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Ohio stories: 129 news summaries

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Facing Cops, Accused Killer Takes Own Life

Police sought Ohio man for murdering new
wife and family

Mar 6, 09 7:05 PM CST
(Newser) - An Ohio man accused of killing his wife and four children took his own life today when police cornered him in a bathroom, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Following a tip, Cleveland police and US marshals were hunting room-to-room in a house when they found Davon Crawford, 33, hiding behind... More »

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(Newser) - A documentary on animal cruelty at an Ohio hog farm has the pork industry considering how to better represent its “commitment to animal care,” Reuters reports. The footage in Death on a Factory Farm, taken secretly, led to animal-cruelty prosecutions, though the charged workers were acquitted. HBO airs... More »

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HBO • Ohio • animal cruelty • pig • pork • documentary film • prosecutions • National Pork Board • factory farm

Mom Nabbed for Breastfeeding While Driving

Unrepentant Ohio woman charged with endangering her child

Feb 28, 09 1:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Turns out, it’s not legal to breastfeed and drive at the same time. Genine Compton found that out the hard way when a male motorist spotted the Ohio woman chatting on a cellphone and breastfeeding one child while driving her other children to school. When police tracked Compton down,... More »

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Ohio • breast feeding • driver distraction • reckless driving

Wife Admits Exercising Husband, 73,
to Death

She refused to let him leave pool—43 times

Feb 15, 09 5:01 AM CST
(AP) - An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide after exercising her 73-year-old husband to death in a swimming pool and refusing to let him leave the water, reports AP. The husband rested his head on the side of the pool several times while gasping for breath when the wife... More »

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crime • Ohio • homicide • guilty plea • exercise • husband • wife

Governors
Back House
on Stimulus

Senate version provides for half as much direct state aid

Feb 11, 09 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - With the House and Senate reconciling their competing stimulus bills, governors are pushing for the House version to prevail, the Washington Post reports. States would receive billions in aid if that version goes through—or next to nothing if the Senate's legislation passes. "If the Senate version holds, there... More »

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Wisconsin • Ohio • US states • recession • Ted Strickland • governor • economic stimulus package • budget shortfall • Jim Doyle

(Newser) - A liberal group is launching an ad blitz tomorrow that pressures GOP senators to make a choice—Barack Obama or Rush Limbaugh, Politico reports. The ad—running in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Nevada—blasts House Republicans for voting against the stimulus package at Limbaugh's urging and asks, "Will our senator... More »

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Senate • Rush Limbaugh • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Nevada • economic stimulus package

Ohio Vote Fraud Probe Uncovers Single Case

Allegations of widespread Cincinatti-area fraud prove unfounded

Jan 29, 09 2:30 AM CST
(Newser) - An investigation into allegations of widespread voter fraud in Ohio's Hamilton County last fall found just one case, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. A county prosecutor—and local chairman of John McCain's campaign—had demanded 600 votes be examined. The only fraudulent vote was cast by a Connecticut man who turned... More »

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voter fraud • Ohio • Cincinnati • election fraud • voting irregularities • Election 2008

Man Sues Over Smack From Stripper's Shoe

Wants $25K in damages after flying footwear hit him in face

Jan 24, 09 5:06 PM CST
(Newser) - An Ohio man is suing a strip club for $25,000 after a stripper’s shoe flew off and clocked him in the nose, the Daily Telegraph reports. A year after the incident, he says he’ll need surgery and can only breath from one nostril. “When the boot... More »

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Ohio • shoes • injury • lawsuit • stripper

ANALYSIS

Strong Candidates Give GOP Hope for Open Senate Seats

No dearth of Republican recruits for 2010 races in Fla., Mo., Ohio

Jan 14, 09 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Don’t let the stories about how grim 2010 looks for the Senate Republicans fool you. The spate of retirements in swing states is no boon, to be sure, but, Politico reports, the GOP will have no trouble coming up with good candidates in Florida, Ohio, and Missouri. A state-by-state... More »

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Florida • Ohio • Rob Portman • Senate Republicans • Missouri • Jim Talent • Mel Martinez • George Voinovich • Senate race • Roy Blunt • US Senate • Election 2010 • Marco Rubio • Kit Bond • Sarah Steelman

Text Offering 'Chicks With Drugs' Dupes Crooks

Friend of Ohio victim suggested pranking carjackers

Jan 10, 09 2:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Three carjackers who expected to meet “hot chicks with drugs” found cops and cuffs instead—all thanks to a prank text message, CNET reports. At gunpoint, the Ohio men robbed Alan Heuss of his BMW, cell phone, and cash. Later, when Heuss told the story to friends, one suggested... More »

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Ohio • texting • Columbus • carjacking

Struggling Ohio Gets in Line for Federal Help

Governor seeks $5B from stimulus, says he's not 'crying wolf'

Dec 27, 08 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Ted Strickland recently put in a call to Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s incoming chief of staff. “Rahm, it’s Ted,” the Ohio governor said. “You’ve never failed me, and I need $5 billion.” Such is the desperation in Ohio, one of many states seeking... More »

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Ohio • financial crisis • state budgets

 Death of GOP IT Guru 
 Fuels Conspiracy Mills 

Plane crash involving Karl Rove's IT consultant raises suspicions

Dec 26, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The death of Karl Rove's IT consultant in a plane crash last week has let loose a flood conspiracy theories, the Zoo reports. Michael Connell was due to testify in a case alleging voter fraud in Ohio in 2004, and had asked for police protection, according to some reports. He... More »

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Karl Rove • voter fraud • GOP • Ohio • conspiracy theory

Narrow Ohio
Dem Victory Boosts House Majority to 79

Kilroy snatches 21st seat from GOP

Dec 8, 08 1:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The last outstanding contest for the House of Representatives is over, with Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy declared the winner in a tight Ohio contest, boosting the Democratic majority to 79 seats. Kilroy is the first Democrat in a generation elected to the House in her county. Her victory over state... More »

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Ohio • William Jefferson • House of Representatives • Deborah Pryce • Hurricane Gustav • Mary Jo KIlroy • Steve Stivers • Joseph Cao • John Fleming • Paul Carmouche

 Election Lawsuits 
 Emerge in Ohio, NH 

GOP contests provisional-ballot issues in Ohio; judge sides with party on observers in NH

Nov 4, 08 5:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The Ohio GOP is suing the state over rules concerning provisional ballots, the Toledo Blade reports, in an atmosphere tense enough that Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has been assigned extra security following death threats. The GOP amended an extant suit to challenge instructions that county boards of election could... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • New Hampshire • Ohio • lawsuit • Election Day • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

Hints at Winner May Come Early Tomorrow Night

Victory, or close loss,
in Indiana would bode well for Obama

Nov 3, 08 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - What happens early tomorrow night may hint at the final outcome, John Whitesides notes for Reuters. A victory, or close loss, in Indiana—where polls close at 6pm EST and which has gone Republican in every presidential race since 1964—would presage good things for Barack Obama; if John McCain... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • John McCain • Kentucky • Ohio • Mitch McConnell • Pennsylvania • Indiana • Virginia • Senate race • Election 2008 • election results

 Undecided Voters Agree: 
 Choosing Is Tough 

Undecideds waiting for candidates to provide tell-tale slip-up

Oct 31, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Undecided voters want one thing from John McCain and Barack Obama: a reason to vote for one of them—or not. “I’m waiting for one of them to shoot himself in the leg,” one torn Floridian tells the LA Times. "I just don't trust politicians,... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • John McCain • Ohio • undecided voters • Election 2008 • battleground states

 New Video Hit: 
 'Where Are You, Joe?' 

McCain's guest nowhere to be found during first Ohio rally

Oct 31, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The image of John McCain looking for a nowhere-to-be-found Joe the Plumber has surfaced on YouTube and is being forwarded by gleeful Democrats, notes MSNBC's First Read blog. “Joe’s with us here," McCain said at an Ohio rally yesterday. "Joe, where are you?," he asked,... More »

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John McCain • Ohio • gaffe • Election 2008 • campaign rally • Joe Wurzelbacher • Joe the Plumber

 Campaigns Go All-Out in Ohio 

Obama leads, but both teams are playing hardball

Oct 31, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has led in the last 11 Ohio polls, but the battle for the all-important state is intensifying as Republicans make a last-minute get-out-the-vote sweep. Early voting has leaned Obama’s way, but Republicans—who don't see a clear path to the White House without victory here—say that... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Ohio • Election 2008 • campaign tactics

Campaigns Ramp Up for
Ohio Legal Fight

State's use of provisional ballots portends court battles

Oct 31, 08 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four years ago Ohio delivered the presidency to George W Bush over John Kerry, and in 2008 the Buckeye State may again prove decisive. Both camps have legal teams to contest the results of the Ohio vote, which could be compromised by a host of snags: faulty electronic machines, irregularities... More »

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Ohio • voting irregularities • Election 2008 • election law • provisional ballots

ANALYSIS

Amish Could Give McCain Crucial Swing-State Support

Many members of sect, concentrated in Ohio, Pa., voted Bush in '04

Oct 28, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - With John McCain now focused on winning Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, he could get help from a group that has traditionally avoided politics: the Amish. When they do vote, Amish are thought to be 100% Republican because of their views on abortion, Benjamin Sarlin writes in the Daily Beast; George... More »

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John McCain • Republican • GOP • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Indiana • Amish • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • swing states • the religious vote • battleground states

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