ELECTION UPDATE 1

0650 - Israeli troops have destroyed the homes of a teen suicide bomber and two men who had dispatched him to a crowded Tel Aviv outdoor market where he killed three Israelis and wounded 32.

0635 - A total of 277 school tax issues are to be voted on today's ballot in the state of Ohio.

0632 - BAGHDAD - Two Iraqi security guards were freed by kidnappers overnight but the gunmen were still holding an American and a Nepali also seized from a villa used by a Saudi company in Baghdad.

0630 - From Fox8News - Challengers are allowed at polling places, one from each party. Cuyahoga County is expecting 70% voter turnout.

0630 - POLLS OPEN IN OHIO - Cool front progressing through Ohio, west to east, intermittent rain all day, temp. in 60s.

From last night - Republicans and Democrats went ahead with plans to dispatch thousands of lawyers to potential election trouble spots even as judges made 11th-hour changes to voting rules in Ohio.

NA - The race for the seat for the 14th U.S. Congressional District between incumbent Republican 6-termer Steve LaTourette and Democrat Capri Cafaro is expected to be close.