Feb 7, 2005Toledo Blade - GOP Pay Grab
$20,000 in taxpayer money will be used to soothe a few bruised GOP ego's damaged during an intra-party fight last fall. The payoff violates the Ohio Constitution's stricture against in-term pay increases.
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Jan 21, 2005Medina County Dem News
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Jan 18, 2005AP - Gov. Taft Proposes More New Taxes
Gov. Bob Taft is proposing a 1 percent statewide bed tax as a way to promote travel and tourism in the Buckeye state. Critics, however, say Ohio would be known more for its high taxes than for its tourism. A one night stay in a $100 a night Columbus hotel would bring an additional $17.75 in...
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Jan 16, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Franklin County Shifts Democratic
The county surrounding Ohio's capital city has made a remarkable turnaround in the past few years. Once a Republican-leaning area, Franklin County is now becoming solidly Democratic. John Kerry's nine percentage point win, along with the county-wide victories of Paula Brooks, Mary Jo Kilroy,...
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Jan 12, 2005Columbus Dispatch - GOP Has Trouble Finding Candidates in Franklin County
GOP leaders in Franklin County haven't been able to find anyone to challenge City Atty. Richard Pfeiffer Jr., and a Republican steering committee might recommend only two candidates to run for three Columbus City Council seats. Two years ago, Republicans couldn't find anyone to oppose Mayor...
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Jan 12, 2005Plain Dealer - Not Again! Blackwell's Letter Could Break Second Law
Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, who already violated Ohio state law with a plea for corporate donations in a fundraising letter, could have violated a second law by using a phony seal disguised to look like the Great Seal of the United States. Using the official seal - or its likeness -...
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Jan 8, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Blackwell Asks For Illegal Money In Fundraising Letter
In a fundraising letter sent to contributors, Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell asked for illegal corporate contributions to his 2006 gubernatorial campaign. The letter states, "corporate & personal checks are welcome." Regarding the gaffe, Carlo LoParo, Blackwell's spokesperson...
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Jan 7, 2005Dem News
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Dec 31, 2004Medina County Dem News
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Dec 22, 2004Plain Dealer - Ohio "Tort Reform" A Scam
Before crawling back under Ohio's rocks -- i.e., adjourning -- the 125th General Assembly approved a "tort reform" that did nobody any good, except supine state legislators and grasping Statehouse lobbyists.
Cleveland Plain Dealermore
Dec 21, 2004Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Suburbs Getting More Democratic
The patches of John Kerry signs throughout Worthington were the first indication that the suburb was leaning left.
As in Upper Arlington — where "UA for Kerry" signs dotted neighborhoods but the challenger still lost by more than 2,700 votes — few expected traditionally conservative...
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Dec 17, 2004Medina County Dem News
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Dec 15, 2004Several Factors Contributed to 'Lost' Voters in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Tanya Thivener's is a tale of two voting precincts in Franklin County. In her city neighborhood, which is vastly Democratic and majority black, the 38-year-old mortgage broker found a line snaking out of the precinct door.
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Dec 9, 2004Taft’s unprecedented special session a boon for special interests
(Columbus)- Ohio Senate Democrats today expressed outrage over Ohio Governor Bob Taft’s plan to call an unprecedented special legislative session to allow Statehouse Republicans to raise limits on special interest contributions by 400 percent—or more.
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Dec 7, 2004Akron Beacon Journal - Democrats promise investigation
Party officials vow to correct Ohio problems with election process, regardless of expense
No expense will be spared in conducting an exhaustive and thorough investigation of the 2004 vote in Ohio, the head of the Democratic National Committee promised Monday.
``A record number of Americans...
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Dec 3, 2004Plain Dealer - Final count in Ohio gives Kerry 18,000 more votes
George Bush's nail-biting win in Ohio - the one that forced America to wait overnight to learn who its new president would be - was even closer than Election Day results indicated.
John Kerry will pick up about 18,000 votes when Secretary of State Ken Blackwell certifies final results on...
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Dec 3, 2004Medina County Dem News
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Nov 26, 2004Medina County Dem News
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Nov 26, 2004Faith, holy writ and social justice
"As we have seen over the last four years, Republicans campaign to their religious friends on their moral values (mostly opposition to abortion and gay marriage), and then govern for and with their corporate allies and contributors. "
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Nov 17, 2004Dayton Daily News Supports Recount
Think of it as preventive maintenance, sort of like an off-season check of your air conditioner. That check and a possible tune-up would be the only practical effects of a statewide recount of votes in the presidential race.
A recount can't alter the election outcome for the two third-party...
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Nov 16, 2004Enquirer - Final Results- No Vote Change in Warren Count
LEBANON - Warren County finished its vote count Monday without any results changing.
An additional 2,200 votes were added to the 93,321 that were tallied on Election Day, putting voter turnout at 76.3 percent. Most of the new votes were from provisional ballots, but about 600 of them were...
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Nov 15, 2004Cincinnati Post - Checking All Ballots Takes Time
Election officials in Hamilton and Butler counties are working long hours to determine the validity of thousands of provisional ballots cast in the Nov. 2 election.
"Our staff has been working 12 hours a day, six days a week," said Tim Burke, chairman of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
Cincinnati Postmore
Nov 10, 2004Plain Dealer - Cuyahoga board deflates vote suspicions
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Scott Hiaasen
Plain Dealer Reporter
A confusing counting method employed by Cuyahoga County elections officials appears to inflate the vote totals in some suburbs, further fueling suspicion on the Internet about the integrity of Ohio's unofficial election...
Cleveland Plain Dealermore
Nov 4, 2004Democrats in control in Frankin County looks at options
Democrats won more on Election Day than two seats on the Franklin County Board of Commissioners.
They also won control of 13 county departments, 1,500 county jobs and the power to shape boards and commissions that oversee everything from children’s foster-care programs to the Columbus Clippers.
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Oct 25, 2004Cincinnati Post - Scripps Polls gives Kerry 4-point lead in Ohio
Drawing strong support from people worried about their jobs and who question the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has opened a narrow lead over President Bush in Ohio as their campaign enters the home stretch, a new poll shows.
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Oct 22, 2004Plain Dealer - Ohio the Heartache of it All - Job Loss Here Greater Than Reported Previously
If you have the sense that you're not getting ahead financially, there's economic data to support your hunch. Per capita income in Ohio has stagnated. Average home prices, skewed by a rash of foreclosures, have fallen. And Ohio's gross state product has recently grown at about one-ninth the pace...
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Oct 18, 2004N.Y. Times - Blackwell Acting Like The Katherine Harris of 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15 - As the secretary of state of Ohio, J. Kenneth Blackwell, a Republican who is unabashed about his ambition to be governor, has issued a series of rulings on obscure issues like provisional ballots, voting notices to parolees and the weight of registration forms.
To...
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Oct 18, 2004Beacon Journal - Don't Let GOP Tactics Prevent You From Voting.
How much does your vote count?
Republican operatives in Summit County and elsewhere across the state have answered emphatically in recent weeks. They have begun to organize squads of ``challengers'' to be deployed at polling places in Ohio. They point to a 1953 state law, rarely if ever used,...
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Oct 18, 2004The dunce
His former Harvard Business School professor recalls George W. Bush not just as a terrible student but as spoiled, loutish and a pathological liar.
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Oct 17, 2004John Kerry for President
NY Times Endorses Kerry for President.... "We look back on the past four years with hearts nearly breaking, both for the lives unnecessarily lost and for the opportunities so casually wasted. Time and again, history invited George W. Bush to play a heroic role, and time and again he chose the...
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Oct 15, 20043rd Presidential Debate Transcript
"I ask you for your trust. I ask you for your help. I ask you to allow me the privilege of leading this great nation of ours, of helping us to be stronger here at home and to be respected again in the world and, most of all, to be safer forever. "
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Oct 7, 2004What they said and what is true
"He [Dick Cheney] got the Web address wrong, sending viewers to FactCheck.com - which sends visitors to a site run by George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist spending millions trying to get him out of office. "
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Oct 6, 2004Debate: Who said they never met? Cheney will say anything to distort the truth
This would have been a great line, if it were true. But it’s not. George Bush and Dick Cheney have trouble telling the truth.
“Now, in my capacity as Vice President, I am the president of the Senate and the presiding officer. I’m up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they’re in session. The...
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Oct 6, 2004Debate: Who said they never met? Cheney will say anything to distort the truth
This would have been a great line, if it were true. But it’s not. George Bush and Dick Cheney have trouble telling the truth.
“Now, in my capacity as Vice President, I am the president of the Senate and the presiding officer. I’m up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they’re in session. The...
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Oct 6, 2004Candidates Play to the Jurors -- That Is, Voters
The Democratic challenger . . challenged Cheney mercilessly, as if prosecuting a cagey and possibly untruthful defendant, all the while charming the jury -- the viewing public -- with a winning smile. The Republican incumbent, obviously disdainful of the prosecutor, responded by questioning the...
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Oct 5, 2004Cuyahoga County Ignores Blackwell - Will Stand Up For Voting Rights
Cuyahoga County officials to defy Blackwell's provisional-ballot order
Cuyahoga County election officials said Monday they will give provisional ballots to every voter who asks for one on Election Day, defying a controversial order from Secretary of State Ken Blackwell.
"We err on the...
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Oct 5, 2004Fingerhut - Voinovich Misleads on Prescription Drugs
Plain Dealer Letter to the Editor - For voters who wonder why the special interests always win in Washington and the people always lose, they need look no farther than Sen. George Voinovich's letter to the editor in the Sept. 30 Plain Dealer, in which he claims to be a supporter of allowing...
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Oct 5, 2004Poll Finds Kerry Assured Voters in Initial Debate
Senator John Kerry came out of the first presidential debate having reassured many Americans of his ability to handle an international crisis or a terrorist attack and with a generally more favorable image, but he failed to shake the perception that he panders to voters in search of support,...
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Oct 5, 2004Remarks of Vice President Cheney and Senator Edwards in Vice Presidential Debate
"John Kerry and I believe that we can do better. We believe in a strong middle class in this country. That's why we have a plan to create jobs, getting rid of tax cuts for companies outsourcing your jobs, give tax cuts to companies that will keep jobs here in America. It's why we have a health...
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Oct 1, 2004Let the Confusion Begin! Thank You Mr. Blackwell
CINCINNATI (AP) — Thousands of ballots sent to absentee voters in Hamilton County must be reissued because they would give votes intended for an unopposed county engineer to an Ohio Supreme Court candidate.
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Oct 1, 2004Sept. 30, 2004 - Presidential Debate - Transcript
"I have a plan for Iraq. I believe we can be successful. I'm not talking about leaving. I'm talking about winning. And we need a fresh start, a new credibility, a president who can bring allies to our side. "
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Sep 30, 2004N.Y. Post - Sherrod Brown Rips Washington Lobbyists
September 30, 2004 -- TRADITIONALISTS want to name Washington's new Major League Baseball team the Senators. But it ought to reflect our government's values today. The choice is obvious: The Washington Lobbyists.
New York Postmore
Sep 29, 2004Plain Dealer - Nader thrown off Ohio ballot
Ohio's top elections official knocked independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader off the state's November ballot late Tuesday.
Republican Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell upheld a hearing officer's recommendation to scrap dozens of petitions challenged by Democrats, leaving Nader...
Cleveland Plain Dealermore
Sep 27, 2004A Big Increase of New Voters in Swing States
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A sweeping voter registration campaign in heavily Democratic areas has added tens of thousands of new voters to the rolls in the swing states of Ohio and Florida, a surge that has far exceeded the efforts of Republicans in both states, a review
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Sep 16, 2004Excerpts of Senator John Kerry’s Remarks to the National Guard Association
The way I see it, this is a matter of values and priorities – and on these issues, President Bush and I couldn’t be more different. I believe that America’s security begins and ends with our men and women in uniform – with every member of our armed forces who stands guard at the gates of freedom.
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Sep 15, 2004Vote Drives Gain Avid Attention of Youth in '04
Surveys show that interest in the election among the young is near the highest level it has reached at any time since 18- to 20-year-olds were given the vote in 1972.
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Sep 9, 200460 Minutes - New Questions About Bush's Guard Duty
Did then-Lt. Bush fulfill all of his military obligations? And just how did he land that spot in the National Guard in the first place? Correspondent Dan Rather has new information on the president’s military service – and the first-ever interview with the man who says he pulled strings to get...
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Sep 1, 2004He Made It! Fingerhut Finishs Walk Thursday!
U.S. Senate --- STATE SENATOR ERIC FINGERHUT --- to Cleveland. Eric will have just spent the last 22 days and more than 325 miles WALKING IN OHIOANS' SHOES --- on foot --- from the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati to the Lake Erie shore in Cleveland.
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Aug 25, 2004Washington Post: Bush-Cheney Lawyer Advised Anti-Kerry Vets
A top lawyer in President Bush's reelection campaign acknowledged Tuesday that he has been advising the veterans group seeking to discredit Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry's military record, an admission the Kerry campaign said is evidence the president's campaign is orchestrating a...
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Aug 20, 2004NYT: Anti-Kerry swiftboat group has "web of connections" with Bush
"A series of interviews and a review of documents show a web of connections to the Bush family, high-profile Texas political figures and President Bush's chief political aide, Karl Rove. Records show that the group received the bulk of its initial financing from two men with ties to the...
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Aug 18, 2004Kerry Remarks at VFW Conference in Cincinnati
Remarks of Senator John Kerry
(As Prepared for Delivery)
Veterans of Foreign Wars 105th Annual Convention
Cincinnati, OH
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
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Aug 17, 2004AP; Judge O"Neill Wins Free Speech Battle
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted an investigator's probe into whether an Ohio Supreme Court candidate violated judicial rules by listing himself as a Democrat on campaign materials.
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Aug 9, 2004Plain Dealer: Ad says Kerry lied; record says otherwise
It's a dirty ad about a dirty war.
It's an old grudge held by old men. And now it's playing a part in a dirty campaign.
A so-called independent group bought ads slamming John Kerry's war record in Vietnam. The ads scorn Kerry's medals, claim he was lying about his service, and allege he...
Cleveland Plain Dealermore
Aug 2, 2004Jacobson regrets secret campaign tactics
DAYTON | State Sen. Jeff Jacobson said he told donors to give money to a state legislator he supported or to help her by donating to a nonprofit group that ran negative ads about her opponent's voting record.
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Aug 2, 2004Kerry Fights for Crucial Ohio Votes
BOWLING GREEN - John Kerry rolled his campaign into northwest Ohio yesterday to battle for the support of Ohioans in the heart of one of the region's Republican strongholds.
Toledo Blademore
Aug 2, 2004Democrats find Ohioans to showcase
BOSTON - Considering the Republican grip on power in Ohio, the Democrats did a remarkable job finding Ohioans to put on stage - even if they had to use a Medina schoolgirl.
Cincinnati Enquirermore
Aug 1, 2004101 Ways to Win
A Volunteer Gives Us Some Sage Advice About How We Can Help Elect John Kerry
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Aug 1, 2004Ron Reagan Makes the Case Against GW Bush
If you heard Ron Reagan's speech at the convention, it was hard to miss his appeal about which candidate deserves your vote. In this Esquire article, he pulls even fewer punches. It's long, but so well stated it's worth every minute.
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Jul 31, 2004Republicans Sign Along the Dotted Line
Political campaigns are always eager to keep hecklers out of their pep rallies, but the Republican National Committee took that desire to a new level last week, requiring supporters to sign an oath of loyalty before receiving tickets to Saturday's New Mexico rally featuring Vice President Cheney.
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Jul 30, 2004Medina County Dem News
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Jul 29, 2004John Kerry's 2004 Convention Speech
"My fellow Americans, we are here tonight united in one simple purpose: to make America stronger at home and respected in the world."
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Jul 28, 2004John Edwards 2004 Convention Speech
"And the heart of this campaign -- your campaign, our campaign -- is to make sure all Americans have exactly the same kind opportunities that I had no matter where you live, no matter who your family is, no matter what the color of your skin is. "
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Jul 26, 2004President Clinton's Speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention
"Now this state, who gave us in other times of challenge John Adams and John Kennedy, has given us John Kerry, a good man, a great senator, a visionary leader. And we are all here to do what we can to make him the next president of the United States."
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Jul 26, 2004President Carter's Speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention
"My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm not running for president. But here's what I will be doing: everything I can to put John Kerry in the White House with John Edwards right there beside him."
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Jul 26, 2004Former Vice President Al Gore's Speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention
"I want to say to all Americans this evening that whether it is the threat to the global environment or the erosion of America's leadership in the world, whether it is the challenge to our economy from new competitors or the challenge to our security from new enemies, I beleive that we need new...
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Jul 26, 2004Hillary Clinton's Speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention
We meet at a moment of great peril, but also of great hope. Together we can widen the circle of opportunity for all Americans, transcend our differences and divisions, and give our children a safer and more secure future. That's the promise of America. And John Kerry will renew that promise.
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Jul 25, 2004Kerry / Edwards: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World
At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, the nation will meet John Kerry and John Edwards in the city where America began and where great things begin. The convention will tell the story of John Kerry and John Edwards - a story of strength and service and of standing up for average Americans...
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Jul 12, 2004ODP Web Log and Ohio Democrats Featured in USA Today
WASHINGTON — Political newcomer Jeff Seemann didn't have a campaign phone number, office or staff when he started his House race three months ago against longtime Republican incumbent Ralph Regula.
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Jul 6, 2004Kerry Picks Edwards as His Running Mate, Citing 'Courage and Conviction'
PITTSBURGH, July 6 — Senator John Kerry today chose Senator John Edwards to be his running mate, turning to the North Carolina Democrat whose strong campaign skills and engaging personality made him the top choice of many Democratic leaders. "I am pleased to announce that with your help, the...
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Jul 6, 2004Edwards a good fit
Political analysts say John Kerry's selection of John Edwards as running mate could play well in conservative parts of New Mexico.
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Jul 2, 2004Dayton Daily News - Money, secrecy bring fall for Jacobson
State Sen. Jeff Jacobson's bid to become president of the Ohio Senate next year has been ruined by revelations of his secret financial connections to two highly controversial political operators. Until this week, Sen. Jacobson, R-Butler Twp., seemed to have a lock on the top job, with his former...
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Dec 29, 2003State Party Ramps Up for Busy 2004
The year ahead promises to be truly an exciting year in Ohio politics as many predict this to be the battleground state in the presidential race.
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Nov 12, 2003Devotion to community remembered
By Dan Clutter
Telegraph-Forum staff
Wagner
According to some of the people who knew him best, John Wagner left a long, heartfelt legacy by dedicating his life to children. As a current member of the Bucyrus Board of Education, or going back to his days as a coach in the...
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Oct 16, 2003Democrats Can Nominate President at National Convention
Ohio Democrats can be part of the official selection of the 2004 presidential candidate at the Democratic Party's National Convention by becoming a presidential candidate delegate.
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Aug 29, 2006Beacon Journal - Ohio Farmers Could Rotate Political Field
Ohio farmers, who are traditional conservatives, are lining up behind Democrats Ted Strickland and Sherrod Brown as Republicans have ignored agricultural issues in their zeal to raise taxes and focus on hot-button social issues.
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Jul 11, 2008Action Alert: Help Defend John Boccieri from Misleading Robocalls
John Boccieri is under attack by third party groups. The current attack, by the so-called "Freedom's Watch," is placing prerecorded calls to local voters claiming that John Boccieri voted for an increase in the state gas tax. One problem: John voted against it. His opponent, Kurt Schuring,...
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Aug 27, 2007John Edwards wins Medina County Mock Caucus!!!
On August 25, 2007 the Medina County Mock Caucus choose John Edwards to be the next democratic presidential candidate!
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Apr 29, 2005ODP - Bill To Ban Abortions In Ohio Introduced In Ohio House
Eighteen House Republicans introduced a bill in the Ohio House of Representatives that would make it illegal to perform an abortion in Ohio. The aim of the Republican legislators is to directly challenge Roe v. Wade.
The Ohio Democratic Partymore...
Mar 18, 2005Columbus Dispatch - U.S. House Panel To Hold Hearing In Columbus
The House Administration Committee has scheduled a hearing on election reform for 10AM, Monday at the Statehouse in Columbus. Ohio's Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell is set to testify in front of the committee, led by Rep. Bob Ney (R-Scotland).
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Mar 3, 2005Plain Dealer - State Wants Judge To Rule On Its Role In Election
The request that a federal judge analyze the state's role in the 2004 election has grown out of a case originally brought by the Ohio Democratic Party against Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell.
Cleveland Plain Dealermore...
Mar 2, 2005Toledo Blade - Fedor, Ujvagi Introduce Package of Election Reforms
Two Toledo area legislators introduced a package of legislation today to overhaul how state elections are run. The aim is to create "an election system that is effective, efficient, and modern.''
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Feb 24, 2005Toledo Blade - Federal Panel Analyzes Ohio's Handling of Vote
The 2004 presidential election in Ohio should not be considered a model for other states on how to issue provisional ballots, the director of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections told a federal commission yesterday.
Toledo Blademore...
Jun 28, 2006Columbus Dispatch - 4 more convicted of ethics charges in Noe investigation
The ongoing investigation into state-government corruption that is roiling Ohio politics produced four additional convictions today. Four current or former elected officials from the Toledo area each pleaded no contest and were found guilty this afternoon to a single ethics charge related to...
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Feb 14, 2006Daily News - Feds launch inquiry into allegations against Petro
Federal authorities are looking into allegations made by two Akron-area lawyers who said they lost state contracts after they did not to contribute to Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro's campaign.
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Jan 13, 2006Beacon Journal - Step aside, Bob Ney
Now that Tom DeLay has abandoned his effort to regain the position of House majority leader, Bob Ney should take his cue. The Ohio Republican should step aside as the chairman of the House Administration Committee.
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Nov 16, 2005Toledo Blade - GOP chief won't ask 2 officials to resign
Republicans and Democrats traded shots yesterday over calls that two Toledo-area public officials should resign because of their roles in the Tom Noe money-laundering case.
Toledo Blademore...
Nov 11, 2005Dayton Daily News - Complaint filed against 2 justices
A Democratic judge filed a complaint Thursday claiming two Republican justices should have stepped down from a public records case Wednesday that involved a consultant who was paid more than $230,000 from their 2004 election campaigns.
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Nov 5, 2005AP - Ney subpoenaed in investigation of lobbyist
Rep. Bob Ney (R-Heath) has been subpoenaed to provide documents and testimony in regards to the government's investigation of indicted GOP power-player and super lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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Nov 3, 2005Toledo Blade - Konop seeks recovery of loans from Noe
Toledo-area attorney and former Democratic congressional candidate Ben Konop sued the Lucas County Republican Party yesterday to recover $58,000 it received in loans from GOP fund-raiser Tom Noe that were not repaid.
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Oct 27, 2005Toledo Blade - Noe indicted in Bush money-laundering case
The U.S. Attorney’s office has indicted Tom Noe, the former Maumee coin dealer suspected of laundering money into President Bush’s reelection campaign. The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio called it a "major public corrpution indictment."
Toledo Blademore...
Oct 10, 2005Toledo Blade - Noe Transferred Coin Cash Before Giving To Politicians
Tom Noe often transferred tens of thousands of dollars from the Ohio rare-coin funds he managed to his personal business before bankrolling Republican candidates and causes with contributions and loans.
Toledo Blademore
Sep 28, 2005Washington Post - 3 charged in killing of Fla. businessman
2 of 3 men charged in the 2001 killing of a Florida tycoon who Rep. Bob Ney (R-Heath) criticized in the Congressional record have ties to Ney campaign contributor Adam Kidan and lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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Sep 26, 2005Miami Herald - Federal Inquiry Looks At Ship Deal
Another controversial business deal among gambling tycoons brings yet another investigation into Congressman Bob Ney's (R-Heath) activities on behalf of lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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Sep 26, 2005Newsweek - A Washington Sand Trap
The hot water Congressman Bob Ney (R-Heath) has gotten in is only getting hotter, as Newsweek reports a close Whitehouse associate and partner of Jack Abramoff has been arrested by the FBI.
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Sep 2, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Time Sheet Fraud Alleged At Court Clerk's Office
In what may be a perfect example of the Republican culture of corruption spreading to all levels of government, a Columbus police detective searched the office of Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk Michael Pirik this week after a close associate of Pirik's was accused of tampering with time...
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Sep 2, 2005Akron Beacon Journal - Taft Tries To Fill Divots In His Story
A war of words escalated between Gov. Taft and Tom Noe last weekend, and documents Noe's lawyer says refute accusations that Noe concealed his investment role were released-- documents such as newspaper advertisements, disclosure statements and bureau public records.
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Aug 25, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Taft Failed To Disclose Additional Gifts Above $75
Amid increasing calls for his resignation, it was revealed Gov. Bob Taft apparently failed to report at least two gifts that exceeded the $75 threshold. These gifts were no included in the investigation that ultimately led to his conviction last week.
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Aug 20, 2005Toledo Blade - Noe Lawyer Claims Taft Knew of Coins in 2001
Despite Gov. Taft's denials, Tom Noe's attorney insists the recently convicted governor did indeed know about the $50 million dollar BWC investment in rare coins. Noe's attorney said yesterday that Noe told Taft during a Mother's Day conversation and during a 2004 "roast".
Toledo Blademore
Aug 19, 2005AP - Noe's Lawyer Says Taft Knew About Coin Fund in 2001
Tom Noe discussed his BWC rare coin deal with Gov. Bob Taft in May 2001, contradicting the governor's assertion that he didn't learn of it until this year, Noe's lawyer revealed yesterday.
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Aug 19, 2005Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - Area Residents Think Taft Should Resign
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft's political career probably ended Thursday in the Franklin County courthouse. At least that was the sentiment of several people hours after news broke that Taft plead no contest to failing to report 52 gifts worth nearly $6,000 he received over four years.
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Aug 18, 2005Washington Post - Gov. Taft faces 4 misdemeanor charges over gifts
Gov. Bob Taft was indicted yesterday on four misdemeanor counts for failing to report golf outings, dinners, and entertainment events. He pleaded no contest today in front of Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Mark Froehlich.
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Aug 18, 2005ONN - Governor Taft enters plea, fined $4,000
Gov. Bob Taft stood before Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Mark Froehlich and pleaded no contest to four criminal misdemeanor ethics violations. Taft is the first governor in Ohio history to be charged with a crime.
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Aug 17, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Taft failed to follow his own advice
Prosecutors will assess the ethics case against Gov. Bob Taft today, reviewing the 50+ golf outings that Taft allegedly failed to list in his ethics statements.
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Aug 15, 2005AP - Ethics panel says current Taft investigation moves to prosecutors
The focus of an investigation into Gov. Bob Taft's failure to report several golf outings has apparently shifted to decisions to be made by prosecutors. Taft is being investigated for apparently failing to report 60+ golf outings.
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Aug 15, 2005Toledo Blade - Taft says he'll take the blame for golf 'errors'
On the eve of what could be the pivotal week of his political career, Gov. Bob Taft said yesterday he's the one responsible for the "errors and omissions" of his ethics statements that have landed him on a collision course with prosecutors.
Toledo Blademore...
Jul 30, 2005Toledo Blade - Ex-Taft aides charged in ethics case
Living the high life off coin dealer Tom Noe brought state ethics violation charges yesterday against Gov. Bob Taft’s former top aides — Brian Hicks and Cherie Carroll.
Toledo Blademore...
Jul 30, 2005Toledo Blade - Supreme Court puts Petro on notice
The Ohio Supreme Court gave Attorney General Jim Petro until Monday to explain why he should not be held in contempt of court for not releasing records to The Blade.
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Jul 20, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Taft filing lists up to 60 missed outings, sources say
Gov. Taft has filed documents with the Ohio Ethics Commission listing 50 to 60 golf outings and other events he previously failed to disclose, sources told The Columbus Dispatch. Calls to Taft's criminal attorney, William Meeks, were not returned.
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Jul 14, 2005Toledo Blade - Taft Refuses To Attend Depositions For Coingate Lawsuit
Setting up a likely State Supreme Court showdown, Gov. Bob Taft and five cohorts have said they won't show up for a deposition that Sen. Marc Dann has scheduled for tomorrow. Dann fired right back, saying that if Taft doesn't show tomorrow, he plans to file a motion with the State Supreme Court...
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Jul 13, 2005AP - Dann seeks sworn statement from Taft, aides, BWC officials
Sen. Marc Dann is seeking to take sworn statements from Gov. Taft, his top aides, and the former chief of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. The case is on an accelerated schedule and Dann wants depositions to take place on Friday.
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Jul 12, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Lawsuit Against Taft Unresolved After 11 Months
Ohio Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer appears to be taking plenty of time to determine whether the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court should retain jurisdiction over a potentially explosive lawsuit against the Ohio Republican Party, Gov. Bob Taft and other statewide GOP officeholders.
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Jul 8, 2005AP - Dann says explanation of losses 'defies credibility'
Someone in state government had to know that its insurance fund for injured workers was making bad investments, with losses now at $300 million from four accounts says state Senator Marc Dann (D-Liberty Twp.)
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Jul 7, 2005Toledo Blade - Fundraiser gives testimony in federal campaign finance probe
Jessica May, a chief fundraiser for George W. Bush's reelection campaign appeared before a federal grand jury yesterday to testify in the Tom Noe case. May is the wife of Larry Householder's former chief of staff, Brett Buerck. Buerck is under a seperate federal investigation regarding alleged...
Toledo Blademore...
Jul 7, 2005AP - Senator Dann takes Taft to court
Sen. Marc Dann (D-Liberty Twp.) has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to release records of weekly reports Taft received from former BWC chief Jim Conrad. Taft has refused to release the memos.
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Jul 5, 2005Experts trace origin of missing gold coins
From Lincoln to Nixon, from slavery to Watergate, a set of three U.S. gold coins sat in a vault in England, undisturbed and unaware of the sometimes-turbulent American history unfolding across the ocean.
Toledo Blademore
Jun 29, 2005Toledo Blade - Taft dodges questions on golf outings
A week after Gov. Bob Taft acknowledged that “errors and omissions” marred his financial disclosure forms, the embattled governor refused yesterday to reveal any information about the undisclosed golf outings that have prompted an Ohio Ethics Commission investigation.
Toledo Blademore...
Jun 25, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Noe asset sale raises concerns
In the years he ran a $50 million investment in rare coins, Tom Noe bought houses, cars, luxury boats and motor scooters. Now, as Noe tries to sell some of those assets, Democrats are objecting, fearing that Noe might have used state coin fund money to buy them.
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Jun 22, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Taft didn't tell of golf outings
Already under fire for his administration’s role in an investment scandal, Gov. Bob Taft admitted yesterday that he failed to disclose a number of golf outings as required by state law. One of Taft's golfing buddies, on at least one occasion, was Tom Noe.
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Jun 15, 2005Toledo Blade - Wine Linked To Ohio Coin Scandal Stolen
The suburban Denver home of a former employee of Tom Noe was burglarized over the weekend, with thieves making off with artwork, guns, jewelry, cars, and $300,000 in wine — possibly purchased with money from the state of Ohio.
Toledo Blademore...
Jun 13, 2005Toledo Blade - Coin Scandal Concerns Resonate To D.C.
What began as questions about Ohio's $50 million venture with a Toledo-area rare-coin dealer has mushroomed in just 10 weeks into a scandal that's echoing through the halls of Congress.
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Jun 10, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Taft at a loss on losses
Bob Taft - sounding nervous and hoarse during a late afternoon press conference - repeatedly placed the blame on his staff, who he claims received a memo in October detailing a $215 million dollar investment loss, but failed to pass along the information. Democrats claim Taft is engaging in an...
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Jun 4, 2005Toledo Blade - Schwarzenegger Won't Return Noe's Money
A spokesperson for Gov. Schwarzenegger confirmed that the California Governor would not return Tom Noe's $10,000 campaign contribution. State Sen. Marc Dann (D-Liberty) said he would be willing to go out to California and arm-wrestle the governor for the $10,000 because the "money belongs to the...
Toledo Blademore
Jun 4, 2005Cleveland Plain Dealer - Householder Probe Seizes Computers
The raid came as the IRS and FBI continued their investigation into allegations that Perry County Auditor Householder, his former chief of staff Brett Buerck, and his fund-raiser, Kyle Sisk, essentially sold legislation in Columbus for campaign contributions.
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Jun 1, 2005Plain Dealer - Bad Deals Detailed In Coin Probe Records
Tom Noe's coin dealings, which included the sale of a $123,000 coin for 1 cent and another one sold to two different dealers -- were called "suspected criminal violations" in a request for a search warrant obtained last week by state investigators.
Cleveland Plain Dealermore...
May 27, 2005Democratic Party Chair Dennis L. White Comments on Coin-Gate
In an interview with the Toledo Blade Ohio Democratic Party Chair asked, "Where are the morals?" in regards to the $50 million dollar Bureau of Workers Compensation rare coin investment.
Toledo Blademore...
May 26, 2005AP - Coin Investigation Reaches Deep Into Governor's Office
An investigation into possible wrongdoing by a coin collector investing millions in state money has reached deep into Gov. Bob Taft's office as his own inspector general requests hundreds of records
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May 26, 2005Up To $12 Million Missing; Noe To Face Criminal Charges
After a third day of not allowing Bureau of Workers Compensation fraud invesitgators into his coin shop, the attorney for GOP super-donor and former Lucas County Chair Tom Noe informed that state of Ohio that up to $12 million dollars in rare coins are "missing".
Toledo Blademore
May 24, 2005Toledo Blade - Inspectors Not Allowed At Noe Sites
State fraud investigators, ordered by Gov. Bob Taft to “execute a complete inventory” of all rare coins owned by the state, were barred yesterday by Maumee coin dealer and GOP super-donor Tom Noe from beginning the inspections.
Toledo Blademore...
May 24, 2005Toledo Blade - Democrats Target Tax Breaks For Coin Deals
Rep. Peter Ujvagi (D-Toledo) introduced a bill last week that would end the 16-year old sales-tax exemption for investment coins. The exemption has deprived the state of $16 million dollars since 1992, money Ujvagi would like to see go to higher education.
Toledo Blademore...
May 23, 2005Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial - Noe Inquiry Grows Like A Weed
It's the amazing little story that refuses to go away. Fallout from the state's invest ment in a $50 million rare-coin collection controlled by political operative and Toledo businessman Tom Noe now casts a shadow over every branch of Ohio's government.
Cleveland Plain Dealermore...
May 16, 2005AP - Coin Dealer Noe Fighting To Keep Records Private
Tom Noe, the Republican super-donor and central figure in Ohio's rare coin investment scandal is fighting a newspaper's attempt to obtain records of his taxpayer-funded coin investment deal.
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May 13, 2005NBC Nightly News - Ney's Trip Raises Ethical Questions
It appears Rep. Bob Ney (R-Scotland) has taken another ethically-suspect trip, this time to London to gamble with a three-time convicted felon tax-cheat who wanted Ney's help selling planes in the Middle East. While on the trip, Ney gambled with Fouad al-Zayat, a Syrian-born businessman and one...
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May 1, 2005Toledo Blade - "Coin-gate" Continues: 121 Coins Missing
121 state-owned coins totaling at least $393,000 are missing, according to 2004 audit of the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation's coin investment program run by GOP super-donor Tom Noe and ex-con Mark Chrans.
Toledo Blademore...
Apr 29, 2005Toledo Blade - FBI Raids GOP Donor Noe's Condo
The federal probe into whether Republican fund-raiser Tom Noe was illegally funneling money to the Bush campaign reached a turning point Wednesday night as federal agents swept into Noe's condo and seized property.
Toledo Blademore...
Apr 28, 2005AP - Feds Confirm Investigation of Rare Coin Ringleader
The head of the Bush-Cheney campaign in northwest Ohio and lead investor in the recent rare coin scandal is under a federal investigation in regards to campaign contributions he made. Tom Noe made a $3.3 million dollar profit after Ohio tax dollars were invested in rare coins through his company.
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Apr 22, 2005Toledo Blade - Ex-Coin Fund Associate Has Felony Record
One of the managers hired by Republican Tom Noe to buy and sell rare coins for the State of Ohio was once convicted of faking a coin transaction to cover up drug money. As if that wasn't damaging enough, the story gets worse...
Toledo Blademore...
Mar 14, 2005The Consequences of One-Party Rule: Part 1
Nearly half of Ohio's sheriffs have either laid off deputies or left positions unfilled during the past year to keep keep their shrinking budgets in balance. Tight county budgets — and the anticipation that there’s worse to come if legislators adopt Gov. Bob Taft’s proposed state-aid cuts to...
The Columbus Dispatchmore...
Mar 10, 2005AP - Who Paid For Bob Ney's Trip To Scotland?
According to Rep. Bob Ney (R-St. Clairsville) a conservative public policy group paid for two golfing trips to Scotland. However, according to the policy group, they didn't pay for Ney's excursions with a lobbyist who is accused of bilking $66 million from six Indian tribes. Partying is...
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Mar 9, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Blackwell's Request Illegal, White Says
J. Kenneth Blackwell, Ohio's Secretary of State and candidate for Governor, broke Ohio law last year when he asked state legislative candidates to pledge to oppose renewal of a one-penny increase in the state sales tax, says Ohio Democratic Party Chair Dennis L. White.
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Feb 25, 2005AP - Grand Jury Seeks Records From Householder, Buerck
Payroll records, expense accounts and computer hard drives from the Ohio House of Representatives have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury as part of a campaign-spending investigation of former Speaker Larry Householder and his top political aides.
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Jun 24, 2004Cincinnati Ara Victims upset at Bush's praise of ex-con
Victims upset at Bush's praise of ex-con
They say embezzler hasn't paid them restitution
By Gregory Korte
Enquirer staff writer
Touting his program to rehabilitate ex-offenders in Cincinnati on Monday, President
Bush put his arm on Tami Jordan's shoulder and called the convicted...
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Divorce & Families
Sep 21, 2006Judge Kovack Merits Re-election
Kovack's court is responsible for resolving the disputes that result in cases of divorce, child support and domestic violence. It is a difficult and important job that she and her staff have managed effectively. She deserves the opportunity to continue it for six more years. Re-elect Judge...
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Aug 9, 2006Dispatch - Rally, petitions seek amendment to raise Ohio's minimum wage
Supporters of a drive to increase Ohio's minimum wage turned in over 700,000 signatures of those backing the drive. The ballot amendment the campaign is supporting would raise the wage from $5.15 to $6.85, which would help raise families out of poverty.
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Apr 23, 2006Blade - Sherrod Brown reveals plan to develop Ohio
Sherrod Brown unveiled an economic platform for Ohio yesterday, blending trade restrictions, small business support, prescription-drug costs, and college affordability, and vowing to make Ohio "the Silicon Valley for alternative energy development."
The Toledo Blademore...
Feb 28, 2006THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET AND Ohio: PUTTING SPECIAL INTERESTS AHEAD OF Ohio's FAMILIES
The Bush Administration's FY 2007 budget fails on that score; it continues with more of the same wrong priorities that have taken our country in the wrong direction. It put special interests first and the American people - Ohio's families - last. It is fiscally reckless, adding trillions to the...
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Sep 27, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Union workers protest outsourcing of Ohio jobs
Sharing a stage before union workers who are key to their hopes of winning the 2006 race for governor, Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman and U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland drew cheers for their sharp criticism of Ohio jobs heading overseas.
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Aug 15, 2005Columbus Dispatch - LaTourette's pro-CAFTA vote adding to GOP's woes
Rep. Steven C. LaTourette’s vote in favor of the Central American Free Trade Agreement last month could be one that haunts him right up to Election Day 2006. LaTourette flip-flopped his stance on CAFTA at the last minute, virtually securing its passage.
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Aug 10, 2005Cleveland Plain Dealer - LaTourette's attributes CAFTA flip-flop to tariff no one pays
Congressman Steve LaTourette claims he switched his vote on CAFTA at the last minute to save jobs in his region because CAFTA would eliminate high tariffs on plywood. Trouble is, plywood is already exempt from those tariffs. Either LaTourette was duped, or he is lying about why he switched his...
Cleveland Plain Dealermore...
May 20, 2005Cincinnati Post - Brinkman, Mallory: Save Library Funding
Two Ohio legislators at opposite ends of the political spectrum came together at a public forum held by State Sen. Mark Mallory (D-Cincinnati) to agree on the need to save library funding from Bob Taft's proposed 5% cut.
Cincinnati Postmore...
May 20, 2005Chillicothe Gazette - Dems Speak Out On State Budget
Figuring out the budget is about priorities, said House Majority Leader Chris Redfern (D-Catawba Island). Should the state invest in Medicaid or should corporations get tax cuts and incentives? Should the legislature fund education or give a tax cut to the wealthy?
Chillicothe Gazettemore...
May 13, 2005Toledo Blade - Municipal Leader Slams Taft's Budget
Calling Gov. Taft's budget 'the worst of both worlds,' the city of Lima's finance director told the Senate Finance Committee that the 51.3 billion dollar budget didn't provide cities, counties, and townships with the necessary funds.
Toledo Blademore
May 10, 2005AP - State To Get Out Of Coin Business
Amid increasing criticism from Ohio Democrats, state officials have decided to phase out a taxpayer-funded investment in rare coins as $400,000 worth of coins remain missing and legal and ethical questions about the funds' management persist.
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Apr 27, 2005Cleveland Plain Dealer - Ohio Legislature 'Logic'
The Republican controlled General Assembly, with Gov. Bob Taft's approval, is poised to choke library funding under the current budget proposal. Libraries haven't received their alloted amount of state funding since 2001, and the new budget will cut even more state aid.
Cleveland Plain Dealermore...
Apr 25, 2005Newark Advocate - Columbus Mayor Campaigns In Newark
A record crowd attended the Licking County Spring Dinner to hear from Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Michael Coleman. Coleman stressed Ohio's need for well-paying, quality jobs.
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Apr 20, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Tax Increase Riles Beermakers
The Taft Tax Machine is rolling onward, threatening to leave a path of lost jobs in its wake, claims Ohio's beer industry. Gov. Taft is seeking to double Ohio's beer tax to 41 cents per case, more than the tax Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky collect on beer, combined.
Columbus Dispatchmore...
Apr 20, 2005Dayton Daily News - Spending Cap Called Block To Progress
Concerned citizens gathered at the Statehouse Tuesday to speak out against J. Kenneth Blackwell's proposed Revenue Restriction Amendment. The ballot measure would slash funding for Ohio's schools, libraries and local government funding, drastically impacting the lives of Ohio's individuals and...
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Apr 12, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Thousands Protest State Budget Cuts
Thousands of sign-waving protesters from around Ohio held a rally this afternoon at the Statehouse to object to state budget cuts that they say would hurt the neediest citizens.
The Columbus Dispatchmore...
Apr 11, 2005AP - Republicans Reject Democratic Proposals To State Budget
The Republican controlled House Budget Committee rejected several Democratic proposals aimed restoring money for poor families and children and sick adults with few resources.
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Apr 1, 2005Cleveland Plain Dealer - Democrats' Road Tour Theme: Fighting For Ohio's Families
Democrats have hit the road to with their "Fighting For Ohio's Families" Tour, bringing their message to own's small towns and cities in an attempt to illustrate to voters the economic havoc Bob Taft and 13 years of one-party rule have brought to Ohio.
Cleveland Plain Dealermore...
Mar 22, 2005Cincinnati Enquirer - Redfern Knocks Taft's Budget Plan
Speaking to supporters on the first stop of his 10-city campaign to tell voters what's wrong with Gov. Taft's proposed state budget, House Minority Leader Rep. Chris Redfern spoke of how Taft's cuts in state aid would hurt local communities.
Cincinnati Enquirermore...
Mar 19, 2005Akron Beacon Journal - Plusquellic's Initiative To Battle Taft's Cuts
Standing in front of a picture that would represent the 56 Akron city workers - police, firefighters and service employees - that would be lost of layoffs if Gov. Taft's budget is approved, Mayor Plusquellic annouced his plan to fight the budget that drastically cuts funds for cities and counties.
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Mar 14, 2005The Consequences of One-Party Rule: Part 2
Budget proposals from Pres. Bush and Gov. Taft would wipe out nearly $40 million in funds Franklin County receives to pay for extra deputy sheriffs, buy bulletproof vests to protect them, bolster collection of child-support payments, assure legal aid for the poor and moderize sidewalks and storm...
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Jul 17, 2004Who are the Bush Supporters?
After spending the first of four months in swing-states campaigning for
the Kerry-Edwards ticket, we have learned that Bush supporters usually
fall into one or more of the following 30 categories:
1. Those who are irreversibly brainwashed or brain-dead.
2. Those who receive all of...
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Feb 3, 2006ODP Talking Points
Daily Clips February 3, 2006 - The talking points listed below come from Manufacturers News Inc. discussing Ohios Shrinking Manufacturing Sector...
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Education
Aug 13, 2009We Did It
Last Saturday was our final collection day at the Medina Farmers' Market for the United Way's first ever "Stuff the Bus" campaign. During the 5-week period, we had a great response from the community and our Democratic members.
Medina County Democratic Partymore...
Mar 14, 2006Plain Dealer - Strickland wants to close Ohio's digital gap
Ted Strickland proposed to connect Ohio's poorest communities to the Internet by increasing use of existing high-speed fiber-optic lines that crisscross the state but remain largely "dark," or unused.
Cleveland Plain Dealermore...
Apr 19, 2005AP - House Republicans Spread Pain of Funding Cuts To More Colleges
House Republicans continue their mission to make college less affordable to Ohio's individuals and families by spreading cuts in higher education funding to more colleges and universities under the House version of the state budget.
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Apr 11, 2005Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - Federal Cuts Will Hurt Local War on Meth
Despite a shocking increase in methamphetamine labs in Ohio, President Bush is cutting funding designed to help state and local police battle the growing number of meth labs popping up in rural Ohio.
Lancaster Eagle-Gazettemore...
Apr 1, 2005Mansfield News Journal - Governor Takes Heat Over Cost of College
Rep. Chris Redfern and Rep. Bill Hartnett visited OSU-Mansfield to talk with students about the increasing cost of public education as part of Democrats' "Fighting For Ohio's Families" Tour.
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Mar 1, 2005Marion Star - OSU Students Say "No Thanks" To Mumper's Bill
Calling the bill an insult to their intelligence and an attempt to stiffle free speech, students from Ohio State University at Marion gathered in an open forum and agreed to oppose Larry Mumper's (R-Marion) Senate Bill 24.
The Marion Starmore...
Jul 1, 2005Cincinnati Enquirer - Hackett promotes river's potential
On a hot and hazy summer morning, Democrat Paul Hackett was willing to work up a sweat Thursday to make his point that the Ohio River should be exploited as a tourist destination and an economic catalyst for the 2nd Congressional District.
Cincinnati Enquirermore...
Foreign Policy
Jul 12, 2004President John Kerry’s Promises for America and Iraq
What will President John Kerry do about Iraq? Will President Kerry
prolong the mess Bush has created? Or, will he will he move quickly to
reverse Bush’s Iraqi fiasco and bring our troops home with honor?
Candidate Kerry’s response to these questions is uppermost in the
minds of many of...
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Health Care
Sep 14, 2006Dispatch - Brown sets modest health-insurance goal
Democratic Senate challenger Sherrod Brown unveiled a plan yesterday to provide greater access to health insurance to the hundreds of thousands of Ohioans who lack health care.
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Apr 3, 2006Blade - Brown criticizes DeWine's vote on health care issue
Rep. Sherrod Brown attacked Sen. Mike DeWine yesterday for casting a decisive committee vote for a bill that would allegedly reduce health-care costs for small employers.
The Toledo Blademore...
Apr 7, 2005Cleveland Plain Dealer - Drug Prices Inconsistent on Petro's Website
Republican Gubernatorial candidate Jim Petro launched a website this week designed to provide prices for common prescription drugs. Just one problem - the prices and dosages Petro provided were incorrect and confusing.
Cleveland Plain Dealermore...
Mar 16, 2005Dayton Daily News - Fedor Pushes Bi-Partisan Physical Fitness Bill
Calling it "our road map to getting children moving in the right direction for good health," Sen. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) is pushing legislation to require the State Board of Education to adopt physcial education standards for kindergartners through high schoolers. Ohio is one of five states in...
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Mar 6, 2005Dayton Daily News - Poor: Taft's Dental Plan Scares Us
Gov. Bob Taft's new budget is full of deep cuts that will endanger the welfare of millions of Ohioans - including the 800,000 less fortunate who rely on Medicaid for dental and vision coverage.
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Oct 29, 2004NY Times - Video Shows G.I.'s at Weapon Cache
A videotape made by a television crew with American troops when they opened bunkers at a sprawling Iraqi munitions complex south of Baghdad shows a huge supply of explosives still there nine days after the fall of Saddam Hussein, apparently including some sealed earlier by the International...
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Sep 20, 2005The Medina County Home Fundraiser was a Hit!
This past Sunday, September 18, my son, Erin, and I had the pleasure of receiving a warm welcome to a joyous public outing and sumptuous barbecue dinner at the Medina County Home. And as delicious as the dinner was, that was only the beginning.
There was music and entertainment for...
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Mar 28, 2005Toledo Blade - Social Security Not In Crisis, Kaptur Says
Congressman Marcy Kaptur told a town hall meeting in Sylvania last night that "Social Security is not in crisis" and that Washington should go slow to make changes that could affect the national retirement program for decades to come.
Toledo Blademore...
Mar 9, 2005AP - Privatization Tanks In Polling, GOP Says
The heart of President Bush's plan for Social Security, allowing younger workers to create personal accounts in exchange for a lower guaranteed government benefit, is among the least popular elements with the public, Republican pollsters told House GOP leaders Tuesday.
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Feb 26, 2005Plain Dealer - AARP President Vows To Fight Bush's Privatization Plan
Speaking to the Cleveland City Club on Friday, Marie Smith, President of the AARP, told listeners the AARP intends to expand its $5 million ad campaign against President Bush's disasterous plans to privatize Social Security.
Cleveland Plain Dealermore...
Feb 22, 2005Akron Beacon Journal - Sherrod Brown Attacks Bush's Privatization Plans
Talking to over 100 concerned citizens at Akron-Summit County Public Library, Rep. Sherrod Brown called President Bush's plan to privatize Social Security a plan that "violates moral values that we hold dear."
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Jan 11, 2005Taft Tells Nursing Homes to Prepare for $90 Million Dollar Medicaid Cut
AP - Ohio Gov. Bob Taft warned nursing homes to prepare for a 3% cut in Medicaid funding over the next two years, industry leaders said Monday. The cut would reduce funding by $90 million dollars in the budget year beginning July 1. Pete Van Runkle, president of the Ohio Health Care Association...
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Jun 1, 2006Blade - Brown slams DeWine, GOP on veterans health care
Sherrod Brown brought his U.S. Senate campaign to Toledo yesterday to talk about his agenda for improving the federal government's support of veterans and their families.
The Toledo Blademore...
Aug 8, 2005Chicago Tribune - Tears, determination in grieving Ohio city
After a series of deadly attacks, Columbus-based Lima Company has become one of the nation's most discussed and most tragic military units for its large losses in combat. Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman's son, J.D., is currently serving in that unit.
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Aug 4, 2005AP - Iraq attacks hit Ohio military families hard
21 Marines from the Ohio-based 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines have lost their lives in Iraq in the past week. Especially hard hit is the Columbus-based Lima Company, which lost eleven brave soldiers this week. The same unit lost four soldiers on a single day in May.
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May 23, 2005AP - Boccieri, Stivers Try To Stay In Touch From Afar
While deployed overseas with the military Rep. John Boccieri (D-New Middletown) relies on his wife, Stacey Kennedy-Boccieri, to handle constituents calls, run his legislative office, and make speeches. Boccieri has served four tours of duty since February 2004, piloting a cargo plane in...
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Working Families
Jun 14, 2005AP - Top Labor Official To Stay And Fight For Injured Workers
Saying workers at the BWC still need someone to look out for them, Ohio's top labor official said Monday that he's staying on the board that oversees the state's insurance fund for injured workers.
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Mar 17, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Coleman, Plusquellic Converge On Statehouse
Ohio's elected officials took part in a rally on Statehouse grounds designed to convince legislators not to cut aid to cities and counties by up to 20 percent, a move that Gov. Taft said is necessary to balance the budget. Coleman said the state wants to "pass the buck and cut our funding....
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Mar 11, 2005Cincinnati Enquirer - Retailers Rip Taft's Tax Plan
Ohio retailers continued to beat up on Gov. Bob Taft's tax plan, claiming Thursday it would eat up what little profit they have and potentially result in higher prices for the state's consumers.
Cincinnati Enquirermore...
This would have been a great line, if it were true. But it’s not. George Bush and Dick Cheney have trouble telling the truth. “Now, in my capacity as Vice President, I am the president of the Senate and the presiding officer. I’m up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they’re in session. The... more...
This would have been a great line, if it were true. But it’s not. George Bush and Dick Cheney have trouble telling the truth. “Now, in my capacity as Vice President, I am the president of the Senate and the presiding officer. I’m up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they’re in session. The... more...
"Now this state, who gave us in other times of challenge John Adams and John Kennedy, has given us John Kerry, a good man, a great senator, a visionary leader. And we are all here to do what we can to make him the next president of the United States." more...
"My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm not running for president. But here's what I will be doing: everything I can to put John Kerry in the White House with John Edwards right there beside him." more...
At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, the nation will meet John Kerry and John Edwards in the city where America began and where great things begin. The convention will tell the story of John Kerry and John Edwards - a story of strength and service and of standing up for average Americans... more...
PITTSBURGH, July 6 — Senator John Kerry today chose Senator John Edwards to be his running mate, turning to the North Carolina Democrat whose strong campaign skills and engaging personality made him the top choice of many Democratic leaders. "I am pleased to announce that with your help, the... NYT more...
On August 25, 2007 the Medina County Mock Caucus choose John Edwards to be the next democratic presidential candidate! Medina County Democratic Party more...
Figuring out the budget is about priorities, said House Majority Leader Chris Redfern (D-Catawba Island). Should the state invest in Medicaid or should corporations get tax cuts and incentives? Should the legislature fund education or give a tax cut to the wealthy? Chillicothe Gazette more...
Calling Gov. Taft's budget 'the worst of both worlds,' the city of Lima's finance director told the Senate Finance Committee that the 51.3 billion dollar budget didn't provide cities, counties, and townships with the necessary funds. Toledo Blade more
The Taft Tax Machine is rolling onward, threatening to leave a path of lost jobs in its wake, claims Ohio's beer industry. Gov. Taft is seeking to double Ohio's beer tax to 41 cents per case, more than the tax Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky collect on beer, combined. Columbus Dispatch more...
Despite a shocking increase in methamphetamine labs in Ohio, President Bush is cutting funding designed to help state and local police battle the growing number of meth labs popping up in rural Ohio. Lancaster Eagle-Gazette more...
