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75-468: Cleveland Law School, founded in 1897, was Ohio's first evening law school and also the first to admit women. John Marshall School of Law was established by Cleveland attorneys, and classes began in 1916 in the New Guardian Building on Euclid Avenue . Following an affiliation with Ohio Northern University (1917–1923), Marshall received authorization to confer degrees under its own name. In 1946,

150-660: A Jesuit education from Canisius High School in Buffalo. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1972 from John Carroll University and a Juris Doctor with honors from the Cleveland State University College of Law in 1976. Russert commented on Meet the Press that he went to Woodstock "in a Buffalo Bills jersey with a case of beer." While in law school, an official from his alma mater, John Carroll University, called Russert to ask if he could book some concerts for

225-606: A ruptured cholesterol plaque . Russert is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery . The Newseum in Washington, D.C., exhibited a recreation of Russert's office with original elements such as his desks, bookshelves, folders, loose leaf papers and notebooks. In August 2014, the exhibit was disassembled at the Newseum and transported to the Buffalo History Museum . The exhibit entitled "Inside Tim Russert's Office: If it's Sunday It's Meet

300-490: A Funeral—Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!—in America's Gilded Capital , about how Russert's funeral in many ways became a spectacle of some of Washington's worst cultural characteristics, largely centering on self-interest and posturing, while feigning remorse for the loss of the deceased. Some attendees even went as far as handing out business cards and vying for good seating. Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC 's Morning Joe dubbed

375-798: A J.D./M.S.E.S. (Master of Science in Environmental Science) degree program. In 2016, U.S. News & World Report ranked Cleveland-Marshall's full-time J.D. program at 106. In 2014, Cleveland-Marshall was ranked 115th (out of 203); its part-time Juris Doctor program was ranked 56th in the nation. Cleveland-Marshall was previously ranked 119th in 2013 and 135th in 2012. According to the law professor blog The Faculty Lounge , based on 2012 ABA data, only 48.9 percent of graduates obtained full-time, long term, bar admission required positions nine months after graduation, ranking 137th out of 197 law schools. According to Cleveland–Marshall College of Law's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 44.7 percent of

450-637: A Rolling Rock in Russert's memory. Shortly before his death, he had an audience with Pope Benedict XVI . Shortly after 1:30 pm on Friday, June 13, 2008, Russert collapsed at the offices of WRC-TV , which houses the Washington, D.C., bureau of NBC News where he was chief. He was recording voiceovers for the Sunday edition of Meet the Press. In a speech he gave at the Kennedy Center, Brian Williams said that Russert's last words were, "What's happening?" spoken as

525-731: A city street in New York City , complete with magazine stands and poster-covered walls. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority completely refurbished the western section of Euclid Avenue as part of the Euclid Corridor Transportation Project, which opened fully in 2008. A bus rapid transit line, the HealthLine , now runs from Public Square to the Stokes Rapid Transit station in East Cleveland , which

600-569: A dedication to journalism that rightfully earned him the respect and admiration of not only his colleagues but also those of us who had the privilege to go toe to toe with him." Many of his colleagues in both newspaper and television reporting also offered tribute to Russert in this and other programs. Other major news agencies, including CBS , ABC , CNN , Fox News , and the BBC spent large segments of their programming on June 13 reporting about Russert's life and career. President George W. Bush stated in

675-481: A greeting to NBC Washington bureau editing supervisor Candace Harrington as he passed her in the hallway. He then walked down the hallway to record voiceovers in the soundproof booth and collapsed. A co-worker began to perform CPR on him. The District of Columbia Fire and Rescue service received a call from NBC at 1:40 pm, and dispatched an EMS unit which arrived at 1:44 pm. Paramedics attempted to defibrillate Russert's heart three times, but he did not respond. Russert

750-403: A homemaker, and Timothy Joseph "Big Russ" Russert (November 29, 1923 – September 24, 2009), a sanitation worker. Elizabeth and Joseph were married for 30 years, before separating in 1976. Russert was the only son and the second of four children; his sisters are Betty Ann (B.A.), Kathleen (Kathy) and Patricia (Trish). His parents were Catholics, and he had German and Irish ancestry. He received

825-742: A news conference with French president Nicolas Sarkozy : "America lost a really fine citizen yesterday when Tim Russert passed away. I've had the privilege of being interviewed by Tim Russert. I found him to be a hardworking, thorough, decent man. And Tim Russert loved his country, he loved his family, and he loved his job a lot." Bruce Springsteen , a friend of Russert's, gave an on-stage tribute to him while performing in Cardiff , Wales, on June 14 and again at Russert's televised Kennedy Center memorial service, calling him "an important irreplaceable voice in American journalism" and offering condolences to his family. On

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900-449: A statement from Cheney press aide Cathie Martin regarding advice she says she offered when the Bush administration had to respond to charges that it manipulated pre-Iraq War intelligence: "I suggested we put the vice president on Meet the Press , which was a tactic we often used. It's our best format." David Folkenflik quoted Russert in his May 19, 2004, Baltimore Sun article: I don't think

975-515: A television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press . Carl Stokes , the first African-American mayor of a major U.S. city, graduated from Cleveland-Marshall in 1956 and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1957. Frank G. Jackson , a former mayor of Cleveland, is also a graduate. Current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development , Marcia Fudge , graduated in 1983 and became

1050-399: A year." As Cleveland's commercial district began to push eastward along Euclid Avenue, families moved east towards University Circle. However, southeast of University Circle, the topography of the area rises sharply into what is referred to as "The Heights", and the development of Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights , along with more efficient means of travel, became more attractive than

1125-863: Is the eastern terminus of the Red Line rapid transit route. The refurbishing also entailed development – as of November 2009 , more than $ 3.3 billion worth of completed or proposed urban renewal projects lined the street and surrounding area. Euclid Avenue, originally known as part of the Buffalo Stage Road , has carried various route designations throughout history: Cigliano, Jan (1991). Showplace of America: Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910 . Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. ISBN   0-87338-445-8 . 41°30′14″N 81°36′42″W  /  41.504007°N 81.611555°W  / 41.504007; -81.611555 Tim Russert Timothy John Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008)

1200-599: The 1980 Democratic National Convention ; they married in 1983 at the Basilica de San Miguel in Madrid , Spain. Orth has been a special correspondent for Vanity Fair since 1993. Russert delivered the 2007 Washington University in St. Louis commencement speech. Their son, Luke , graduated from Boston College in 2008. He hosts the XM Radio show 60/20 Sports with James Carville , and

1275-504: The Allen Theatre , State Theatre , Ohio Theatre , and Palace Theater . In April 2006, parts of Euclid Avenue were closed to traffic for the filming of a scene from the film Spider-Man 3 . No major stars were on location, but the filming drew thousands of gawkers. Most of the filming involved explosions and destroyed cars, with hired extras walking the sidewalks. The sections of the street that were closed off were redressed to resemble

1350-505: The Buffalo Bills football team, Russert often closed Sunday broadcasts during the football season with a statement of encouragement for the franchise. The team released a statement on the day of his death, saying that listening to Russert's "Go Bills" exhortation was part of their Sunday morning game preparation. He once prayed publicly on the show with his father when the Bills were going for

1425-575: The Cleveland Clinic , Severance Hall , Case Western Reserve University 's Maltz Performing Arts Center (formerly the Temple Tifereth Israel), Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center . The street runs through the suburbs of East Cleveland , Euclid , and Wickliffe , to Willoughby as a part of U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 6 . The HealthLine bus rapid transit line runs in designated bus lanes in

1500-554: The Plame affair , Scooter Libby , convicted chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney , told special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald that Russert told him of the identity of Central Intelligence Agency officer Valerie Plame (who is married to former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson ). Russert testified previously, and again in United States v. I. Lewis Libby , that he would neither testify whether he spoke with Libby nor would he describe

1575-639: The Samuel Mather and Howe mansions owned and used by Cleveland State University . One of the most recent to be demolished was the Lyman Treadway Mansion , which served as part of the Cleveland Museum of Health from the 1930s until it was razed in 2002 for a new museum building. The Euclid Avenue Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . On August 5, 1914,

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1650-542: The median of Euclid Avenue from Public Square to Louis Stokes Station at Windermere in East Cleveland. It received nationwide attention from the 1860s to the 1920s for its beauty and wealth, including a string of mansions that came to be known as Millionaires' Row . There are several theaters, banks, and churches along Euclid, as well as Cleveland's oldest extant building, the Dunham Tavern . It can be reached through

1725-473: The 100 most influential people in the world in 2008, and Russert often moderated political campaign debates . During NBC's coverage of the 2000 presidential election , Russert calculated possible Electoral College outcomes using a whiteboard (now in the Smithsonian Institution ) on the air and memorably summed up the outcome as dependent upon " Florida, Florida, Florida. " TV Guide described

1800-631: The American Traffic Signal Company installed a traffic signal system on the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue, the first traffic light installed in the United States. In their 1949 musical South Pacific , Rodgers and Hammerstein indirectly acknowledged the street's fame. In the script, Captain Brackett sends a grass skirt to one "Amelia Fortuna, 325 Euclid Avenue, Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio". Theaters on Euclid include

1875-504: The CIA. In a Slate.com article, Jack Shafer argued that "the Novak-Russert relationship poses a couple of questions. [...] Russert's long service as an anonymous source to Novak...requires further explanation." In a posthumous commentary, the L.A. Times wrote that, "Like former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, Russert was one of the high-level Washington journalists who came out of

1950-472: The Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners. 83.6 percent of the Class of 2013 was employed in some capacity while 15.1 percent were unemployed nine months after graduation. Ohio was the main employment destination for 2013 Cleveland–Marshall College of Law graduates, with 87.2 percent of employed 2013 graduates working in

2025-760: The Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, then the United States Supreme Court. In addition to the Juris Doctor (J.D.) and the Master of Laws (L.L.M.) degrees, Cleveland-Marshall also offers dual degrees, which include a J.D./M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration), a J.D./M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration), a J.D./M.U.P.D.D. (Master of Urban Planning, Design and Development), a J.D./M.A.E.S. (Master of Arts in Environmental Studies), and

2100-485: The February debate, Russert was criticized for what some perceived as disproportionately tough questioning of Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton . Among the questions, Russert had asked Clinton, but not Obama, to provide the name of the new Russian President ( Dmitry Medvedev ). This was later parodied on Saturday Night Live . In October 2007, liberal commentators accused Russert of harassing Clinton over

2175-533: The Healthline. In the second half of the 19th century and early in the 20th century, Euclid Avenue was internationally known. Baedeker 's Travel Guides called the elm -lined avenue "The Showplace of America", and designated it as a must see for travelers from Europe. The concentration of wealth was unparalleled; the tax valuation of the mansions along "the Avenue" far exceeded the valuation of New York's Fifth Avenue in

2250-496: The June 13, 2008, episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien , O'Brien simply walked onto the stage at the start of the show. Instead of his usual upbeat antics and monologue, O'Brien announced that he had just received news about the sudden death of his good friend, fellow NBC employee and frequent Late Night guest Tim Russert. O'Brien proceeded to show two clips of his favorite Russert Late Night moments. Some journalists criticized

2325-550: The Libby trial looking worse than shabby." The article's author, Tim Rutten, argued that although Russert and NBC had claimed that these conversations were protected by journalistic privilege, "it emerged under examination [that] Russert already had sung like a choirboy to the FBI concerning his conversation with Libby—and had so voluntarily from the first moment the Feds contacted him. All the litigation

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2400-481: The MSNBC show Tucker , Russert predicted the battleground states of the 2008 presidential election would be New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada, saying, "If Democrats can win three of those four, they can lose Ohio and Florida, and win the presidency." According to The Washington Post , the phrases red states and blue states were coined by Tim Russert, although in that same article Russert states that he wasn't

2475-619: The NBC News/ Wall Street Journal survey on the NBC Nightly News during the 2008 U.S. presidential election . Time magazine included Russert in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. Russert was posthumously revealed as a 30-year source for syndicated columnist Robert Novak . Russert was born in Buffalo, New York , the son of Elizabeth "Betty" (née Seeley; January 9, 1929 – August 14, 2005),

2550-567: The Press with a mention of the success of various Boston College sports teams . Russert, then a student at the Cleveland–Marshall College of Law , attended Ten Cent Beer Night , a promotion by the Cleveland Indians which ended in a riot at the stadium. "I went with $ 2 in my pocket," he recalled. "You do the math." In 2004 Russert penned a best-selling autobiography, Big Russ and Me , which chronicled his life growing up in

2625-402: The Press , Russert ran one of U.S. Senator Daniel Moynihan 's five major offices, based in Buffalo, New York. He later served as special counsel and as chief of staff to Moynihan, a Democrat from Hell's Kitchen , New York. In 1983, he became a top aide to New York Governor Mario Cuomo , also a Democrat. Russert joined NBC as an executive, and did not expect to appear on television. He

2700-470: The Press", opened in October 2014 with Luke Russert and others giving opening remarks. The exhibit can be viewed during the normal business hours of the Buffalo History Museum . On the evening of his death, the entire, nearly commercial-free half-hour of NBC Nightly News was dedicated to Russert's memory. Bill and Hillary Clinton released a joint statement saying Russert "had a love of public service and

2775-601: The Super Bowl for the fourth consecutive time before Super Bowl XXVIII . On July 23, 2008, U.S. Route 20A leading to the Bills' Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York was renamed the "Timothy J. Russert Highway". Russert was also a Buffalo Sabres fan and appeared on an episode of Meet the Press next to the Stanley Cup during a Sabres playoff run. While his son was attending Boston College , he often ended Meet

2850-673: The U.S. team at 1972 Olympics and 1971 Pan-American games. Professor Ruben also made $ 500,000 commitment to create the Alan Miles Ruben and Betty Willis Ruben Endowed Professorship at the then-Cleveland–Marshall College of Law. Euclid Avenue (Cleveland, Ohio) Euclid Avenue is a major street in Cleveland , Ohio , United States. It runs northeasterly from Public Square in Downtown Cleveland , passing Playhouse Square and Cleveland State University , to University Circle ,

2925-533: The amount of media coverage that Russert's death received. Jack Shafer of Slate called NBC's coverage a "never-ending video wake." Washington Post writer Paul Farhi also expressed disapproval, noting that a print journalist would likely not have received similar attention. Chicago Tribune columnist Julia Keller questioned the volume of coverage as well as the labeling of Russert's death as "a national tragedy." Mark Leibovich of The New York Times Magazine wrote in his book, This Town: Two Parties and

3000-534: The board of several non-profit organizations. In an interview in the 2010 documentary Mister Rogers & Me , he spoke of his admiration for his friend Fred Rogers , host of the iconic PBS children's program " Mister Rogers' Neighborhood " whom he and his family met on Nantucket. Russert, a devout Catholic , said many times he had made a promise to God to never miss Sunday Mass if his son were born healthy. In his writing and in his news reporting, Russert spoke openly and fondly of his Catholic school education and of

3075-486: The book, detailing their own experiences with their fathers. He released Wisdom of Our Fathers : Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons in 2005, a collection of some of these letters. This book also became a best-seller. Russert made a cameo appearance in 1995 on the critically acclaimed police drama , Homicide: Life on the Street . He played the cousin of fictional Baltimore homicide detective Megan Russert . He

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3150-846: The breaking news of his death. NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was on assignment in Afghanistan and could not anchor the special report. CBS and ABC also interrupted programming to report Russert's death. Armen Keteyian reported the news for CBS and Charles Gibson reported for ABC. Russert had just returned from a family vacation in Rome , Italy, where he had celebrated his son's graduation from Boston College . While his wife and son remained in Rome, Russert had returned to prepare for his Sunday television show. Russert's longtime friend and physician, Dr. Michael Newman, said that his asymptomatic coronary artery disease had been controlled with medication ( LDL-C

3225-402: The city of Streator, Illinois ), Mary Corinne Quintrell (clubwoman), and Charles Lathrop Pack . Euclid Avenue's most infamous resident was con artist Cassie Chadwick , the wife of Leroy Chadwick, who was unaware that his wife was passing herself off to bankers as the illegitimate daughter of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie . Architect Charles F. Schweinfurth designed at least 15 mansions on

3300-413: The colors got reversed is not entirely clear.) During the 1984 presidential election, between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale , ABC News used a map which showed Republican states as red and Democratic states as blue. According to David Brinkley , that was because Red = R = Reagan. Mainstream political discussion following the 2000 presidential election used red state/blue state more frequently. In

3375-525: The conversation. Russert did say, however, that Plame's identity as a CIA operative was not leaked to him. Russert testified again in the trial on February 7, 2007. According to The Washington Post , Russert testified that "when any senior government official calls him, they are presumptively off the record," saying: "when I talk to senior government officials on the phone, it's my own policy our conversations are confidential. If I want to use anything from that conversation, then I will ask permission." At

3450-615: The first alum to serve in a president's cabinet. Alan Miles Ruben, the Editor-in-Chief of the standard treatise “How Arbitration Works” who serves as Professor Emeritus Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and formerly served as Professor (1970 to 2003) earned a Guggenheim Fellowship and was a Fulbright Scholar (1993) and Advisory Professor of Law Fudan University in Shanghai, China who became Member of Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame with Bob Feller (Class of 1976) as he captained both

3525-534: The first female members of the American Bar Association , Genevieve Cline, the first woman appointed to the U.S. federal bench, and Lillian Walker Burke, the first African-American female judge in Ohio. Louis Stokes , older brother of Carl and Ohio's first elected African American to the House of Representatives. Louis Stokes also argued the landmark United States Supreme Court case of Terry v. Ohio first in

3600-531: The first to use the terminology. This term refers to those states of the United States of America whose residents predominantly vote for the Republican Party (red) or Democratic Party (blue) presidential candidates, respectively. John Chancellor , Russert's NBC colleague, is credited with using red and blue to represent the states on a US map for the 1976 presidential election , but at that time Republican states were blue, and Democratic states were red. (How

3675-514: The increasingly commercialized Euclid Avenue. By the 1920s, the former "Millionaires' Row" was in decline. During the Great Depression , many mansions were converted by their owners into rooming houses, which accelerated the decline. In the 1950s, Cleveland's Innerbelt Freeway cut through the Euclid Avenue neighborhood between downtown and the rail crossing at East 55th Street. By the 1960s,

3750-532: The insolent question from outside polite political discourse—so, if an administration's political foes aren't making an opposing case, it's unlikely to get made. In the words of one of my former editors, journalists can read the polls just like anybody else. In the 2007 PBS documentary, Buying the War , Russert commented: My concern was, is that there were concerns expressed by other government officials. And to this day, I wish my phone had rung, or I had access to them. At

3825-708: The issue of supporting drivers' licenses for illegal immigrants . Russert grew up as a New York Yankees fan, switching his allegiance to the Washington Nationals when they were established in Washington, D.C. Russert held season tickets to both the Nationals and the Washington Wizards and was elected to the board of directors of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York in 2003. A lifelong fan of

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3900-726: The late 19th century. Accounts at the time compared it to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris and the Unter den Linden in Berlin . Euclid Avenue was an elegant showcase for Cleveland's wealthy citizens, who built their high, grand mansions high on a ridge overlooking Lake Erie . Set two to five acres back from the avenue, which was paved with Medina sandstone, the mansions seemed to float amid spacious, landscaped grounds. Families living along " Millionaires' Row " included those of John D. Rockefeller (during

3975-413: The lower end of Euclid Avenue] have disappeared. In their stead are skyscrapers, great retail establishments, magnificent banks, and a hotel that cost $ 2,000,000. Much of the land is owned by Mr. Pack and is leased for long periods. He helped to organize the companies which erected the buildings. It is said that his rentals, out of which not a penny is subtracted for taxes or anything else, amount to $ 100,000

4050-564: The materials from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor 's office relating to the prosecution of Sam Sheppard in the 1954 Marilyn Sheppard murder case. The collection comprises over 60 boxes of photographs, recordings, documents, and trial exhibits. The law school has cataloged and digitized the materials, many of which are available online. Many notable judges, politicians, and business leaders have graduated from CSU Law. Tim Russert graduated from Cleveland-Marshall in 1976 and became

4125-705: The period, 1868–84), Sylvester T. Everett , Isaac N. Pennock I (inventor of the first steel railway car in the US), arc light inventor Charles F. Brush , George Worthington , Horace Weddell , Marcus Hanna , Ambrose Swasey , Amasa Stone , John Hay (personal secretary to Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State under William McKinley ), Jeptha Wade (Cleveland benefactor and founder of Western Union Telegraph), Samuel Augustus Fuller (steel industrialist), Alfred Atmore Pope (iron industrialist and art collector), Charles E.J. Lang (automobile industrialist), Worthy S. Streator (railroad baron, coal mine developer, and founder of

4200-456: The predominantly Irish-American working-class neighborhood of South Buffalo and his education at Canisius High School. Russert's father Timothy Joseph Russert, "Big Russ", was a World War II veteran who held down two jobs after the war, emphasized the importance of maintaining strong family values , the reverence of faith , and never taking a short cut to reach a goal. Russert claimed to have received over 60,000 letters from people in response to

4275-550: The public was, at that time, particularly receptive to hearing it," Russert says. "Back in October of 2002, when there was a debate in Congress about the war in Iraq—three-fourths of both houses of Congress voted with the president to go. Those in favor were so dominant. We don't make up the facts. We cover the facts as they were. Folkenflik went on to write: Russert's remarks would suggest a form of journalism that does not raise

4350-747: The role of the Catholic Church in his life. He was an outspoken supporter of Catholic education on all levels. Russert said that his father, a sanitation worker who never finished high school, "worked two jobs all his life so his four kids could go to Catholic school, and those schools changed my life." He also spoke warmly of the Catholic nuns who taught him. "Sister Mary Lucille founded a school newspaper and appointed me editor and changed my life," he said. Teachers in Catholic schools "taught me to read and write, but also how to tell right from wrong." Russert also contributed his time to numerous Catholic charities. He

4425-484: The scene as "one of the 100 greatest moments in TV history." Russert again accurately predicted the final battleground of the presidential election of 2004 : "Ohio, Ohio, Ohio." In the course of the debate leading up to that election, Russert used February 2004 interviews with the two candidates to home in on the paradoxical fact (and the possible consequences for democracy) of their both apparently having been members of Yale University's Skull and Bones secret society. On

4500-536: The school as he had done while a student. He agreed, but said he would need to be paid because he was running out of money to pay for law school. One concert that Russert booked was headlined by a then-unknown singer, Bruce Springsteen , who charged $ 2,500 for the concert appearance. Russert told this story to Jay Leno when he was a guest on The Tonight Show on NBC on June 6, 2006. John Carroll University has since named its Department of Communication and Theatre Arts in Russert's honor. Prior to becoming host of Meet

4575-448: The state. The law library is a selective depository library as part of the Federal Depository Library Program under the Depository Library Act of 1962. In addition to the standard legal reference works, its collections include substantial coverage of constitutional law , employment and labor law , Jewish law , Islamic law , law careers , legal research and writing , Ohio law and practice, and urban law . The library also houses

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4650-430: The street that once rivaled Fifth Avenue as the most expensive address in the United States was a two-mile (3 km) long slum of commercial buildings and substandard housing. In the late 1960s, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Nick Mileti announced plans to move the basketball club from Euclid Avenue's Cleveland Arena to a new arena in suburban Richfield Township . Eight houses from the era remain on Euclid, including

4725-579: The street. Samuel Mather 's Mansion , built around 1910, "was among the last" to be built on Euclid Avenue. The Mather Mansion remains as part of Cleveland State University , but most of the homes were later demolished. Charles Lathrop Pack is credited with at least part of the development of Euclid Avenue, on which he lived from about 1888 to the early years of the 20th century, into a thriving business district. According to Eyle, "In 1913, an article about Charles reported that 'inside of ten years...the [one-story, commercial buildings that he had developed at

4800-418: The time. It was renamed to the Cleveland State University College of Law in 2022 due to namesake John Marshall 's history of owning slaves. CSU Law has a rich history of integrating women and minorities into the American legal field, including Carl Stokes , the first African-American mayor of a major city in the U.S., Mary Grossman, the first woman in Ohio elected to a Municipal Court Bench as well as one of

4875-403: The trial, the prosecution asserted that a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent had called Russert regarding Russert's phone call with Libby, and that Russert had told the agent that the subject of Plame had not come up during his conversation with Libby. Russert was posthumously revealed as a thirty-year source of columnist Robert Novak , whose original article revealed Plame's affiliation with

4950-426: The two Cleveland schools merged to form Cleveland-Marshall Law School. From 1963 to 1967, C-M maintained a nominal relationship with Baldwin–Wallace College . After regaining independent status, Cleveland-Marshall began its full-time legal education program. C-M became a state institution affiliated with Cleveland State University in 1969, becoming the Cleveland–Marshall College of Law, the largest law college in Ohio at

5025-414: Was <70 mg/dL ) and exercise, and that he had performed well on a stress test on April 29 of that year. An autopsy performed on the day of his death determined that his history of coronary artery disease led to a myocardial infarction (heart attack) and ventricular fibrillation with the immediate cause being an occlusive coronary thrombosis in the left anterior descending artery resulting from

5100-452: Was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC 's Meet the Press . He was a senior vice president at NBC News and Washington bureau chief, and also hosted an eponymous CNBC / MSNBC weekend interview program . He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball . Russert covered several presidential elections, and he presented

5175-422: Was an intern with ESPN 's Pardon the Interruption and NBC 's Late Night with Conan O'Brien . On July 31, 2008, NBC News announced that Luke Russert would serve as an NBC News correspondent covering the youth perspective on the 2008 United States presidential election . The Russert family lived in northwest Washington, D.C., and also spent time at a vacation home on Nantucket Island, where Tim served on

5250-477: Was for the sake of image and because the journalistic conventions required it." In the lead-up to the Iraq War, Meet the Press featured interviews with top government officials including Vice President Dick Cheney . CBS Evening News correspondent Anthony Mason praised Russert's interview techniques: "In 2003, as the United States prepared to go to war in Iraq, Russert pressed Vice President Dick Cheney about White House assumptions." However, Salon.com reported

5325-425: Was hired by NBC News's Washington bureau in 1984 and became bureau chief by 1989. Russert became host of the Sunday morning program Meet the Press in 1991, and was the longest-serving host of the program. Its name was changed to Meet the Press with Tim Russert , and, at his suggestion, expanded to an hour in 1992. The show also shifted to a greater focus on in-depth interviews with high-profile guests, where Russert

5400-477: Was known for extensive preparatory research and cross-examining style. One approach he developed was to find old quotes or video clips that were inconsistent with guests' more recent statements, present them on-air to his guests and then ask them to clarify their positions. With Russert as host the audience grew to more than four million viewers per week, and it was recognized as one of the most important sources of political news. Time magazine named Russert one of

5475-452: Was mentioned by name again on the show in 1996, when it was said that he had introduced his "cousin" to a French diplomat, with whom she then went abroad. Homicide executive producer Tom Fontana attended the same Buffalo high school as Russert. During his career, Russert received 48 honorary doctorates and won several awards for excellence in journalism: Minor planet 43763 Russert is named in his honor. Russert met Maureen Orth at

5550-455: Was particularly devoted and concerned for the welfare of street kids in the United States and children who died from street violence . He told church workers attending the 2005 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering that "if there's an issue that Democrats , Republicans , conservatives and liberals can agree on, it's our kids." Russert's favorite beer was Rolling Rock , and, at his funeral, friend and fellow anchor Tom Brokaw brought and raised

5625-459: Was then transported to Sibley Memorial Hospital , arriving at 2:23 pm, where he was pronounced dead. He was 58 years old. In accordance with the American journalistic standard established in the 1950s, the public announcement of Russert's death was withheld by the wire services and his network's competitors until Russert's family had been notified. Retired NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw then delivered, live on NBC , CNBC , and MSNBC ,

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