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Feagler and Friends - Primary Election

Feagler and Friends

Newsmaker: Armond Budish, 8th District State Representative-elect. The well-known local attorney was the top vote-getter in a four-way Democratic primary. Since there's no Republican opposition, his election is assured. Hes known for his expertise on legal matters that concern senior citizens and for the program Golden Opportunities he hosted on WKYC, channel 3. So why put all that on the back burner to be a member of the minority party in the legislature? Well ask him.

Roundtable: Joan Mazzolini, reporter, the Plain Dealer; Ned Whelan, Whelan Communications; Bob Dyer, columnist, Akron Beacon Journal.

Blackwell KOs Petro: Secretary of State Ken Blackwell won a bitterly-contested primary by a comfortable margin over GOP rival Jim Petro. Hell face Democrat Ted Stickland in the general election. Blackwell now faces the challenge of trying to overcome not only Strickland, but his own partys strong negatives.

Rocky Rollout: For the first time, Cuyahoga County voters used electronic touch-screen devices to record their votes. It was hardly a stellar rollout. Some polling places opened late, others had trouble booting up the devices, and the vote count was still going on two days after the polls closed. Summit County used optical-scan devices for the first time and the rollout there was relatively smooth.

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May 8, 2006