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3 hrs ago | The Advocate

Appeals court says Ohio execution can proceed

CINCINNATI - A federal appeals court on Friday refused to delay Ohio's execution of a man convicted in a multistate killing rampage in the early 1990s.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

7 hrs ago | Kansas City Star

OH man makes plea in shooting of ex-Colts player

A man in Ohio has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder 27 years after he fired a gunshot that investigators say caused a former NFL player's kidney-infection death this year.Forty-four-year-old Victor Gomez was arraigned Friday morning in Cleveland in the death of 54-year-old Michael WoodsThe Cleveland-born Woods went to college at Cincinnati ...

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11 hrs ago | The BIG One - WTAM 1100

Ohio gets H1N1 funding

The State of Ohio will receive $9.8 million in one-time pandemic preparedness funds for states and communities to use in their continued planning and preparations in the event a more severe form of H1N1 flu develops in the coming months.

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Related Topix: Ohio Government, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza

16 hrs ago | Marion Star

Ohio advocates cling to hope for budget rescue

COLUMBUS - The sound of toy wagon wheels echoed through the Ohio Capitol on Wednesday as a group of children toting candy knocked on lawmakers' doors, hoping someone might let them inside.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Columbus, OH, US Governors

20 hrs ago | WBNS-TV Columbus

Vice President Visits Ohio

The stimulus package is working according to Vice President Joe Biden who was in Cincinnati on Thursday.

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Yesterday | New York Times

Doubts About Obama's Economic Recovery Plan Rise Along With Unemployment

At his inauguration in January, President Obama warned that times would get tougher before they got better.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Steny Hoyer

Thu Jul 09, 2009

News Journal

Ohio farmers expecting good wheat crop

DAYTON, Ohio - Despite damaging winds, hail and heavy rains in the spring, Ohio wheat farmers and experts said Monday they expect strong overall yields and high quality by the time the crop is completely harvested later this month.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Dayton, OH, Dayton Metro, Weather

Daily-Jeff.com

Law drops 'retardation' from Ohio agency names

Officials plan to overhaul signs, stationery and Web sites under a new Ohio law dropping the words "mental retardation" from agency names.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Ted Strickland, Democrat, US News

Chillicothe Gazette

UPDATED: Trooper busted for speeding re-assigned

COLUMBUS- In an ironic twist, an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper who was busted going 82 mph over the speed limit has been reassigned to traffic enforcement.

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Coshocton Tribune

Senate needs to resolve budget impasse

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland isn't exactly known for putting the hammer down on his political foes.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Governors

Columbus Dispatch

Biden coming to Ohio

Vice President Biden will be in Cincinnati Thursday as part of the Obama Administration's effort to persuade Americans - and key voters in crucial states like Ohio - that the $787 stimulus package and other efforts to spur the economy are on track to create a recovery.

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Related Topix: Ohio Government

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Wheeling News

Offer Options To Gambling

Tempers are flaring in Columbus as Ohio state government continues to function through a temporary budget.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ohio Government

Akron Beacon Journal

Audit: Stimulus helps Ohio lessen severity of cuts

COLUMBUS: A new government report says President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package is helping Ohio keep tuition down at public universities and continue providing health care to targeted populations, including pregnant women.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barack Obama

Newark Advocate

Ohio charter schools focus on dropouts

Growing up poor in a violent Harlem environment, Ann Higdon took her troubles and chip-on-the-shoulder attitude with her to high school, where she was a D student who often skipped class and homework.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Medicine, Nursing, Wittenberg University, Family, Kids

Columbus Dispatch

German high court: Demjanjuk's deportation legal

Germany's highest court has rejected an attempt by John Demjanjuk to challenge his recent deportation from the United States to Munich for trial on charges of being accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Germany, Prison,

WYFX-TV Youngstown

Ohio restaurant won't have to dress up mascot

BarBe Q, the shapely mannequin outside KT's Barbecue restaurant outside Cincinnati, can continue wearing her revealing halter top and short shorts.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Dayton Daily News

Obama's approval rating drops in Ohio

A new poll finds that President Barack Obama's approval rating has dropped in Ohio to the lowest approval rating he's had in the state since he was inaugurated.

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Related Topix: George Voinovich, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Ohio Government, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Cleveland.com

Senate President Bill Harris unveils slots ballot issue

Senate President Bill Harris wants Ohio voters to have a chance to approve his plan to allow seven slot machine parlors with the state cut of the proceeds funneled into education funding.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ohio Government, US Governors, Lottery

Ohio.com

More Ohioans using plastic to pay state taxes

COLUMBUS: Officials say the number of Ohioans paying state taxes by credit card rose nearly 50 percent in three years.

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Related Topix: Ohio Government

MediLexicon

Ohio Supreme Court Restricts Mifepristone Use In State To Scope Of FDA's Approval Letter

In answering two certified questions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, the Ohio State Supreme Court on July 1 declared that a state law regulating the use of mifepristone -- which is used in medication abortion -- bars physicians from prescribing it for off-label use, BNA reports.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Ohio Government, Mifepristone (generic), Mifeprex, RU-486, Medication, US News, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Abortion

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