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Pillas Successor: Pope Benedict selected Boston auxiliary bishop Richard Lennon as the successor to Clevelands longest-serving Catholic leader, Bishop Anthony Pilla. Lennon, a priest since 1973, will be installed May 15th. Pilla leaves two years shy of the mandatory retirement age of 75. Hes suffered from health problems recently and has shepherded the diocese through spiritual waters roiled by the priest sex abuse scandal.
Deadly Force: Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has appointed a special prosecutor to look into recent cases involving police use of deadly force. Controversial police shootings included a case last year in which detectives shot and killed a teenager in the bedroom of his east side home. Jackson promised to resolve the cases and calls appointment of a special prosecutor an important step in that direction.
Bad Week for Republican Polls: Secretary of State Ken Blackwell had some explaining to do this week when it was revealed that some of his personal funds had been invested in Cantons Diebold, a manufacturer of electronic voting devices being installed in thousands of Ohio polling places. Blackwell says the investment was carried out by a middle man and has been sold.
April 10, 2006