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All over the country, a battle is going on for the heart and soul of the Republican Party.

Ohio taxpayers are paying the bill for the legal defense of three ex-state employees sued by "Joe the Plumber," who claims they illegally accessed his personal information leading to last fall's presidential election.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. Ted Strickland, whose popularity has declined with the economy, will soon pick his running mate and begin his 2010 re-election campaign in earnest.

Matt over at WMD has all the details ! Doesn't get much better than that for a candidate.

Ohio taxpayers are paying for the defense of three former state employees who were sued by "Joe the Plumber." Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher has sued former state employees Helen Jones-Kelley, Douglas Thompson and Fred Williams, alleging that they illegally accessed his personal information after he became a public figure during last fall's ...

COLUMBUS -- Ohio's next election already has begun, and it's going to be big. In less than a year, Ohio picks a governor.

Ohio's next election has already begun, and it's going to be big. In less than a year, Ohio picks a governor.

Ohio's Second Congressional District has been represented by Jean Schmidt since September 2005.

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, left, and Frank Spisak WASHINGTON Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the way for the execution of a self-described neo-Nazi convicted in 1983 of murdering three people at Cleveland State University.

A week ago the Ohio Republican Party made their endorsements for state-wide races .

Set aside the images of lawmakers in hallowed halls of the Capitol yelling about who's lying and why, and picture this: Two Republican heavyweights and the Democratic president they tried to eject from office a decade ago, perched together as elder statesmen in a gilded chamber reserved for events that transcend partisanship.

Miami University students and residents of Oxford will soon be paying less for some offenses after city council passed an ordinance to reduce fines for certain civil citations Sept.

Former 2nd Congressional District Rep. Rob Portman has received the Republican Party of Ohio's State Central Committee endorsement in his bid for George Voinovich's U.S. Senate seat in 2010.

Buoyed by a unanimous endorsement from the Ohio GOP's governing body, gubernatorial candidate John Kasich predicted today that Democrats will try to smear him next year because "they've got nothing positive to sell." The former 18-year congressman from Westerville was among four candidates endorsed early by the GOP state central committee, ensuring ...

Miami University alumnus and former Sen. Mike DeWine plans to add Ohio Attorney General to his long list of career achievements in the 2010 general election after he announced his candidacy for the Republican ticket this summer.

The 66-member Ohio Republican State Central Committee is expected to officially endorse four statewide candidates Friday during a meeting at the Hilton Hotel on Polaris Parkway.

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Bob Fitrakis Senator Dewine's Run for Ohio Attorney General: Return to the Scene of the Crime August 7, 2009 As the axiom states: 'As Ohio goes, so goes the nation.' Strange and interesting things are happening in the legendary swing state.

Bob Fitrakis Senator Dewine's Run for Ohio Attorney General: Return to the Scene of the Crime August 7, 2009 As the axiom states: 'As Ohio goes, so goes the nation.' Strange and interesting things are happening in the legendary swing state.