Monday,  April 1, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 256 • 28 of 30 •  Other Editions

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• There are two key reasons why identity issues haven't pushed to the forefront until recently.
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Man fatally shot outside northeast Ohio church; 911 calls triggered fears of mass shooting

• ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) -- Police in northeast Ohio are investigating a shooting outside a church that left one man dead after an Easter service.
• A member of the Hiawatha Church of God in Christ said the man was shot soon after Easter services ended, around 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Joan Crockett said the man knew the shooter, and that a suspect was taken into custody.
• Media reports identified the victim as Richard Riddle, 52, and said his son was the shooter.
• Ashtabula Police Chief Robert Stell told the Star Beacon in Ashtabula that dispatchers received multiple calls about the shooting from inside the church and that a mass shooting was feared. He said at least six other law enforcement agencies rushed to assist local police.
• The Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland reported that the church's pastor said congregants were leaving when they heard a gunshot.
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Target marketing for 'Obamacare': Are you uninsured? Healthy & Young? Or Passive & Unengaged?

• WASHINGTON (AP) -- How do you convince millions of average Americans that one of the most complex and controversial programs devised by government may actually be a good deal for them?
• With the nation still split over President Barack Obama's health care law, the administration has turned to the science of mass marketing for help in understanding the lives of uninsured people, hoping to craft winning pitches for a surprisingly varied group in society.
• The law's supporters will have to make the sale in the run-up to an election -- the 2014 midterms. Already Republicans are hoping for an "Obamacare" flop that helps them gain control of the Senate, while Democrats are eager for the public to finally embrace the Affordable Care Act, bringing political deliverance.
• It turns out America's more than 48 million uninsured people are no monolithic mass. A marketing analysis posted online by the federal Health and Human Ser

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