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Contentious ballot issue debated at town hall BENJAMIN GOLDSCHMIDT | CHIEF REPORTER
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FIGHTING FOR ISSUE Councilmember Laure Quinlivan debated the Rev. Damon Lynch about Issue Four, which extends Cincinnati City Council members’ terms from two to four years at the Women’s City Club Monday. Quinlivan said Issue Four will save taxpayer dollars.
Supporters and opponents of Issue Four gathered at the Women’s City Club to make cases for and against the proposal Monday. Councilmember Laure Quinlivan and the Rev. Damon Lynch debated in favor of Issue Four, which extends Cincinnati City Council members’ terms from two years to four years. Issue Four is a common sense issue, Quinlivan said. She has been a major proponent for Issue Four, and began working on the proposal in 2011. Chair of the Charter Party Kevin Flynn and Jeff Berding, spokesperson for the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, made the case against Issue Four, and claimed the proposal helps politicians while hurting voters. “You might think a proposal is common sense, but you have to focus on the details,” Berding said. “At every opportunity when deciding what was in the best interest of the voters verses councilmembers, Issue Four proponents tilted the scale for councilmembers at the expense of the voters.” Issue Four helps voters because it saves taxpayer dollars by cutting election costs and increases the efficiency of city council by cutting the time spent campaigning, Quinlivan said. “It will triple our council productivity, it will help long-term decision making, reduce partisanship and save taxpayer money — that is $250,000 every four years
when we skip an election,” Quinlivan said. Increasing the length of council members’ terms would lead to less time being spent campaigning, which would allow the council to accomplish more work, Lynch said. “About two-year terms, they fuss and fight, never get anything done, then the next year they’re trying to raise money to run again,” Lynch said. “And I’m saying if they want to fuss and fight in two years, four years might give them enough time to get the fuss and fight out and then go ahead and do some legitimate work.” Berding said Issue Four gives too much power to politicians by not including a recall provision, which protects council members from being removed from office even after a scandal. The recall provision was talked about, but not included because it is possible “people who have a big organization and lots of manpower [could] target people that they didn’t like,” Quinlivan said. The election cycle under this proposal will be at-large as opposed to staggered — all council members will be elected at the same time every four years as opposed to either four or five every two years. Kevin Flynn said he wouldn’t necessarily be opposed to implementing four-year terms, but would prefer a staggered election cycle because it still grants voters an opportunity to change government every two years if they are not satisfied. Issue Four is one of 49 ballot issues in Hamilton County slated for the Nov. 6 election.
Early voting upheld for elections BENJAMIN GOLDSCHMIDT | CHIEF REPORTER The Supreme Court ruled Ohioans must be allowed to vote three days before Election Day. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted brought the case to the Supreme Court in hopes that it would allow the state to decide its own election schedule. “Despite the Court’s decision today to deny our request for a stay, I firmly believe Ohio and its elected legislature should set the rules with respect to elections in Ohio, and not the federal court system,” Husted said in a statement. Husted claimed the Ohio Board of Elections asked for those three days off to update its rosters so that no Ohioan could vote with an absentee ballot and then again in person, said Matt McClellan, Husted’s press secretary. Senate Minority Leader Eric Kearney views the ruling as a victory. “The votes of Ohioans should decide the outcome of this election, not the machinations of those who would suppress the vote,” Kearney said in a statement. State Democratic leaders have opposed limiting early voting hours this election and in prior elections as well. Their concern is limiting voting hours keeps those who are more likely to vote Democrat out of the polls. “By rejecting Secretary Husted’s appeal for a final time, the Supreme Court has sided with working Ohioans across our state by expanding their opportunities to vote in the upcoming election,” said Sen. Edna Brown (D-Ohio). “I hope this decision sends a signal to policy makers that access to the poles should never be arbitrarily limited for partisan gain.”
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PANEL DISCUSSES DEBATE Richard Harknett, right, and Stephen Mockabee, center, look on as Victoria Toensing, left, gives the audience of more than 550 clues about what to look for in the second presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Tangeman University Center.
DEBATE WATCH SUCCESS RYAN HOFFMAN | NEWS EDITOR
Tangeman University Center was at the epicenter of political rhetoric Tuesday night as leaders of the University of Cincinnati political science department joined political pundits to analyze the second presidential debate. Before the debate started, UC President Santa Ono asked the more than 550 people in attendendance to cheer for President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney — the partisanship of the crowd showed itself early and often. The format was straightforward: the crowd comprised mostly of students would ask questions before and after the townhall-style debate, and a panel consisting of Joe DiGenova, UC Alumnus and political analyst, Victoria Toensing, expert on white-collar crime and terrorism as well as DiGenova’s wife, Richard Harknett, head of UC political science, and Stephen Mockabee, graduate program director for UC political science, would provide expertise and insight. Cheers rose from the crowd during the first question of the debate when Romney said he would be president in 2014. “When you come out in 2014 — I presume I’m going to be president — I’m going to make sure you get a job,” Romney said in response to a question from Jeremy Epstein, a 20-year-old college student. The largest reactions from the crowd were during the numerous quick short responses to claims made by the other candidate. When Obama attempted to interrupt Romney as he criticized the Obama administration’s energy policy, Romney fired right back telling the president to wait. “You’ll get your chance in a moment,” Romney said. “I’m still speaking.” The crowd responded with a combination of laughter and cheering. One attendee in the back of the room screamed “yeah,” before the cheering died out. The quote that drew the largest reaction from the crowd was a remark Obama made is response to Romney’s question of whether or not he had looked at his pension recently.
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“I don’t look at my pension. It’s not as big as yours,” Obama said. While the majority of the reactions were cheers and laughter, not everybody in attendance responded positively to the President’s response. “Personally as a conservative it made me sick to hear,” said Austin Kaiser, president of the college Republicans. “To be honest with you personally I’m in college aspiring to be the one percent I’m not here to demonize the one percent, I want to better my life for the future.” Final reactions to the debate varied between those in attendance. “Barack Obama won the debate,” said Dan Traicoff, president of the college Democrats. “I think in the first debate [Obama] said it, but he wasn’t excited about saying it. Today he said it eloquently simple and made sure that it was in deep contrast to the Romney campaign.” Others found it more difficult to declare a winner. “The media bias is going to try to portray that Barack Obama won, I think this was a very even debate,” Kaiser said. “Unlike what we saw in the first debate where Romney absolutely killed it, I don’t think either candidate really killed it necessarily.” While Kaiser said it was harder to pick a winner in this debate than the first, he did give a slight edge to Romney based on demeanor and substance, he said. “[Obama] sounded more like the challenger than Mitt Romney,” Kaiser said. “Mitt Romney sounded like the incumbent talking about his past achievements. With the rhetoric that I heard Obama talk with today it was bleak. I heard a lot of what I heard in 2008 come out again. He refused to talk about his last four years in office.” “I would say it was a tie,”said Ian Gulley, president of the UC chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, a group that aligns with Libertarian views. “I don’t think I’m going to pick a winner or loser, but I think it was a good showing by each candidate.” Gulley said the aggression from both candidates surprised him the most. “I thought both candidates … were very aggressive,” Gulley said. “I thought that was very interesting especially for Romney to do it two debates in a row.” SEE DEBATE | 2
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Paul Ryan: Obama failed to keep promises TYLER BELL | SENIOR reporter In a speech highlighting perceived failures of President Barack Obama’s administration, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan urged hundreds of supporters to vote early during a rally at Lunken Airfield Monday. “Friends, don’t forget early voting has already started here in Ohio,” Ryan said. “What that means is vote early so that on Election Day you can help get people to the polls.” Ryan stressed the importance of voting early and getting involved in the campaign, imploring attendees to help voters get to polls by car-pooling. Ryan spent the better part of his speech criticizing Obama’s record on health care, job creation and taxation of the middle class. President Obama came in with a message of hope and change, Ryan said, but has failed to keep the promises he made when he took office. “Remember when he said that the middle class would never have a tax increase under his watch?” Ryan said. “Of
the 21 tax increases in Obamacare, 12 of them hit middle class tax payers.” Presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be a better president than Obama because he would follow through on his plans, Ryan said. “We need leaders who see the problems of our country and who don’t run away from the problems; who don’t blame other people for the problems, but who run at our problems to fix our problems while we can do it on our own terms and save our country and get us back on the right track,” Ryan said. “That’s what leaders do.” Ohio Republicans agreed with many of Ryan’s messages. “This election is the most important in our lifetime,” said Wayne Lippert, Republican candidate for Hamilton County recorder. “And if we do not make a change in the White House, we will not recognize this country four years from now.” “We like what he stands for and we like what he’s doing with his partner Romney,” said Dave Bolkweg, 76, of Erlanger, Ky. “He’s honest, you can believe what he says.”
PHIL DIDION | CONTRIBUTOR
CRITICIZING OBAMA Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan spoke to supporters about President Obama’s failure to follow through with promises at Lunken Airfield Monday.
SGA talks veterans, transcripts
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The University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Student Government convened Wednesday and passed an appropriation bill concerning the 2012 Veterans Day Ceremony and Reception. The bill will allocate $250 toward the cost of food and beverages, with the amount coming from the 2012-13 Campus Relations Fund, according to the bill. The Registrar’s Office presented for discussion an initiative to offer official PDF transcripts to students. “These transcripts are not just regular PDF,” said Lane Hart, undergraduate student body president. “They are signed by the university, so they are a secure PDF.” If the initiative for a third party system moved forward, there would be a slight increase in cost of transcript requests, Hart said. “The university has the student’s best interest at heart and wouldn’t enter into a contract with a third party that would jack up prices for student’s without consulting us,” Hart said. Student government made no move for or against the PDF transcript initiative. “It is a little soon for this [PDF transcript] system,” said Zach Nieberding, SGA director of finance. The McMicken College of Arts and Sciences tribunal report announced the UC Smoking Forum will occur Wednesday, Oct. 24.
BEYOND THE DEBATE Panel discussing second presidential debate draws international attention to UC photos by lauren purkey | photo editor
UC joins Ohio health care network BROOKE BEERY | CONTRIBUTOR
The University of Cincinnati joined a statewide network that links clinicians and researchers together with the intent of innovating health care. The newly formed Collaborative Ohio Inquiry Network (COIN) brought together nine Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN) to bring research and findings to the communities where patients are seen. All the institutions are Ohio’s Clinical and Translational Science Award Institutions including UC, Case Western Reserve, Ohio State University and Northeast Ohio Medical University. “We seek to bring research that is being funded at the academic health center to the physicians that are practicing in the community and therefore to their patients,” said Amanda Ross, administrative director at the Case Western University. ” The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality named COIN a center for primary care practice and awarded it a 5-year grant totaling $600,000 to improve the quality of health care. “Each institution receives an annual subcontract of $10,000 to $15,000,” Ross said. The network is run by Case Western Reserve, and UC will serve as the regional resource and coordinating center for Southwest Ohio. “UC’s involvement in COIN means we are expanding our ability to perform and get funded for primary care, practice based research,” said Nancy Elder, associate clinical professor at UC.
(Top) UC political science professor Stephen Mockabee speaks into a microphone at a post presidential debate panel at the University of Cincinnati that garnered coverage from around the world. (Clockwise from top left) Panelists discuss the presidential debate in front of hundreds of members of the UC community. University President Santa Ono cracks a smile at the podium during the discussion. Members of UC’s College Republicans watch the large screen in the Great Hall in Tangeman University Center. Joe diGenova, a UC graduate from McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, takes a pauses during the discussion. from keith | 3 reason. Sure, if Romney is elected, he will try to repeal some of the current president’s legislation, but the president after him will surely do the same and repeal any Romney legislation — the vicious cycle continues. Call me apathetic, but I can’t come up with a reason to vote. And as good as The National was that night, the band didn’t provide me with one either. For me, Election Day will come and pass, with my absentee ballot sitting on my desk in its unopened envelope — waiting for a reason to be cast.
from DEBATE | 1 While Gulley said that both candidates gave strong performances, he wished other third-party candidates had been involved in the debate. DiGenova, speaking of his return trip to UC, said the expectantly partisan crowd gave great indication as to the future health of the political process in the US. “The turnout here tonight to watch a debate and listen to some political commentary
is very impressive,” DiGenova said. “I was very proud of the demonstration of citizenship that shown by the students.” Although Obama did much better in the second debate, DiGenova still feels Romney will win Super Tuesday, he said. Harknett, who helped organize the event, said he was thrilled with how the evening went off. “[The event] really showed the passion and engagement
we know this student body has,” Harknett said. “They realize how important their role is. These are the most important voters in the most important swing state.” The third, and final, presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney starts at 9:00 p.m. Monday Oct. 22 at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Attempting to avoid political nonsense
Thanks for the free tickets, but I’m still not voting for President Obama — or Gov. Romney, for that matter. Yes, I’m one of those people. Earlier this month, the Obama campaign treated me to a free concert from one of my favorite bands at the Emery Theatre in Over-the-Rhine. The point, I guess, was to convince young people to register to vote — take advantage of early voting, or something like that. I’m not sure because my head is full of so much political bullshit — did you see that debate last night? — I can’t keep it all straight. Even getting the tickets proved almost too much to stomach. To acquire the tickets, I would have to register to volunteer for the Obama campaign. It’s not that I hate Obama — far from it — but I would rather watch a 24-hour marathon of “Glee” than volunteer my time to a political campaign. Then, my friend told me the University of Cincinnati’s College Democrats planned to give away tickets at a Jerry Springer event on campus. I figured I could sit through more partisan lecturing if it meant free tickets to acclaimed band, The National — some of its members are UC alums. As I watched Springer wag his finger at the 20 or so people in attendance and repeat grandiose statements about Republicans, I began to doubt my decision. But somehow my love for the band got me through it. Ever since I saw the video for The National’s “Bloodbuzz Ohio” on mtvU in my Campus Recreation Center dorm room at 4 a.m. after a night of too much drinking, the band’s had me hooked. Matt Berninger’s distinctive baritone vocals grabbed me from the moment he sang, “I was carried/ To Ohio in a swarm of bees/ I never married/ But Ohio don’t remember me.” At its Emery Theatre concert Oct. 4, Ohio clearly remembered The National. The problem was the band clearly remembered why it was there — to promote President Obama. It’s probably my fault for going to a Democrat-sponsored event expecting to avoid political rhetoric. But excuse me for thinking I could go to a concert just to enjoy the music. The only good thing about the band’s banter is it gave me an opportunity to voice my hatred for Xavier University. Berninger told the crowd about his failed attempts convincing people to register to vote. It seems most people are like me and don’t like being pestered by some guy with a clipboard, even if that guy is a famous musician. He told the audience he would be standing around Xavier’s campus the next day doing the same thing, to which I mercilessly booed. After all, do we really want people of that intelligence voting? As election season takes over television airways and newspaper inches, not even the band’s music could escape the political thoughts swirling through my head. The National played its decidedly non-political song “Mr. November,” released in 2005, but I couldn’t help but draw parallels to the past and upcoming election. In fact, the song perfectly summed up why I won’t be voting come Election Day. “I’m the new blue blood, I’m the great white hope/ I’m the new blue blood/ I won’t f*ck us over, I’m Mr. November/ I’m Mr. November, I won’t f*ck us over,” Beringer sang. That might as well have been Obama’s theme song in 2008. As ironic as it is to say it, Obama was the great white hope of the last election, offering new blue blood and promising change. 2008’s Mr. November hasn’t fucked us over, but he promised a whole lot more than that. Some would argue he’s done enough after former President Bush’s eight years in office set the country back. I’m not one of those people. Certainly, if someone held a gun to my head and forced me to vote, I would vote Obama. To me he seems like the lesser of two evils, but why should I vote for a lesser evil? Because I consider myself a Democratic isn’t a good enough SEE KEITH | 2
GEOFF DANIELS | CONTRIBUTOR
By adding a full horn section, and some of the most beautifully characterized subjects in modern music, “Transcendental Youth” stands as one of 2012’s best releases. Mountain Goats’ frontman John Darnielle, one of the foremost active lyricists in American songwriting, spent the better part of the ’90s recording with nothing but his unrefined vocals, an acoustic guitar and a boombox. He developed something of a cultlike following, before moving into studios and a full band. For those unfamiliar with the two decades worth of Mountain Goats’ music, think of them as something of a survivor guide. The outlook might be grim, the light might be fading, but there are rarely moments when all is lost. On the Mountain Goats’ 14th album, the characters are lost and redeemed in equal measures. The theme of “Transcendental Youth” is neatly summed up in two separate songs sharing the same name. In its opener, “Amy aka Spent Gladiator I,” Darnielle sings the phrase “just stay alive” like a manic rallying cry, taking pride in playing with matches and hiding in corners. In the penultimate track, “Spent Gladiator II,” the phrase is nothing more than a hushed plea.
The subjects in“Transcendental Youth” find themselves on the fringes of sanity, legality, society and often life itself. They all focus intently on getting by — a losing fighter spits blood at a camera in “Spent Gladiator II,” while a paranoid drug pusher clings tightly to memories of a simpler time in “Night Light.” Darnielle’s lyricism has always been the band’s calling card, but on “Transcendental Youth,” it’s the musicianship that sets it apart from the group’s previous records. As a recently formed trio, with drummer Jon Wurster and bassist Peter Hughes joining Darnielle, the Mountain Goats of the last decade have been a serviceable rock band. On its latest album, the band becomes much more than that. Longtime fans might double take when the rhythm section kicks in on “Lakeside View Apartment Suites,” but Hughes’ bass-work might be the unsung hero of the album, displayed brilliantly on “The Diaz Brothers.” For the first time in the band’s career, Darnielle has a complete horn section at his disposal, arranged by up-and-coming artist Matthew White, to provide textures only hinted at on past releases. Historically, Darnielle’s unrefined vocals have tested new listeners — either you overlook
the imperfections and enjoy the larger picture at work, or his nasally delivery becomes too much to overcome. That is not a problem on “Transcendental Youth,” however, which is the best-sung record the group has put out. Perhaps the most important moment of the album comes with the ominous rising in the
title-track closer: “Sing, sing high / while the fire climbs / sing one for the old times.” If that reads as desperate, that’s because it is. For Darnielle’s characters, there is redemption in recalling the good things, even if they’re long gone.
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‘Sinister’ fails, perpetuates trend KELSEY KENNEDY | CONTRIBUTOR
After the successes of “Insidious” and “Paranormal Activity,” low-budget horror movies seem to be all the rage — and “Sinister” is no exception. But unlike “Paranormal Activity,” and even the below-average “Insidious,”“Sinister” fails to conjure up any real scares, atmosphere or emotion. Directed by Scott Derrickson (“The Exorcism of Emily Rose”) and starring Ethan Hawke (“Training Day”), “Sinister” puts Hawke in the role of true-crime novelist Ellison Oswalt, whose newest story takes him to the home of a family who was found murdered. With his own reluctant family in tow, Oswalt’s work leads him to a box of Super
8 films that document a series of similar murders, all featuring a mysterious figure who looks a lot like Jigsaw from the “Saw” series. With most of the action set in Oswalt’s house, he does a lot of walking around dark, empty rooms. It’s dull and distractingly dim, with only a few loud noises to break the supposed tension. A similar technique was used much more effectively in this year’s “The Woman in Black.” Unlike that story, which takes place far in the past, “Sinister” takes place in the present day. The modern setting takes its toll on the film because it doesn’t make any sense for Oswalt to walk around a dark house with only his iPhone as a flashlight when he could just call the police. There simply aren’t enough scares to
justify the seemingly endless meandering and — in an almost “Groundhog Day”-like move — the Super 8 projector seems to start every few minutes on its own, repeating the same footage. Writer/director Derrickson proved he can do smart horror with “Emily Rose,” but he and co-writer C. Robert Cargill missed the mark here. When murder mystery is finally solved, the payoff is so anti-climactic and sloppy that many questions are left unanswered with only mildly spooky images. Most great horror movies have great ideas. “Sinister” is a mishmash of a lot of so-so ideas that don’t add up to a terrifying experience. What’s left is a boring haunted house story that makes a case against the micro-budget trend in horror.
‘Imposter’ could be documentary gold BEN GOLDENBERG | CONTRIBUTOR
Due to brilliant storytelling, impossible becomes improbable possible in one of the most sensational documentaries since “Fahrenheit 9/11.” “The Imposter” follows the true story of a young French man who convinces a Texas family he is their missing son. The film is constructed from interviews with members of the family and the imposter himself, Frédéric Bourdin. Bourdin plays himself in reenacted scenes and frequently looks at the camera to lipsync his own narration. This, combined with superb directing, takes “The Imposter” a step above its history channel contemporaries. In the beginning, there is only Bourdin — a nomadic 23-year-old French con artist with an incredible ability to manipulate the human mind. At first, one can only marvel at how he plays the system, convincing Spanish police and child services he is a minor with nowhere to go. When Bourdin strives to test the full extent of his abilities by posing as a missing child, the audience is led to believe he’s gone beyond any hope of redemption. But an unexpected twist makes it impossible to tell right and wrong, leaving viewers wanting more. Bourdin is either one of the most cold, calculating men or he ranks with the most unfortunate con artists of the past century. As the story unfolds, the audience’s perspective of right and wrong remains
ERIK WILSON
MISSING CHILD CON ARTIST Frederic Bourdin poses as a missing child in the riveting documentary, “Imposter.” Bourdin fools Spanish police, child services and even the family of the missing child. He also narrates the film, giving it a unpredictability that makes it one of the most sensational documentaries since Michael Moore’s “Farenheit 9/11.” warped — until the end. Oddly enough, the audience is convinced to favor the criminal mastermind and distrust the family. On the edge of your seat, you will watch the final minutes of “The Imposter” holding your breath for a verdict. Just as there is genius in how the film builds its suspense, the greatest flaw of “The Imposter” is its lack of closure.
One can’t help but leave the theater confused, and the film makes no apologies, just as Bourdin never apologizes for his own actions. Whether audiences think “The Imposter” is a clever characterization of its original story — or incapable of delivering a clean finish — will determine if it’s considered a masterpiece or a lazy attempt at one.
4 NATION & WORLD Obama, Romney spar in second debate Weekend Edition Oct. 18 | 2012
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — In a feisty faceoff at Hofstra University, President Barack Obama came out aggressively in the second presidential debate, attempting to tie his rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, to the policies of former President George W. Bush and an economic plan favoring the wealthy. Romney returned fire by trying to persuade the audience — 82 undecided voters from Nassau County and millions watching on television — that his Democratic foe had his chance to run the country and failed, noting that the unemployment rate hasn't gone down over the past four years. The "town hall" format at the David S. Mack Sports Complex featured questions from voters rather than a moderator and produced far more sparks than the first debate in Denver two weeks ago. The two contenders frequently tried to talk over one another and interrupted, sometimes plowing over CNN's Candy Crowley, the moderator. The audience's inquiries focused mainly on the economy, but also touched on the death of the U.S. ambassador in Libya, gasoline prices, the high cost of a college education, equal pay for women, and, for one of the first times in the campaign, immigration. The stakes were dramatically higher for Obama, who called his own performance in Denver "too polite," and he demonstrated more vigor. Obama used a three-point attack, trying to paint Romney as a pioneer of outsourcing jobs to China and who paid too little in personal income taxes; a Republican whose
social policies were "more extreme" than Bush's; and someone who would reinstate policies from the last decade he said brought about the economic crisis of 2008. Obama several times accused Romney of saying things during the fight for the Republican nomination only to reverse himself later. "Governor Romney, when you were governor in Massachusetts, you stood in front of coal plant and said this plant kills. And now suddenly, you're a big champion of coal," Obama said with a dismissive shrug emblematic of the more aggressive body language each candidate showed. Romney battled back, cutting off Obama once by saying, "You'll get your chance in a moment. I'm still speaking." Romney, who saw his poll numbers rise after the first debate, continued to hammer the incumbent on the lack of economic progress of the last four years. When Obama told an audience member that job growth numbers are getting better, Romney told the questioner: "I think you know better. . . . The president has tried, but his policies haven't worked. . . . He's a great speaker, except that we have record to look at." Romney criticized Obama for being slow to denounce the attack in Libya as a terrorist attack. Obama countered that he labeled it so the day after, in a Rose Garden news conference — which moderator Crowley promptly supported, throwing Romney off for a moment. Smiling and leaning forward from his stool, Obama said: "Could you say that louder, Candy?" Obama used a question about taxes to emphasize Romney's wealth and portray the Republican as disconnected from the middle class, saying in part: "The fact that
john paraskevas | newsday
A FEISTIER EXCHANGE President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during their second presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York. he only pays 14 percent (in income taxes) when a lot of you are paying a lot higher ...." Romney seemed to try to address criticism of his economic plans when he vowed that the top 5 percent of all earners would still pay about 60 percent of the income-taxes collected. A key moment came when one questioner said she too had been disappointed by the last four years, but that she blamed most of the country's problems on the previous eight years under Obama's predecessor, President Bush. She said she
feared a "return to Bush policies" on the economy and foreign affairs if Romney is elected. "President Bush and I are different people and these are different times," Romney began. "I'll crack down on China on trade. President Bush didn't. I'm going to get us a balanced budget. President Bush didn't . . . I'm championing small business. Our party has been championing big business too long." When given a chance to respond, Obama fired back: "Governor, you're the last person who's going to get tough on China."
Native American to receive sainthood roy gutman |
McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS ROME — The Roman Catholic Church began final preparations Wednesday for what will be a watershed event in the church's relationship with Native American cultures, the canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk Indian who lived in the 17th century, who on Sunday will become the church's first Native American saint. More than 700 Native Americans, many in full regalia, are expected to take part in the ceremony in St. Peter's Square honoring the woman who is known as the Lily of the Mohawks. A choir singing an Indian hymn will be among the participants. At a Mass on Monday inside St. Peter's Basilica, Native Americans will conduct a "smudge" ceremony by burning sage, according to an American church official. Among the first to arrive Wednesday was a delegation of more than 50 from the Archdiocese of Seattle that included Jake Finkbonner, a 12-year-old boy whose recovery six years ago from necrotizing fasciitis, a rare flesheating disease, was accorded the status of a miracle by the Church. His survival was anything but certain when his parish and Native Americans around the U.S. and Canada began praying to Tekakwitha, and his recovery was the key in the decision to canonize her, said the Rev. Wayne Paysse, executive director of the bureau of Catholic Indian Missions. In another sign of the historic event, the U.S. mission to the Holy See, the American embassy to the church, has invited all the American pilgrims to a special reception Friday at the Vatican Museum. Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 to an Algonquin mother and a Mohawk father near what today is Auriesville, N.Y. She was baptized at age 20. After being rejected by her family, she moved to a Jesuit mission near Montreal, where she taught children until her death four years later. American Indians have been appealing for Tekakwitha to be canonized for more than a century. She was given the special status of venerable in 1942, the first step to sainthood, and was beatified in 1980. Tekakwitha is one of three beatified women and four beatified men who will be canonized Sunday. One other is a North American, Blessed Marianne Cope, a German-born nun who ministered to lepers in Hawaii. Hundreds of Hawaiians are also expected to attend Sunday's ceremony. An even larger number of Filipinos is expected to attend the canonization of Pedro Calungsod, who was killed in 1672 while doing missionary work.
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A BODILESS GRAVE The luxurious mausoleum built for drug lord Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano remained empty Oct. 10, 2012, with his body still missing.
A NEVERENDING HUNT Zetas drug cartel leader’s corpse stolen from Mexican morgue TIM JOHNSON | McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS PACHUCA, Mexico — Even in death, drug lord Heriberto Lazcano got no rest Oct. 10, his missing corpse the subject of a federal manhunt in northern Mexico and his elaborate mausoleum in this city locked and empty. Navy spokesman Jose Luis Vergara took to the airwaves to persuade his skeptical countrymen that the founder of the brutal Los Zetas crime gang had indeed been slain over the weekend. "One hundred percent sure," Vergara told MVS Radio. But the missing body, doubts about whether the size of the corpse was a match to Lazcano and reticence by U.S. officials to congratulate Mexico all added to suspicions about the case. Lazcano, a 37-year-old former special forces commando, left the army in the late 1990s to form an enforcer wing of the drugtrafficking Gulf Cartel, only later to break with the group and turn his Los Zetas commandos into one of the most powerful and brutal crime groups not only in Mexico but the world. President Felipe Calderon and Interior Minister Alejandro Poire joined the navy in assuring the public that Lazcano was gunned down Sunday afternoon near a baseball field in Progreso, a town about 70 miles south of the Texas border in Coahuila state. Navy marines aboard two pickup trucks went to the baseball field after receiving an anonymous tip that armed men were watching a game there. They weren't expecting Lazcano or anyone in particular, Vergara said. When the armed men opened fire, the marines fired back without knowing who the gunmen were, Vergara said, killing two and watching a third man escape. "It was luck," he said. By the time a fingerprint identification was made, though, masked gunmen had burst into a mortuary and hauled off Lazcano's corpse, presumably so that Los Zetas could control what happened to By the time their leader's remains. a fingerprint Frequently in recent years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement identification was Administration has made, though, congratulated Mexico following the capture or killing of drug masked gunmen lords. In this case, the DEA has had burst into said little. "We don't have any a mortuary and comment or confirmation," hauled off Lazcano's DEA spokesman Jeffrey Scott said from Washington. corpse, presumably Told that the posture was not so that Los Zetas quelling suspicions among ordinary Mexicans, he added: could control what "I can't speak to the concerns happened to their of ordinary individuals in the streets of Mexico." leader's remains. If Lazcano's body were to turn up somewhere, it would probably be in his native Hidalgo state in central eastern Mexico. A native of Apan, a small city that is a hub for rodeo, Lazcano also considered this state capital a home. It is
here where Lazcano sent money for construction of a brightly colored Catholic church and had his own mausoleum erected. Videos of the ribboncutting party show fireworks exploding in the air and guests dining on abundant tamales near a big banner that noted the church was a gift from the Lazcanos. A plaque on the back of the church, Our Lady of San Juan of the Lakes, notes that it was inaugurated in November 2009. "Donated by Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano," the plaque says. It contains a fragment of verse from Psalm 143: "Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications!" the plaque reads in Spanish. Less than half a mile from the church is the San Francisco Ejidal Cemetery, where earlier this year workers put the finishing touches on its biggest mausoleum, ready to receive the region's most notorious son. The mausoleum is the size of a small chapel, with a modern silver cross about two stories tall in the front, similar to the cross in front of the church. Flowerbeds below the mausoleum's stained-glass windows are well tended. A watchman said no family members had visited the mausoleum in recent hours, and it remained locked. If a body is brought there, though, some might still question whether it belongs to Lazcano. For one thing, there is the matter of Lazcano's height. On Mexico's criminal database, Lazcano's height is listed in meters as 1.6, which would be about 5 foot 3 inches. The DEA website on Lazcano lists him as 5 foot 8. The navy said after the firefight on Sunday that Lazcano's corpse measured 5 foot 11. Vergara, the navy spokesman, played down the discrepancy, saying Lazcano joined the army when he was 17 and may have still been growing. "How good it would be if we could call up criminals and ask: 'How tall are you? How much do you weigh?'" Vergara said. He added that the fingerprints taken from the corpse are a match for Lazcano. "On the prints, there is no doubt at all," he said.
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The Patriots losing to the Seahawks, Vikings actually being good, Brady Quinn starting a football game outside South Bend, Ind., Tom Coughlin smiling, and Ray Lewis actually falling prey to an injury are all signs that the Mayans and Woody Harrelson’s character from “2012” are right — the world’s probably screwed. With that in mind, here is an apocalyptic look at this week’s games. (Home team in CAPS) 49ERS (-7) over Seahawks: The 49ers looked terrible getting shredded by Elisha and her playmates last week, but rest assured Jim Harbaugh and the team named for the gold rush will beat up Russell Wilson this week. Edge goes to San Francisco because Harbaugh goes rageface after victories, and Pete Carroll is a cheerleader. Redskins (+5.5) over GIANTS: Robert Griffin III might still be concussed, but that’s no reason to take poopy-pants face over the most promising rushing quarterback drafted since Cam Newton. The only thing that scares me about this is Tom Coughlin might be the post-apocalyptic president, so … Cardinals (+6.5) over VIKINGS: Just when you thought I would do something smart and pick the better team to cover the spread at home, I throw this curveball at you. After the apocalypse, Ken Wisenhunt will probably be the new Secretary of Defense. His team will get a start building that resume this week. PANTHERS (+2) over Cowboys: When the world loses power, do you really think Tony Romo is going to take charge of anything? Hell no, he will be drinking Nati Light with Jason Whitten while Newton is leading the resistance against invaders. Wolverines FTW. Saints (-2) over BUCCANEERS: Would you rather have Josh Freeman or Drew Brees giving you the pre-battle pep talk before taking on legions of Zombies on the barren wasteland that is Cincinnati three months from now? That’s what I thought. Lay the points, kill the zombies with chairman Brees. Packers (-5.5) over RAMS: Not only does Aaron Rodgers do the discount double check, he also slays dime pieces in his spare time. Unless the Packers get “Pead-on” Sunday, this game won’t be close. Ravens (+7.5) over TEXANS: Las Vegas seems to think the loss of Ray Lewis will doom the Ravens, but I think it’s the best thing to happen for the team. Sure, it loses a leader, but the win-one-for-Ray-we-need-himback-in-purple-next-year factor will be huge. Plus, Matt Schaub looks like a zombie. COLTS (-1) over Browns: Now that the emotion has subsided, it’s time for the Colts to show it is just good enough to beat a bad team. Feel free to clean your weapons or arrange your stockpile of dehydrated foods instead of watching this. BILLS (-3) over Titans: Buffalo is favored. Repent now, the end is near. PATRIOTS (-7.5) over Jets: New England looks terrible, but the Jets might be the worst team in the AFC East this year. Besides, after the Apocalypse, Tim Tebow will take his rightful place next to Billy Graham and Creflo A. Dollar. RAIDERS (-4) over Jaguars: The Black Hole will actually be the origin of the apocalypse in less than three months, probably. Take the team still owned by someone who wants to have an American fanbase. Steelers (pk) over BENGALS: Marvin Lewis would not leave his palatial estate in Indian Hill to conquer zombies and start a new society in 2013. James Harrison on the other hand ... Lions (+7) over BEARS: The Detroit Tigers are going to win the World Series, and if anyone is going to lead the chaos and violence during the early days of the apocalypse, it’s Ndomakung Suh. Don’t take Mr. Grumpy Pants and the Bears, you’ll regret it later. On a bye: Falcons, Broncos, Chiefs, Dolphins, Eagles and Chargers Tiebreaker: 27-24 Lions
SPORTS Volleyball back in Big East hunt Bearcats prepare for showdown with conference leader
JOSHUA A. MILLER | SPORTS EDITOR
been, Junior Emily MacIntyre — who is averaging 5.22 digs per game from the libero position — has been UC’s most consistent The University of Cincinnati performer and a huge reason volleyball team can move into the Bearcats continue to come second place in the Big East together as a team, Alvey said. Conference with a win against “Having a new staff has been Marquette University Friday. UC’s battle for Big East a different process for everyone, contention hasn’t been an easy but from a whole-hearted, buy journey, which is reflected by the in and doing what she believes Bearcats’ 8-13 record. in position, Emily MacIntyre has Head coach Molly Alvey’s been the glue to this team,” Alvey tenure began this season with said. “Since the Western Kentucky arguably the most difficult match she has made a decision to schedule in the country. UC just get her job done and she has dropped its first three matches to been the single most consistent No. 10 Iowa State, No. 15 Tennessee player on this team for the last and No. 12 Florida State. By the month and a half.” time UC began conference play it UC is 6-2 — and a few had fallen to 2-11. unlucky points away from being Things didn’t get better in undefeated — in the Big East UC’s first Big East match against Conference and trails only Notre Notre Dame. The team lost a Dame (6-1), Louisville (7-1) and heartbreaking five-set match to Marquette (8-0). the Fighting A f t e r Irish after being F r i d a y ’ s penalized with a game against rarely seen redMarquette, the card. Bearcats still D e s p i t e have a rematch early season with Notre struggles and Dame and have several tough to face No.15 losses, after Louisville the Notre t w i c e . Dame loss Louisville also the Bearcats squares off rallied and won with Marquette five-out-of-six Sunday, so conference the Big East —MOLLY ALVEY games. standings will UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI HEAD “ O bv i o u s l y look severely VOLLEYBALL COACH as a coach you different this don’t draw it weekend one up this way, but way or another. as a staff you stick to the things “Marquette has to play both you believe in and you stick to the us and Louisville [this weekend], things that work for you and you so that’s two matches that — continue to push those thought depending on the outcome, could processes,” Alvey said. “On the really shift the numbers around,” flip side, you want your team to Alvey said. “This is a huge be performing and peaking at weekend and its fun for our team this time of the season, so I think because our upperclassmen have we’ve stuck to what we believe in and were coming together — won two big east championships confidence is building and we’re in that gym. I can definitely sense sitting in a good position right a good uplift going into this week now.” from the team, just from knowing Cincinnati seniors Jordanne what is ahead of us.” Scott, Emily Hayden, Rachel Rolfs UC and Marquette play Friday and Becca Refenes have played at 8 p.m. in Milwaukee, Wis. exceptionally well all season, with Scott ranking second in the conference in kills with 4.41 per Be sure to check out game and Rolfs currently sitting newsrecord.org for a game recap in third for assists per game with of the UC volleyball team’s match 10.94. against Marquette and more As good as the seniors have volleyball news as it breaks.
I think we’ve stuck to what we believe in and were coming together, confidence is building and we’re sitting in a good position right now.
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FIGHTING BACK The University of Cincinnati Volleyball team has battled its way back into the Big East Conference title hunt, after a brutal start to the season left the Bearcats at 2-11 at the beginning of conference play
UC preps for talented Toledo offense JOSHUA A. MILLER | SPORTS EDITOR The No. 18/21 University of Cincinnati football team will look to stay undefeated Saturday when it travels to the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio, to take on the University of Toledo Rockets. Saturday will be only the seventh matchup between the intrastate squads and the first meeting since Toledo’s 23-17 victory in the 2001 Motor City Bowl. Toledo (6-1, Mid American Conference 4-0) presents a legitimate threat to UC’s undefeated record. Lead by the youngest coach in NCAA division one football — Matt Campbell — and a very talented group of offensive players, the Rockets have rattled off six consecutive victories since losing in overtime to the Arizona Wildcats in the first week of the season. “They have a very experienced offensive line that play exceptionally well with protecting the passer,” said UC head coach Butch Jones. “Their collection of skilled athletes, as an entire group, may be in the top two or three
teams we face all year long. Bernard Reedy is an explosive player, they have running backs and I think the quarterback [Terrance Owens] is doing a great job” Toledo has averaged 39.6 points per game during its current six-game win streak and has scored 50 and 52 points the past two weeks, in victories over Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan respectively. Owens’ has totaled 1,900 yards passing and 12 touchdowns through seven games, with Reedy and fellow wide out
Alonso Russell combining for 1,281 yards receiving. Toledo’s offensive production is a direct result of its high-paced offensive scheme, Jones said. “They play an up-tempo style, especially after they generate a first down,” Jones said. “They’re going to be up and they’re going to run a play on first sound. They never allow you to play great team defense and that’s why each individual has to be accountable for their actions.” “We’re really challenging our players this week because our overall discipline as a defensive unit [and] as a football team is going to be challenged this Saturday night.” The health of UC’s secondary will also be a concern against the pass-heavy Toledo offense, as safeties Drew Frey and Arryan Chenault have both been banged up over the past few weeks. Offensively, the Bearcats main focus will be to avoid starting slowly, which plagued UC in last week’s game against Fordham. UC lead by just eight points, 14-6, at the half against the NCAA FCS Rams, which possessed the ball for more than 15 minutes longer than UC through the first two quarters. Although Toledo’s defense is not anywhere near the quality as its offense, Cincinnati can not afford to have its defense on the field as long as it did against Fordham. The speed and
efficiency, with which Toledo has proven to be able to put points on the board, will surely result in more than six points if the Rockets dominate possession. UC quarterback Munchie Legaux will look to replicate his second half performance from the Fordham game — 9-11 passing, including an impressive 29-yard touchdown strike to senior receiver Danny Milligan — against an exploitable Toldeo defenses, which has allowed more than 600 yards of total offense twice this season. Toledo ranks in the bottom third of the NCAA defensively and is allowing nearly 30 points per game. Cincinnati’s defense ranks 10th in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 14.4 points per game, but has yet face an offense as dynamic or skilled as Toledo’s. Few people will be surprised if this contest turns out to be a shootout between two very talented offenses, with the game quite possibly being decided by a big play or, vice-versa, a critical error. “I think its going to be a game that comes down to a big play on special teams, I think its us possessing the ball — we can’t have very many three-and-outs — and its going to be a game of field position,” Jones said. “But I think it’s going to really challenge our overall discipline as a football team — how do we respond — because they’re going to get their points. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
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STANDING ITS GROUND Cincinnati’s defense ranks 10th in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing only 14.4 points per contest through its first five games this season.
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