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State Rep. Vermel Whalen laid to rest, Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder, Congresswoman Fudge, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, former Cleveland mayor Jane Campbell are among dignitaries that attend,..... State Rep Barnes officiates, Rev Stewart does eulogy....Ward 1 residents pay their respects, State Rep. Patmon, State Senators Smith and Turner also attend,.... Campbell, who lost reelection to Jackson in 2005, says that Whalen was loyal, a friend, and a dedicated public servant, ....Other speakers include Cleveland Councilmen Pruitt and Johnson, former Cleveland councilmen John Barnes Sr. and Joe Jones, Elaine Gohlstin, Judges Mason, Stokes and Groves

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                Vermel  M. Whalen                      By Kathy Wray Coleman , Editor of Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com  www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND , Ohio- Republican Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder (R-69) and Democrats Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and former Cleveland mayor Jane Campbell were among the dignitaries that attended the funeral on Saturday of r etired state Rep. Vermel M. Whalen, who served in the Ohio House of Representatives for 12 years and was a respected and influential politician  in Cleveland Ward 1 on the city's majority Black east side. Her funeral was  at Williams Temple Church of God and Christ in Cleveland, 6812 Woodland Ave. and the Rev. George L. Stewart did the eulogy.  Batchelder described Whalen as a strong and dedicated state legislator and Fudge and Jackson highlighted her efforts in bringing eco

Obama Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett joins former Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson in Cleveland, Ohio to push early voting, Jarrett calls Romney a liar, Jackson says Obama is an urban-centered education president, Ohio Congresswoman Fudge to lead rally today at 2 pm for early voting from 1pm-5pm today ay Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland, 2929 Euclid Ave, rally is with members of Congressional Black Caucus, Ohio State Rep Barnes says support of Obama is great, retired Ohio State Rep. Whalen calls Romney a 'psychopathic liar'

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Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to United States of America President Barack Obama  and  assistant to the president for public engagement and intergovernmental affairs who visited Cleveland on Thursday, Nov. 1 and told reporters that Ohio is crucial to the election and that Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney is a liar whose lies to the American people show his desperation during the final hours of the campaign for president  Former Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland, who is blazing the campaign trail in Ohio in support of President Barack Obama. Frances Strickland is the wife of former Ohio Democratic Governor Ted Strickland, who lost reelection to Republican John Kasich in 2010 Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, who says that President Barack Obama is an education president who supports predominantly Black major metropolitan cities like the City of Cleveland Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-11) who will lead members of the Congressional Black Cau