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YOUNGSTOWN — Former Youngstown city Councilman Rufus Hudson, who died Saturday, is being remembered for his passion for the city and its people. He was 64. “Rufus Hudson was truly a dedicated community activist,” said Mayor Jamael Tito Brown. “He enjoyed and loved serving as councilman for the residents of the East Side. His passion for Youngstown was evidenced in his work and advocacy in everything he was involved with.” Hudson was elected in 1999 to a four-year term representing the 2nd Ward, which includes most of the city’s East Side, and was re-elected four years later. He co...

U.s. patrol votes eventually delivering the cargo right here to the united states. folks who live along the gulf coast are going without a lot this summer. add fourth of july fireworks to that list. daul fin island, alabama, and grid isle, louisiana canceled shows due to lack of money and oil disaster. the owner of one gulf marina said he canceled his show because of concerns sparks from the fireworks could set off over the water and cause oil to ig nilt. other coastal towns moved their shows inland because of the same concern. those are headlines. "state of the union" with candy crowley c...

Experience when it comes to iraq and afghanistan. congressman john boccieri, flew c-130 cargo planes during his tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan. he's currently a major in the air force reserve. congressman duncan hunter joined the marines a few days after 9/11. he served three combat tours, once to afghanistan and twice to iraq, including to fallujah. during some of the heaviest battles of the war. joining up as lieutenant, he is now a captain in the marine reserves. and congressman mike kaufman joined the army when he was 17, eventually transferring to the marines, rising to the rank of...

Van and fled. a police spokesman says the two deputies in the van when the escape occurred have been placed on administrative leave. well, if our next guest has his way, protesters who want to exercise their first amendment rights at military funerals are going to have to battle the privacy rights of military family members. congressman john boccieri of ohio, former air force pilot himself, introduced a resolution friday to prestrict protest at military funerals and he joins us now from cleveland. congressman, thank you for joining me. first of all, why is this an issue? tell us where the pr...

Pretty important treaty to have. >> all right. peter baker, white house reporter for the "new york times." plenty of time spent in moscow. i think you speak russian, is that correct? >> it's not very great, not very well but good enough to order. >> there it is. we all head to prague in a few days for the signing. thanks for joining me. >> well, let's do our trivia. which congressman was a semi pro baseball player before getting into politics. >> it's democratic congressman john boccieri, a catcher in the frontier league in the early '90s. when do you become semi pro? apparently it's if you're...