WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: CLEVELAND, OH Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) offered his condolences to the family of former Congressman David Hobson following news that he passed away. Brown served with Hobson in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2007. "Dave Hobson embodied the best of Ohio, the state he loved and served his entire life. When I first came to Congress, Dave and I worked together to create the Western Rese  more