco Island, Florida, bar.
Rachel Rosenberg, a junior music and theater major in Eldred Theater at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Rachel Rosenberg, a junior music and theater major in Eldred Theater at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Gus Meunch checks his crab traps for blue crabs on the Little Manatee River outside Ruskin, Florida.
Gus Meunch checks his crab traps for blue crabs on the Little Manatee River outside Ruskin, Florida.
Ralph Naples, 88 co-owns the Golden Dawn Restaurant in Youngstown, Ohio, with his younger brother Carmine, 87.
Ralph Naples, 88 co-owns the Golden Dawn Restaurant in Youngstown, Ohio, with his younger brother Carmine, 87.
Former Cleveland Indians pitcher, Bob Feller, is one of two surviving All-Stars from the 1939 All Star baseball game. Photographed at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
Former Cleveland Indians pitcher, Bob Feller, is one of two surviving All-Stars from the 1939 All Star baseball game. Photographed at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) poses for a portrait at Huron Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Fudge was appointed to fill the congressional seat of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio), who died at Huron Hospital following a brain aneurysm. Fudge, who previously worked as a staff member for Tubbs Jones.
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) poses for a portrait at Huron Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Fudge was appointed to fill the congressional seat of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio), who died at Huron Hospital following a brain aneurysm. Fudge, who previously worked as a staff member for Tubbs Jones.
Tricia Townsend, Girls Soccer Player of the year from Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Florida.
Tricia Townsend, Girls Soccer Player of the year from Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Florida.
For the past 13 years, Jack Dempsey of Naples, Florida, has portrayed St. Patrick for annual parade through downtown Naples.
For the past 13 years, Jack Dempsey of Naples, Florida, has portrayed St. Patrick for annual parade through downtown Naples.
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