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1. ROMNEY IN BG
Mitt Romney stopped at the Toledo Club this morning where he addressed supporters inside at a fundraising event. Then, this afternoon, he headed to Wood County for a town hall event in Bowling Green. He finished the day in Ohio at a high-end fundraiser at a Canton area country club. Prices for the reception, photo session and dinner ranged from $2,500 to $50,000.
2. SANDUSKY DEATH SUSPECTS
Two men are set to be arraigned Thursday for their alleged roles in a weekend murder in Sandusky. Tommy Reogas faces an aggravated murder charge in connection with the death of 50-year-old John Debski. Debski's housemate, Gary Ballard, has been charged with obstructing justice.
3. BLISSFIELD SISTERS' FUNERAL
The Blissfield, Michigan sisters who were shot and killed by an Iraq war veteran from Sylvania Friday, will be buried in a joint funeral. Police say 38-year-old Thomas Fritz shot and killed his ex-girlfriend 33-year-old Amy Merrill and her pregnant sister, 24-year-old Lisa Gritzmaker. Fritz also wounded the women's mother who's recovering at a hospital. Police say Fritz killed himself last night in West Virginia.
NEW STATE NEWS
4. POWER OUTAGES
Another massive power outage in part of Ohio caused by a string of afternoon storms. American Electric Power-Ohio says at least 36,000 people lost power in the Columbus area and surrounding counties after the storm. Duke Energy says more than 33,000 lost power in the Cincinnati area.
5. SALES TAX HIKE?
Analysts say Ohio could replace all the property tax money that's going to school districts through an increase in the state sales tax. But lawmakers need to more than double the sales tax rate from 5.5 cents on the dollar to 13.2 cents. They say that big of an increase is needed because the higher the tax goes, the less consumers like to spend. A higher sales tax would raise the more than $9.9 billion needed.
NEW NATIONAL NEWS
6. SYRIA BOMBING
(AP) - U.S. officials say they aren't sure if today's bombing in Damascus that killed three top Syrian officials was an inside job, but it could mark a turning point in the 16-month conflict. The bomb ripped through a high-level security meeting and among those killed was the brother-in-law of President Bashar Assad. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the bombing shows the country's crisis is "rapidly spinning out of control."
7. ECONOMIC GROWTH
(AP) - A Federal Reserve survey shows the U.S. economy expanded modestly in June and early July, but growth and hiring slowed in several parts of the country. The Beige Book survey released today showed three of the Fed's 12 banking districts -- New York, Philadelphia and Cleveland -- reported weaker growth. Meanwhile, the stock market closed up. The Dow rose 103 points.
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