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Bidding a Not-So-Fond Farewell to Willie Horton

Andrew Grant-Thomas, Ph.D. | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pardons, Willie Horton, Clemency, Ted Strickland, Maurice Clemmons, Huckabee Clemmons Clemency, Politics News
Andrew Grant-Thomas, Ph.D.

High-profile clemency cases like Maurice Clemmons, while tragic, are ridiculously atypical of the cases that usually come to the attention of parole boards and chief executives.

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Help Stop Ohio's Sarah Palin!

Howie Klein | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marilyn Brown, Jennifer Garrison, Homophobia, Ted Strickland, Reactionary Democrats, Ohio, Politics News
Howie Klein

As should be obvious, Jennifer Garrison is not a real Democrat, and not someone Ohioans can trust to count votes in a presidential year.

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Governors Holding Midwest High Speed Rail Summit, Sign Pact

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 08.26.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago High Speed Rail, Pat Quinn, High Speed Rail, Midwest High Speed Rail, High Speed Rail Funding, Midwest Rail Steering Group, Ted Strickland, Chet Culver, Jennifer Granholm, Jim Doyle, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Midwest governors met in Chicago on Monday in a show of unity as they push for an eight-state, high-speed rail network - agreeing to s...

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Gambling with Ohio's Future

Kelley Bell-Wenzlaff | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gambling, Bill Harris, Ted Strickland, Budget, Ohio, Ohio Budget, John Kasich, Horse Racing, Politics News
Kelley Bell-Wenzlaff

Ohio is facing one of the worst budget crises in its history and instead of rolling up their sleeves to hash out a budget, the politicians are rolling the dice in an epic game of fool the public.

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Energy Self-Reliance and Our Future

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Ted Strickland, Barack Obama, Boone Pickens, Congress Stimulus, U.S. Economy, Republicans Stimulus, Obama Stimulus, Economy, Economic Crisis, Obama Economy, Green Energy, Stimulus, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Gop Stimulus, Economic Stimulus, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

You want my opinion on a stimulus plan? Follow Ohio's example and invest in American energy. All of it.

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Ohio Pol Arrested For Running Hooker-Review Site

AP | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eric Mcfadden, Hooker Review Site, Mcfadden Strickland, Ohio Gop Hooker Site, Ohio Hooker Review Site, Ohio Hooker Site, Ted Strickland, Politics News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police have arrested a man they say was responsible for a Web site where customers could post reviews of prostitutes. ...

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Dem Governors Attack Environmentalists On Stimulus

Politico | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus, Ted Strickland, Economic Stimulus Package, Environmentalists, Democratic Governors, Politics News

Democratic governors are slamming environmental advocates, in one of the first fights to break out within the Democratic party over the shape of the s...

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Ohio Governor To Obama: "I Need $5 Billion"

Washington Post | Peter Slevin | Posted 01.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Strickland, Bailout, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, Ohio Bailout, Ohio, Politics News

As the economy sputters and tax revenue plummets, governors and mayors across the United States are lining up to ask President-elect Barack Obama and ...

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In Battleground Ohio, Community Organizing Trumps Cynicism: Lesson for 2012?

Sanford D. Horwitt | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arnie Graf, Ted Strickland, Sherrod Brown, Progressives, Industrial Areas Foundation, 2004 Election in Ohio, Community Organizing, Saul Alinsky, Faith Vote Columbus, Jonathan Lange, Politics News
Sanford D. Horwitt

IAF organizers are confident that they will be able to show that a volunteer-driven voter participation strategy can significantly increase turnout in scores of precincts.

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Hillary: Give Cash To Obama In "Pivotal State" Of Ohio

Talking Points Memo | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clinton Ohio, Obama Ohio, Barack Obama Ohio, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Obama, Hillary Clinton Ohio, Ted Strickland, Politics News

Hillary just held a private conference call with Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and dozens of donors to her campaign and to Ohio Dems, urging them to pl...

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The Other Woman Running Mate

Stephen Hancock | Posted 09.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama Vice President, Evan Bayh, Vice President, Tim Kaine, Kathleen Sebelius, Ohio, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, David Plouffe, Offthebus, Ted Strickland, Kansas, Election 2008, Kathleen Sebelius VP, Home News
Stephen Hancock

With the presidential nominee's Kansas roots, a Sebelius selection would make for a wonderful narrative, a tale of the heartland which could be spun to great effect at the Convention, and one that would help dispel the "exotic" aspersions cast at Obama.

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Sam Stein

Jim Webb: "Under No Circumstances" Will I Consider V.P. Role

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Webb Vice President, Obama Vice President, Ted Strickland, Vice President Searches, Jim Webb, Webb Senate, Webb Won't Consider, Obama VP, Obama Veep, Barack Obama, Politics News

**UPDATE BELOW** Behind Webb's Decision Vice presidential searches are always punctuated by potential candidates making stern statements about their...

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Ted Strickland Shermanesque On VP Prospects

Political Radar | Teddy Davis and John Santucci | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Vice President, Ted Strickland VP, Ted Strickland Vice President, Ted Strickland, Obama Strickland, Barack Obama, Politics News

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) was Shermanesque on Tuesday in saying that he would "absolutely not" be Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., running mate even if...

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Obama's Running Mate: Party Unity

Lauren Weiner | Posted 06.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Vice President, Obama Clinton, Ted Strickland, Obama Ticket, Ed Rendell, Obama Vice President, Obama Richardson, Obama Edwards, Obama Democratic Unity, Obama Biden, Evan Bayh, Home News
Lauren Weiner

Obama might be wise to bypass his own supporters when he goes to select a vice-presidential candidate. Reaching out instead to a high-profile Clinton supporter may be the best way to unite the party.

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Clinton-Backing Ohio Governor Says IA Caucuses Make "No Sense," "Hugely Undemocratic"

Columbus Dispatch | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Strickland, Strickland Caucuses, Strickland Iowa, Politics News

Gov. Ted Strickland's viewpoint that Iowa is the wrong place to begin the presidential nominating process caused some angst yesterday in the campaign ...

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