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6 hrs ago | Cleveland.com

FitzGerald: strong contender for governor; is it enough?...

Could Ed and Shannon FitzGerald be moving to Columbus next year? The Cuyahoga County executive is perhaps the strongest Democratic candidate for governor in years, but Republican incumbent John Kasich will be a tough opponent.

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Related Topix: Columbus, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Tim Ryan

Fri May 17, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

Scoop: this Week with George Stephanopoulos on Abc - Sunday, May 19, 2013

HEADLINERS Dan Pfeiffer, Assistant to the President and Senior Adviser Sen. Bob Menendez, D - New Jersey, Chair, Foreign Relations Committee; Finance Committee Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Bob Menendez, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Price, Charles Rangel, Democrat

The Miami Herald

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

ABC's "This Week" - White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer; Sen. Robert Menendez, D- N.J.; Sen.

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Related Topix: Robert Menendez, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, Tom Price, Charles Rangel

WKSU-FM Kent

Fund for Cleveland kidnap victims nears $500,000

The award-winning daily program about business and finance puts a human face on the global economy, with insight from anchor Kai Ryssdal.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Ohio

Brandon Sun

House committee to grill ousted head of embattled IRS for targeting tea party groups

Lawmakers are ready to question the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service as Congress holds its first hearing on the tougher scrutiny the IRS gave tea party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Republican

Thu May 16, 2013

The Columbus Dispatch

Tea party groups plan to sue IRS

The Ohio Liberty Coalition and 16 other tea party groups could file a civil suit against the Internal Revenue Service as soon as next week, according to an attorney representing 27 tea party organizations from around the nation.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Representative Jim Jordan, US House of Representatives, Ohio, Representative Michele Bachmann, Tea Party

National Review Online

Stevens: Hillary Clinton Will Lose the 2016 Democratic Primary

Former Romney-campaign strategist Stuart Stevens predicts that Hillary Clinton will lose the Democratic presidential primary in 2016, arguing that the former secretary of state has significant political vulnerabilities.

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, 2012 Presidential Election, US Senate, Republican

The Daily Record

Tax on medical devices bad for patients and businesses

A federal tax on medical devices went into effect at the beginning of the year. As part of President Obama's healthcare bill signed into law four years ago, a 2.3 percent tax will be assessed on companies that produce anything from wheelchairs to pacemakers.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Opinion

Advocate

Harry Reid Cites Lesbian Niece in New Call for ENDA

Like a lot of Americans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said a law banning workplace discrimination against LGBT people would impact his family personally.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Law, Employment / Labor Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

National Review Online

Portman to Obama: Come Clean

Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, a former Cabinet official, says President Obama should come clean on his administration's "incompetence." "An apology isn't what people are looking for," he says.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

Roll Call

2013 ACLI Capital Challenge Runs Its Course

Members of Congress and their allies, antagonists and observers ran around Washington early Wednesday morning, hoping to come out ahead in the 3-mile ACLI Capital Challenge .

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Related Topix: Anacostia Park, US National Parks, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Kyrsten Sinema, Senator Kelly Ayotte

Wed May 15, 2013

Southeast Georgia Today

Senator Wants Answers

May 15-- U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today joined his colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee in sending a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius demanding details of a fundraising scheme in which she has solicited funds from the health care companies she regulates to help launch Obamacare.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Johnny Isakson

Cleveland.com

Ohio tea party activists upset by Internal Revenue Service scrutiny

It has been more than three years since the Liberty Township Tea Party in southwest Ohio first sought tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, Steve Chabot, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner, US Senate, Ohio, Tea Party

Cleveland.com

Ohio Democrat lawmakers propose temporarily taking guns from people...

This March 3, 2013, file photo shows handguns displayed in Sandy, Utah. Ohio Democrats on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, proposed new legislation that would temporarily strip guns from those who have been served protection orders.

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Related Topix: Ohio, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Ohio Government, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law

ENR-Engineering News-Record

Senators Optimistic About Prospects for Energy Effiency Bill

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 8 approved S.761 by a voice vote.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lisa Murkowski, Ron Wyden, Democrat, Ohio

WKSU-FM Kent

Ohio tea partier helped trigger the national investigation of the IRS

Here! Now! Imperative: not to be avoided: necessary. In a typical week, the show will cover not only all the big news stories, but also the stories behind the stories, or some of the less crucial but equally intriguing things happening in the world.

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Related Topix: Representative Jim Jordan, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ohio

TheCourier.com

Senate OKs flood control amendment

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act that could expedite funding for the Blanchard River flood-control project.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Sherrod Brown, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican, Ohio, Ottawa, OH, Findlay, OH

Tue May 14, 2013

EDGE

Gay GOP Group Log Cabin Announces Relaunch

Log Cabin Republicans recently announced a relaunch of their organization, but it remains to be seen how much influence the predominately gay GOP group will have within the national Republican Party.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, US Politics, Senator Mark Kirk, US News, US Senate, Republican, San Francisco, CA

WNWO-TV Toledo

Toledo Tea Party says it was unfairly targeted by the IRS

A member of the Toledo Tea Party tells WNWO that the group was frustrated in its efforts to obtain tax exempt status from the IRS last year.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Non-Profit

The Columbus Dispatch

DSCC workers must take 11 unpaid days off

Eddie Chacon spends his days making sure troops fighting overseas have what they need.

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Related Topix: Canal Winchester, OH, US Politics, US News, Sherrod Brown, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican