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State Rep. Todd Book of Scioto County, who is a favorite of Gov. Ted Strickland and Ohio Democratic Party leaders, has dropped out of the Democratic primary in the 2nd Congressional District. "The timing is not good," the 41-year-old legislator said....
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At this rate, you are bound to see Gov. Ted Strickland in 30-second TV spots next year far more than you'll see his Republican rival, John Kasich. In the all-important race for campaign cash in the 2010 governor's race, Strickland is swamping Kasich,...
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Former Ohio Congressman John Kasich kicked off his campaign for governor Monday, saying he would eventually eliminate the state's income tax while Democrats leveled a pre-emptive strike to tie him to Wall Street greed and irresponsibility. Kasich, who...
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A Hamilton County commissioner will challenge Republican Mary Taylor for state auditor in 2010. A Democratic source tells the Associated Press that Democrat David Pepper will run against Taylor. The source requests anonymity because the source is not...
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Two statewide elected Democrats simultaneously announced their candidacies for Ohio’s open Senate seat on Tuesday. Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner made her intentions official in a video on her website...Gov. Lee Fisher told supporters in an...
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A new report says Ohio needs higher teacher standards and recommends making it easier to fire bad educators. The recommendation was issued today by the Ohio Grantmakers Forum , a group of private and corporate foundations that give more than $300 million...
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State officials say there's no doubt Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. Health Department Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said Friday she and the registrar of vital statistics, Alvin Onaka, have personally verified that the health department holds Obama's original...
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All eyes were on the senior defensive back that spring day in 1989 as he strained to reach a lofty goal -- to break the long-standing pullup record for the University of Dayton football team. "So he gets to 49 to tie the record and he says, 'I'm going...
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Challenged in Ohio The state unemployment rate reaches its highest point in 15 years. It offers a reminder of all Ohio must do to revitalize its economy Published on Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 T he unemployment rate in Ohio has climbed steeply this spring...
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Gov. Ted Strickland today paid tribute to the progress of this once racially torn city, telling members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that Ohio's increasing diversity is making the state stronger. Democratic presidential...
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