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Rev. Marvin McMickle, pastor, Antioch Baptist Church. Senator Barack Obama sought this week to dampen a firestorm of outrage over remarks made by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, pastor of Obama's Chicago church. Critics have denounced Wright's preaching as racist and anti-American. In a speech, Obama joined in the condemnation of Wright's more inflammatory rhetoric, but appealed for Americans to place the remarks in the broader context of the country's racial history. Wright has spoken several times in Cleveland at the invitation of his friend, Rev. McMickle.
Roundtable:
April McClellan-Copeland, reporter, The Plain Dealer; Greg Saber, reporter, WTAM 1100; Richard Osborne, editor, Ohio Magazine.
Obama's Speech:
The roundtable will continue analysis of Senator Obama's speech about race.
Goodbye, Cuyahoga:
New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show Cuyahoga County has lost another 13,000 residents since this time last year. Most are moving to neighboring counties. Many are moving out of state. The only U.S. county to lose more people in the same period was Wayne County, Michigan where Detroit is located. The Census data show Cuyahoga County has lost 130,000 people since 2000.
Iraq War Anniversary:
President Bush marked the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war by saying many more such anniversaries may pass before the U.S. finishes its job there. Bush says he's firm in his conviction that removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right thing to do and the war is one that America can and must win.
Others, including the Democratic presidential candidates chided the President for not having a plan to withdraw U.S. troops.
Newsmaker II:
Jennie Chin Hansen, President-elect, AARP: Hansen was in town this week for an address to the Cleveland City Club. She tells Mr. Feagler of her organization's policy goals with a national election looming. AARP is the nation's largest non-partisan membership organization with more than 39-million members aged 50 and over.
March 21, 2008