+ THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008 NATION & FROM PAGE 1 SECTION A, PAGE 3 + THE NATION FROM THE BLADE’S NEWS SERVICES Primaries Continued from Page 1 Melissa Keith 75 San Diego students June 3. of Evansville, swept up in drug probe But that status quo now gives Ind., cel- Mr. Obama the clear advantage, SAN DIEGO — Dozens of ebrates her largely because of his lead in vote at St. Jo- San Diego State University pledged delegates. Based on in- students were arrested after a seph’s School. complete returns last night, Mr. The exuber- sweeping drug investigation Obama appeared likely to add to ant former found some fraternity mem- that margin when all votes are bers dealing drugs, and one tabulated. high school even sent a mass text message The results came after the cheerleader advertising cocaine, authori- most diffi cult month of the cam- jumped from ties said yesterday. paign for Mr. Obama. station to sta- Two kilograms of cocaine Mrs. Clinton had gained mo- tion and even were seized, along with 350 mentum by winning Pennsyl- had a hug for Ecstasy pills, marijuana, psy- vania two weeks ago, and Mr. Democratic chedelic mushrooms, hash Obama’s position appeared even judge Teresa oil, methamphetamine, illicit more perilous when his former Nelson, left, prescription drugs, several pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, for helping guns, and at least $60,000 in Jr., went on a public relations her cast her cash, authorities said. tour and repeated many of his ballot for Of the 96 people arrested, most controversial statements. Hillary Clin- 75 were students. Mr. Obama made an emphatic ton. The undercover probe was break with Mr. Wright a week sparked by the cocaine over- before the primaries in Indiana EVANSVILLE (IND.) dose death of a student in and North Carolina. COURIER & PRESS May, 2007, authorities said. Roughly a third of the voters economic message and proposal Mrs. Clinton carried the votes South Dakota. Because pledged delegates are Those arrested included in Indiana and North Carolina a student who was about to for a summer suspension of the of women in both states while Mr. Obama entered the day allocated proportionally on the said the Wright situation was federal gasoline tax was helping Mr. Obama won men in North with 1,745 delegates to Mrs. basis of primary results in each receive a criminal justice de- very important in their vote, gree and another who was to her to gain ground there on her Carolina and split them with Clinton’s 1,608, according to an state, it is virtually certain that and those voters went heavily heavily favored rival. Mrs. Clinton in Indiana. Associated Press tally. Mr. Obama will end the prima- receive a master’s degree in for Mrs. Clinton. But an almost homeland security. Overwhelming support from Mr. Obama won younger vot- Included in that count are ries with a lead among pledged equal percentage said Mr. Wright African-American voters, who ers while Mrs. Clinton carried super delegates — elected offi - delegates, but short of the ma- N.M. church sect leader made no difference and they made up a third of the electorate, the backing of older voters. Mrs. cials and party leaders who are jority needed. strongly supported Mr. Obama. helped seal the Obama victory. Clinton won whites; Mr. Obama automatically granted a vote at Mrs. Clinton’s campaign arrested on sex charges The economy was the domi- In Indiana, Mrs. Clinton rode won blacks. the Democratic National Con- again raised the question of SANTA FE — The leader of nant issue in both states. to victory with strong support At stake yesterday were 187 vention in Denver. Among those what should happen to the an apocalyptic sect in north- More than six in 10 voters in from white voters, particularly pledged delegates — 115 in super delegates, Mrs. Clinton 366 delegates from Florida and eastern New Mexico was ar- each state cited that issue as working-class whites who had North Carolina and 72 in Indi- leads Mr. Obama, 270 to 255. Michigan. rested yesterday and charged the most important one facing become the focus of both can- ana. That made yesterday the The senator from Illinois has Both states have been barred with felony sex crimes against the country — equaling the big- didates. Mr. Obama enjoyed third-biggest day of the long gradually narrowed what was from taking their seats at the children. gest percentages of the primary an advantage in northwestern nomination battle in terms of a much larger gap in the super convention because they vio- State police arrested Wayne season. Indiana because of its proximity delegates, but more important, delegate competition. lated party rules in establishing Bent, 66, on three counts of In North Carolina, those to his home in Chicago, but Mrs. it was the last big day on the About 270 super delegates the dates of their primaries. criminal sexual contact of a economy-driven voters backed Clinton more than made up for calendar. remain uncommitted, by most The Democratic National minor and three counts of Mr. Obama narrowly; in Indiana, that with solid support in more An additional 217 pledged media counts. Committee’s Rules and Bylaws contributing to the delin- they supported Mrs. Clinton. culturally conservative southern delegates remain to be chosen Those super delegates are crit- Committee will meet May 31 to quency of a minor. In North Carolina, Mr. Obama Indiana. in the fi nal six contests between ical because neither candidate hear challenges on both Michi- Mr. Bent is alleged to have brushed aside a determined The results in Indiana and now and June 3: primaries in can reach the 2,025 delegates gan and Florida and will make touched three girls in 2006 effort by Mrs. Clinton, whose North Carolina followed the pat- West Virginia, Kentucky, Or- needed to secure the nomina- recommendations to the party and 2007. All of them were campaign believed her populist tern of previous contests. egon, Puerto Rico, Montana, and tion in the remaining contests. about a possible resolution. under 18 at the time . Mr. Bent, who claims to be the Messiah, is the leader of The Lord Our Righteousness Church . Dann MARC DANN: FROM COINGATE Louisiana Democrats Continued from Page 1 SCANDAL TO SEX SCANDAL take longtime GOP seat While Republicans and Dem- April 18, 2005 — Then-state Sen. Marc Dann was the first WASHINGTON — Don ocrats have called for additional state elected official to pounce on Ohio Republicans after Cazayoux became Louisiana’s independent investigations, the The Blade began reporting on problems with the Ohio newest Democratic congress- sole investigation conducted in- Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s rare-coin fund man yesterday as Democrats house alleged only “poor judg- managed by former GOP fund-raiser Tom Noe. celebrated their capture of a ment” on Mr. Dann’s part. longtime Republican seat in Republicans immediately “I think they are at the point that they don't even know it’s the South. called for Mr. Dann’s resignation wrong anymore,” Mr. Dann said. “As one-party Mr. Cazayoux’s win means on Friday and by Sunday night, leadership in the state gets more incompetent and Louisiana’s 6th district has a Gov. Ted Strickland and other arrogant, they get more sloppy.” Dann Democratic congressman for fellow Democrats joined the the fi rst time in three decades. chorus, threatening to lead the May 26, 2005 — Two days after the state sued Tom The seat opened up when march toward impeachment. Noe to gain control of its $50 million rare-coin fund, longtime incumbent Republi- “It is not an overnight pro- Mr. Dann said former governor Bob Taft, former can Richard Baker resigned to cess,” House Minority Leader attorney general Jim Petro, and former state auditor take a lobbying position. Joyce Beatty (D., Columbus) Betty Montgomery “were accomplices in Tom Noe’s U.S. stops prosecuting said. “It’s been since the early stealing from small businesses and workers in the 1800s that we’ve been in this state of Ohio.” Colombia rebel leader situation. We will not be one to just react. … We won’t be pres- “If I were them, I would resign in embarrassment,” WASHINGTON — Three sured to put a date on it.” Mr. Dann said. Dann years after offi cials hailed his House Speaker Jon Husted (R., arrest as a major drug war vic- Kettering) also urged caution. tory, the United States asked Nov. 14, 2005 — Marc Dann announced he was running for Ohio attorney “What we do will set the general. a judge yesterday to dismiss standard for how anyone will cocaine charges against Co- be impeached in this state go- lombian rebel leader Ricardo ing forward, and that is a serious March 6 and 7, 2008 — Two Palmera. constitutional concern and im- employees of the attorney general Palmera’s fi rst trial on ter- portant precedent …,” he said. office — Cindy Stankoski and rorism and hostage-taking “I know there are a lot of people Vanessa Stout — file sexual charges ended with a hung who want to have the issue re- jury. A second jury convicted harassment complaints against solved immediately, but we have Anthony Gutierrez, a top Dann him of conspiracy, but dead- to make sure that we have all of locked on the other charges, THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT the facts, grounds for moving aide who shared a Columbus which were dismissed. Simi- condo with the attorney general. Stankoski Stout Gutierrez Rick Willis pumps $20 worth of gas into his Ford Explorer at forward, if we do.” larly, the fi rst drug trial led to He has asked Rep.