| Story Archive - October, 2006 |
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| Oct 1, 2006 |
| • Candidates for US Senate use national forum to verbally batter each other in first debate |
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| Oct 2, 2006 |
| • Civil rights group goes to court to stop Ohio's new voter ID rules |
| • Early voting could mean delayed results for some Ohio counties, elections officials worry |
| • Speaker opposes using video from House floor in internet ad, which has since been yanked |
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| Oct 3, 2006 |
| • Both sides in gambling debate came to election issues forum ready to play and win |
| • Former presidential candidate rallying Democrats in Ohio, a state he lost in 2004 |
| • Latest Ohio Poll on the economy has good news for one party, bad news for another |
| • Ohio is apparently not holding the line against the invasion of a tree killer |
| • Supreme Court won't get into ad disclosure fight; Democrats say they're not done |
| • Taft plans final trade mission to Mexico, leaving in a few days |
| • Watchdog group says study on justices' votes in cases involving contributors shows need for change |
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| Oct 4, 2006 |
| • Blackwell and Strickland make history and go to record heights in fundraising |
| • Candidates for governor square off on Ohio's economic condition and its future |
| • Supreme Court rules in favor of private contractor receiving state money in audit case |
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| Oct 5, 2006 |
| • Racetrack owner who could get millions from Issue 3 explains why it's good for Ohio |
| • The "Foley Factor" is working its way into several Congressional races - including in Ohio |
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| Oct 6, 2006 |
| • League of Women Voters backing one of this fall's ballot issues on smoking |
| • New poll shows the race between the major party candidates for governor is getting closer |
| • No matter if you want to vote at the polls or absentee, the deadline is fast approaching |
| • Study shows supporters of slot machines for scholarships are way off on their math |
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| Oct 9, 2006 |
| • Fertilizer makers say it's no bull; they're trying to reduce pollution |
| • Ohioans speak out on the economy, and what they think should be done about it |
| • Workers in several Ohio cities walk out to show support for strikers in 10 states |
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| Oct 10, 2006 |
| • Candidates for attorney general joust over who can protect kids better |
| • New poll shows surprising finds in some of the contests on the fall ballot |
| • Popular African American senator comes to Ohio to stump for Strickland |
| • State begins new system designed to track prescription drug abuse |
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| Oct 11, 2006 |
| • DeWine blasts back over bitter ad war, as Brown defends his attack |
| • Last train loaded with toxic debris leaves former plant in the process of becoming a park |
| • New study on charter schools tests those on both sides of the issue |
| • Public forum on hiking minimum wage raises questions and answers |
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| Oct 12, 2006 |
| • Deer-car crashes are down, but that doesn't necessarily mean Ohio's roads are safer |
| • First issue listed on the fall ballot is officially off |
| • Study says commercial TV has plenty of political ads, but not much political news |
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| Oct 13, 2006 |
| • DeWine, Brown square off in another spirited Senate debate |
| • Group backing total smoking ban launches campaign for its issue - and against another one |
| • Ohio congressman ensnared in lobbyist scandal admits taking free trips, tickets, gifts |
| • Trooper involved in fatal crash was legally drunk, investigators say |
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| Oct 16, 2006 |
| • "Bird flu" turns up in some birds in northwest Ohio |
| • Down in the polls, Blackwell launches sex-related charge against Strickland in final debate |
| • Nuclear regulators hold hearings on billion-dollar plant proposed for southeast Ohio |
| • Republicans react to report that the national party is pulling money out of Ohio Senate race |
| • Trial begins for embattled coin dealer accused of stealing millions from the state |
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| Oct 17, 2006 |
| • Blackwell's bombshell not the first time sex-related charges have come up in Ohio campaigns |
| • Group supporting universal health care says cost of premiums fast outpacing Ohioans' wages |
| • Union comes together to back "slot machines for scholarships" amendment |
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| Oct 18, 2006 |
| • Blackwell could end up ruling on complaint that could force Strickland off the ballot |
| • Cult leader's execution put off as he joins suit claiming lethal injection is unconstitutional |
| • Democrat AG candidate says he's uncovered a scandal bigger than "Coingate" |
| • Treasurer candidates scratch into each other, try to change minds in debate |
| • Two mayors, two very different views on "slots for scholarships" issue |
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| Oct 19, 2006 |
| • After waging a nasty campaign in the media, Secretary of State candidates are polite in debate |
| • Auditor candidates have different ideas on how to prevent future "Noe scandals" |
| • Blog story suggests millions of voters "purged", but it's just a rumor |
| • DeWine pulls ads accusing Brown of tax dodge after TV stations yank them |
| • Experts say bomb threat at Cleveland Browns Stadium and other sites not likely serious |
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| Oct 20, 2006 |
| • Governor gives Spirko fifth reprieve, execution now set for after Taft leaves office |
| • Left-leaning group offers up new ad, but it won't make it to TV |
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| Oct 23, 2006 |
| • Backer, detractor of "slots for scholarships" issue go head-to-head in passionate debate |
| • Highly-prized youth voters ask each other what the big issues are in the upcoming vote |
| • With just two weeks till the election, Democrats bring in one of their heavy hitters |
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| Oct 24, 2006 |
| • Candidate who blasted opponent for questionable employee turns out to have one in his past |
| • Cult killer put to death after clemency request rejected in his final hour |
| • Half a dozen OSU dorm elevators ruled unsafe after a deadly accident killed a student |
| • More jobless in Ohio than nationally, but the state's unemployment rate is dropping |
| • Reporters go around and around on governor's race, other hot political topics |
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| Oct 25, 2006 |
| • Problems with numbers on drivers' licenses may mean trouble for thousands of absentee ballot voters |
| • Supreme Court justices make key ruling on charter schools in Ohio |
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| Oct 26, 2006 |
| • With days to go till the election, battle over voter ID on absentee ballots may be just beginning |
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| Oct 27, 2006 |
| • AG told he can't overstep secretary of state in lawsuit on voter ID on absentee ballots |
| • Debate brings bitter rivals in US Senate race together for the final time before the vote |
| • Most expensive gubernatorial campaign in Ohio history continues its climb skyward |
| • Secretary of State declines appeal, but AG wants to challenge ruling on absentee ballot ID |
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| Oct 29, 2006 |
| • Week will begin with a new ruling in the battle over voter ID on absentee ballots |
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| Oct 30, 2006 |
| • Actor afflicted with Parkinson's brings what some call his controversial cause to Ohio |
| • Latest ruling on ongoing battle says absentee ballots must have ID |
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| Oct 31, 2006 |
| • Issue 3 - "slots for scholarships" - has well-financed backers but committed opponents |
| • New tests show trooper involved in fatal head-on crash was not drunk as previously claimed |
| • With just a few weeks - or maybe days - till the first big snowfall, ODOT says it's ready |
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