http://www.tribtoday.comTop Headlinesen-usFri, 3 Jul 2009 19:46:41 EDTFri, 3 Jul 2009 19:46:41 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/524254.htmlWASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she is resigning from office. She didn't say why she decided to step down, but the surprise announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a bid for the 2012 Republican nomination for president. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the announcement from her home in suburban Wasilla on Friday morning.Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:07:14 EDThttp://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/524252.htmlMANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) - A push to save a General Motors Corp. plant is expanding in recession-battered Ohio. Leaders of a Mansfield-based group have launched an e-mail and letter-writing campaign and will hold a July 4th rally Saturday to bring attention to their cause. Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM wants to convince GM that closing the Mansfield/Ontario Metal Center is bad business.Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:30:13 EDThttp://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/524251.htmlSHELBYVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Meridian Automotive Systems is idling a central Indiana factory, putting 295 people out of work. The company told city officials on Thursday that it was closing the Shelbyville plant for an indefinite period. The announcement came less than month after Meridian announced a planned layoff of 198 people at the plant in stages over the summer. The Allen Park, Mich.Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:28:16 EDThttp://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/524249.htmlCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A new poll shows that Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's job approval rating has dropped dramatically over the last two months. The same poll finds that about half of all Ohioans give the governor failing marks on his handling of the economy and the state budget.Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:35:42 EDThttp://www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/524248.htmlCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Multimillion-dollar downpayments on racetrack slots proposed by Gov. Ted Strickland are at risk if Ohio voters approve a competing casino plan in November. The latest version of the slots proposal requires the state to give racetrack owners their money back if a plan to legalize casinos in five cities succeeds on the fall ballot.Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:22:50 EDT