Hamas win brings celebration, protest

Hamas win bringscelebration, protest
kSUPPORTERS of the Islamic group Hamas, above, celebrate their party's victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections. Meanwhile, thousands of Fatah supporters burned cars across the Gaza Strip on Friday, demanding the resignation of corrupt party officials.
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OHIO
Gov. Taft signs billto ban residency rule
kLOCAL GOVERNMENTS would generally be prohibited from requiring their full-time employees to live in any specific area of the state, under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Bob Taft.
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RELIGION
Group offers helpto special-needs kids
kA SUPPORT group based from a Methodist church in Mahoning County provides help and guidance to families with special-needs children.
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LOCAL
Bringing technologyto downtown area
kPLANS for a new electronic billboard at one end of the Market Street bridge and designs for an Internet cafe in downtown Youngstown get the green light.
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BUSINESS
Growth at First Place
kWARREN-BASED First Place Financial Corp. plans to buy an Elyria-based savings and loan, which will make it become the 38th largest publicly traded savings institution in the United States.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Show lets audiencein on 'Polish Joke'
k"POLISH JOKE," a comical look into one man's quest to discover what it means to be Polish, is taking center stage at Youngstown State University's BlackBox theater.
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