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Rep. Steve Austria to Retire

By Abby Livingston and Shira Toeplitz, Roll Call

Rep. Steve Austria (R-Ohio) announced today he is retiring.

Austria is in his second term in Congress. But because of Ohio’s new district map, Austria was set to face fellow Republican Rep. Michael Turner …

Gingrich picks up support in Ohio

By Dan Sewell-Associated Press

WEST CHESTER, Ohio — For “Anybody butRomney” Republicans in a key conservative region of Ohio, Newt Gingrich has been picking up support as an alternative to the former Massachusetts governor.

The former House speaker has moved to the …

Issue 2 rejected by Ohio voters

By JULIE CARR SMYTH, The Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state’s new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment.

In a political blow to GOP …

Ohio voters look set to dump Republicans’ anti-union law

By Paul West, Los Angeles Times

Hanoverton, Ohio—An aggressive Republican drive to weaken the labor rights of government workers appears to have crested, at least in Ohio, where voters are expected to throw out a far-reaching anti-union law this week.

The referendum …

Joe the Plumber pipes up for Herman Cain

By MJ LEE | Politico

Joe the Plumber has never tried Herman Cain’s pizza, but he thinks the 9-9-9 tax plan is tasty and is leaning …

“Joe the Plumber” announces congressional bid

AP)  TOLEDO, Ohio- Joe the Plumber is plunging into politics because he thinks it’s about time America had a few mechanics, bricklayers and, yes, plumbers in Congress.

 

Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher was thrust into the political spotlight after questioning Barack Obama about …

Ohio’s Health-Care Initiative Just Went National

By Heather Higgins & Eric Novack, National Review

Most ballot initiatives have little resonance outside the states that consider them. That’s not so with the upcoming vote in Ohio. Ohio’s November vote on the Health Care Freedom Amendment (Issue 3) will …

Ohio: Herman Cain draws packed crowd to Christian school

ByNaureen Khan, CBS News

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio – Some 1,500 people squeezed into the basketball arena of this semi-rural community’s Ohio Christian University campus Thursday night to hear Herman Cain talk about his presidential campaign and his evangelical faith.

“I don’t know …

Boehner gets GOP primary challenge from Tea Party

By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY

A Tea Party activist seeking to make abortion a key issue says he’ll challenge House Speaker John Boehner in a GOP primary next year.

David Lewis told the Cincinnati Enquirer today that he’s making an issue of …

Rep. Steve Chabot allows cameras at town hall

By POLITICO STAFF | POLITICO

This time, they let the cameras in.

One week after a meeting in which a police officer confiscated cameras from two people attending one of his town hall events, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) held a meeting in …

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