Election 2008
Schellinger Concedes: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Schellinger called his primary opponent, Jill Long Thompson at 4:15 p.m. yesterday to offer his congratulations and concede the primary election.
“We’re disappointed that we won’t get the chance to take on Mitch Daniels in November, but we wouldn’t trade the last 15 months for anything,” Schellinger—a South Bend native—said. “It truly was an amazing journey for me and my entire family.”
Earlier in the day, when more precincts were still unreported statewide, it appeared that the race was too close to call; however, the vote margin increased by a few thousand votes throughout the day. The final margin will likely be less than 0.5 percent.
“This was a hard-fought race that unfortunately was overshadowed by the presidential campaigns in
Experts say the former U.S. Representative from the
The governor reportedly has a war chest in excess of $5-million. Long Thompson raised less than $500,000 for the primary but she managed to win despite being outspent by Schellinger.
Hillary Gamely Soldiers On: Embattled Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gamely soldiered yesterday, facing a sometimes hostile crowd in
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Sports
Final Game of
The Hawks will try to begin a four-game series tonight at the Cove against the
Wednesday NBA Playoff Scores: Magic 111, Pistons 86 (Pistons lead 2-1); Lakers 120, Jazz 110 (Lakers lead 2-0).
Wednesday NHL Playoff Scores: Penguins 3, Rangers 2 (OT, Penguins win 4-1); Stars 2, Sharks 1 (4 OT, Stars win 4-2)..
Wednesday MLB National League: Reds 9, Cubs 0; Mets 12, Dodgers 1; Braves 5, Padres 2; Pirates 3, Giants 1; Marlins 6, Brewers 2; Astros 4, Nationals 3;
Wednesday MLB American League: Twins 13, White Sox 1; Tigers 10, Red Sox 9; Athletics 6, Orioles 5 (10); Indians 3, Yankees 0; Blue Jays 6, Devil Rays 2; Royals 9, Angels 4; Rangers 2, Mariners 0.
Wednesday MLS Scores: No games scheduled.
Wednesday WNBA Exhibition Scores: Lynx 78, Fever 64.
The Laker star received 82 first place votes and 1,100 points;
Bryant averaged 28.3 points, 5.4 assists, and 6.3 rebounds per game during the regular season. The Lakers finished first in their division with a 57-25 record and are 6-0 so far in the playoffs.
Nation/World
Putin Confirmed as Prime Minister: The Russian State Duma confirmed Vladimir Putin as prime minister by a 392-56 vote today.
The vote came a day after Putin turned the Russian presidency over to his hand-picked successor, Dmitry Medvedev. The new president said he would sign a decree making Putin prime minister later in the day.
Putin, who served eight years as president, was prime minister under the late Russian President Boris Yeltsin. He assumed the presidency when Yeltsin resigned and was elected twice. Presidents are limited to two terms under the Russian constitution.
First UN Relief Supplies Head to
American officials said they also appeared to be close to an agreement with the
The official government death toll from the cyclone which devastated
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