Democrats push values stance in Ohio campaign
In Columbus Democrats led by Al From press a values based message to expand beyond wedge issues like gay marriage. The Democratic Leadership Council founder says welfare reform and hard work reflect core values while Republicans counter with alternative moral convictions as Ohio races shape up. Coleman Fingerhut Bayh Taft Strickland Blackwell Montgomery Petro loom in a crowded field ahead of 2008.
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Jason Mauk
Ohio Republican Party
Mauk
Evan Bayh
Indiana
Bob Taft
U.S
Ted Strickland
Kenneth Blackwell
Betty Montgomery
Jim Petro
Opponents urge halt to Ohio death penalty executions
Ohio civil liberties groups and allied activists pressed Tuesday for a moratorium on executions after The Associated Press released its first comprehensive analysis of capital cases since 1981. The report shows racial and county disparities, with death sentences far higher for white victims and wide use of plea bargains.
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Capital University
McCoy to be tried again without capital charge
Franklin County prosecutors will retry Charles McCoy Jr. on 24 counts from 2003 and 2004 highway shootings, dropping the death penalty. The case centers on his insanity plea and severe mental illness, with a second trial likely shorter due to pre collected evidence and streamlined procedures.
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America
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Bureau exits coin venture amid missing 400,000 in coins
Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation will liquidate two investment funds totaling 50 million since 1998 after an audit found 119 coins missing and two other valuable coins unaccounted for. The plan follows concerns over fund managers and questions about Noe’s ties to political donations and state business interests.
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Inmate on Death Row Hangs Self at Ohio Prison
Martin Koliser a 32 year old death row inmate at Mansfield Correctional Institution was found dead from asphyxiation after hanging himself with a nylon belt tied to his bunk. He had earlier cut his arms with a disposable razor and was not listed as mentally ill. The State Highway Patrol is investigating.
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Richland County
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Boardman
Youngstown
Michael Hartzell
Donel Rowe
Hartzell
Ohio
Warren Correctional Institution
Lebanon
Another girl alleges sexual attack at Columbus school
Police report another Columbus Middle School student, 13-year-old Jeremy Nowell, accused of pushing an 11-year-old girl into a locker room, then licking her face and biting her breast. He faces two delinquency counts and has been released to his parents.
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