http://www.wikio.co.uk/search=Ohio Wikio - Ohio http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68559289 Source: [b]Forbes/AP[/b] CORAOPOLIS, Pa. - A gas storage company has issued a voluntary recall of kerosene in parts of four states, including Ohio, because of concerns it might contain gasoline and be explosive. Pittsburgh Terminals Corp., of Coraopolis, issued the recall late Wednesday after a ... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:39:20 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68559289 2008-08-22T01:39:20Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68554821 On Wednesday, August 20, Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Democratic Representative from Ohio) suffered a burst aneurysm while driving in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She was rushed to the hospital where doctors said that the aneurysm was located in “an inaccessible part of her brain” and she had “very limited brain activity.” She was pronounced dead at 6:12 pm. She [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:52:38 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68554821 2008-08-21T23:52:38Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68554835 The maker of the most widely used touch-screen voting machine in Ohio has acknowledged the machines have a programming error that led to votes being dropped in the March primary. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:25:31 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68554835 2008-08-21T23:25:31Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68555648 This past March, a Butler Co Ohio election official was examining the database from the just held primary. The official found a problem he was not looking for. It seems that two memory cards had not been downloaded even though the system had reported that it was. 150 votes were affected. That revelation led to [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:20:31 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68555648 2008-08-21T23:20:31Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68549038 National Surgical Care ("NSC"), a leading outpatient provider of high-quality multi-specialty services, today announced that it has acquired two additional ambulatory surgery centers. .. - Read more Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:11:14 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68549038 EuroInvestor.co.uk <info@euroinvestor.com> 2008-08-21T23:11:14Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68548977 U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur lights up when given the chance to talk about Northwest Ohio's role in we... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:10:43 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68548977 2008-08-21T23:10:43Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68548416 Source: [b]WaPo[/b] A voting system used in 34 states contains a critical programming error that can cause votes to be dropped while being electronically transferred from memory cards to a central tallying point, the manufacturer acknowledges. The problem was identified after complaints from Ohi... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:05:21 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68548416 2008-08-21T23:05:21Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68553873 National Surgical Care ("NSC"), a leading outpatient provider of high-quality multi-specialty services, today announced that it has acquired two additional ambulatory surgery centers. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:00:53 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68553873 2008-08-21T23:00:53Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68548655 On the ground in Ohio. Think that’s officially yankee country. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:51:19 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68548655 2008-08-21T22:51:19Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68555409 AP - The maker of the most widely used touch-screen voting machine in Ohio has acknowledged the machines have a programming error that led to about 1,000 votes being dropped briefly in the March primary. Read the full story Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:30:26 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68555409 2008-08-21T22:30:26Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68551251 A new group called The American Issues Project is spending $2.8 million to run a television ad in Michigan and Ohio linking Barack Obama to Weather Underground figure William Ayers. You can watch the ad on the group's Web site. "Beyond the speeches, how much do you know about Barack Obama?" an announcer asks as the spot opens. "What does he really believe? Consider this: United 93 never hit the Capitol on 9/11. But the Capitol was bombed thirty years before, by an American terrorist group called Weather Underground that declared 'war' on the U.S., targeting the Capitol, the Pentagon, police stations and more." The announcer continues: "One of the group's leaders, William Ayers, admits to the bombings, proudly saying later: 'We didn't do enough.' Some members of the group Ayers founded even went on to kill police. But Barack Obama is friends with Ayers, defending him as, quote, 'Respectable' and 'Mainstream.' Obama's political career was launched in Ayers' home. And the two served together on a left-wing board. Why would Barack Obama be friends with someone who bombed the Capitol and is proud of it? Do you know enough to elect Barack Obama?" The Obama campaign issued a response to the ad from spokesman Tommy Vietor saying that a key player in The American Issues Project, Ed Failor Jr., is a paid McCain consultant. "The fact that John McCain dispatched his paid consultant to launch this despicable ad from a so-called 'independent" committee shows how desperate he is to change the subject from his shocking disconnect with the economic struggles of the American people," said Vietor. "He knows that Barack Obama has denounced the detestable crimes that Bill Ayers committed forty years ago." The Obama release points to an article from National Journal last year noting that Failor "signed on with 2008 White House hopeful John McCain this January," and links to an old McCain press release trumpeting the hire. Meanwhile, the McCain campaign is prepping an ad linking Obama to his old fundraiser Tony Rezko. (The RNC has been pushing this link hard today in response to the Obama campaign's offensive against McCain.) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:24:07 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68551251 2008-08-21T22:24:07Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68548640 DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Surgical Care ("NSC"), a leading outpatient provider of high-quality multi-specialty services, today announced that it has acquired two additional Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:23:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68548640 2008-08-21T22:23:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68544824 A memorial service for Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio), who died yesterday after suffering a brain hemorrhage, is expected to be held in Cleveland the weekend after the Democratic National Convention, according to a report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Plans are still being made, but the Aug. 30 date is most likely, says Joe Hewitt, a family friend and spokesman," the Plain Dealer reports. No plans have been made yet for a separate service...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:16:50 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68544824 2008-08-21T22:16:50Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68543928 OH-11 : First and foremost, we note again with sadness the passing of the late Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, the chairwoman of the House Ethics Committee. The Congresswoman was a true trailblazer whose career represented a series of firsts - she was the first African-American woman elected to Congress from the state of Ohio, the first ever to sit on the Ways and Means committee, the first to serve as Cuyahoga County Prosecutor. Our deepest condolences and best wishes go to her family and friends. National : Courtesy of Jonathan Godfrey and Marisa McNee comes the latest web resource for following U.S. House races online: House Race Tracker . The site serves as a resource for polling results, cash-on-hand numbers, TV ads, and PVI. Soon, apparently, they hope to expand to including independent expenditures in House races as well. Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of the site is its layout; the entire content of HouseRaceTracker is laid out on the front page in user-friendly chart form. While there's no real commentary on the site as of now, HouseRaceTracker looks to be a nice one-stop shop for elections junkies. It's well worth visiting, and bookmarking, for anyone interested in House races. NC-Sen : Now, for the exciting polling news! InsiderAdvantage has polled the North Carolina Senate race, and finds Caribou Liddy Dole deadlocked with Democratic challenger Kay Hagan: Hagan (D) 40 Dole (R) 40 Lot of undecideds in this poll. Here are the most promising indicators: Hagan leads 38% to 27% among independents, and takes a slightly larger share of Republicans than Dole does of Democrats (despite the high percentage of conservative Democrats in North Carolina). The DSCC and Majority Action have been absolutely hammering Caribou Liddy on the airwaves for the past month or so (including in the DSCC's "Rocking Chairs" ad, one of the very best ads from anyone this cycle). Meanwhile, Hagan has put up two positive ads to spread her own name recognition. Pollster's average now shows Dole at 49%, Hagan at 41%, but the last two polls on the race have shown very good movement in Hagan's direction. It appears the race is starting to trend her way. AK-Sen : Ted Stevens' bid to get home-field advantage in his federal corruption trial failed miserably , with a federal judge ruling against Stevens' bid to get his trial moved from DC to Alaska. The upshot of this is that Stevens will also not be able to campaign this fall, a rather unfortunate bit of news as he currently trails Democrat Mark Begich by double digits. He's also begging his colleagues on the Ethics Committee to permit him to set up a legal defense fund: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ted Stevens has asked the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee to approve a legal expense fund to help pay the cost of his criminal defense. Stevens, R-Alaska, joins Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, who set up such a fund earlier this year to help defray the cost of mounting legal expenses connected to a federal probe into campaign donations and other matters. The Senate Ethics Committee must approve the legal expense fund, but generally does so for senators if the legal expenses are connected to their role as an officeholder. Stevens was indicted last month on seven felony counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts and home repairs from the now-defunct oil services company Veco Inc. Individuals and political action committees can contribute up to $10,000 to the Senate fund. Lobbyists, corporations, foreign nationals and labor unions are barred from making contributions. The fund, which would be managed by a trustee, would file quarterly reports detailing the contributors. Stevens is not allowed to solicit contributions and said Wednesday he won't accept donations until the ethics committee has signed off on creating the fund. Alaska's Senate race is beginning to look a lot like a very good production of Shakespeare's Richard II . CO-Sen : VoteVets nails Bob Schaffer to the wall: KY-Sen : Bruce Lunsford is fighting the good fight against Mitch McConnell. Here he calls McConnell a failure, to his face, in their recent debate: And here is Lunsford's latest ad: House Races MO-09 : Though we are still saddened over the humiliating primary loss of GOP candidate Brock Olivo, there's reason to believe the field may be clear for good old Brock to return in 2010. This is because, according to a recent internal poll, Democrat Judy Baker stands an excellent shot at winning this R+7 seat. From pollster Momentum Analysis : Baker (D) 41 Luetkemeyer (R) 39 Millay (R) 3 Baker leads 45% to 36% among women voters, the source of a good bit of her strength. Most notably, Baker enjoys 30% favorable ratings, against just 13% unfavorable. In fact, she enjoys positive favorable ratings even from Republicans, which is truly impressive. If the poll is accurate, it's serious trouble for Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer. Apparently, his people know it, too: "Judy Baker’s poll is like a NASCAR driver bragging about being ahead after the first lap of this weekend’s Sharpie 500, which in case Judy didn’t know is a car race enjoyed by ‘those people’ often derided by liberal Democrats like herself," said Luetkemeyer spokesman Paul Sloca in a statement. Despite Sloca's hysterics, however, it appears that Judy Baker is in fact quite the NASCAR fan: State Sen. Chuck Graham and state Rep. Judy Baker announced the plans to designate Route WW from Highway 63 to Olivet Road as "Carl Edwards Drive." Graham said he intended to file legislation in the General Assembly today. If passed, Edwards would join former Kansas City Royals star George Brett and former St. Louis Cardinals star Mark McGwire as the only sports figures to have their names affixed to state highways. "So stay away from steroids and subpoenas from Congress," Graham joked. Ooooooops. NH-01 : Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is one of the most endangered Democrats in Congress this cycle, but fortunately for her, her Republican opponents, John Stephen and former Rep. Jeb Bradley, seem intent on tearing each other apart in their primary. Stephen attacking Bradley: And Bradley attacking Stephen: Gotta love Republicans eating their own, especially as Shea-Porter is hitting the airwaves with her own ad. NY-13 : Meanwhile, in the district of disgraced Republican Rep. Vito Fossella, the Democratic primary appears to be Mike McMahon's to lose. McMahon faces 2006 candidate Steve Harrison, and leads by more than 45 points: McMahon (D) 64 Harrison (D) 18 Given the GOP's well-documented difficulties finding anybody halfway decent to run for the seat, Mike McMahon looks like he's going to Congress. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:00:03 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68543928 brownsox <rss@dailykos.com> 2008-08-21T22:00:03Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68545359 A new group calling themselves the American Issues Project is putting $2.8M behind the TV ad in Ohio and Michigan. Ambinder shares some additional details… The group calls itself “an organization representing a coalition of activists committed to raising conservative issues both during and after the election.” It includes longtime Republican activists like Ed Failor, Jr. [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:48:31 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68545359 2008-08-21T21:48:31Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68542627 Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants , MPG , Paris Motor Show At a press conference in Lordstown, OH this afternoon, GM CEO Rick Wagoner officially announced that the Chevrolet Cruze would be built at the plant alongside the existing Cobalt. Wagoner alluded to this in June during the company's annual meeting. GM will invest $350 million in the Lordstown plant to tool up for production of the new compact sedan that will also spawn numerous other small cars. An additional $150 million will also be spent launching the Cruze including a new line to build the 1.4L turbo four cylinder engine in Flint MI. Cruzes will also be built in Europe and Asia for sale in those regions. It's expected that the Cruze with the new engine and 6-speed automatic transmission could achieve as much as 40 mpg on the highway. Gallery: Paris 2008: Chevrolet Cruze [Source: General Motors] Continue reading GM officially announces Chevy Cruze will be built in Ohio Permalink | Email this | Comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:46:14 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68542627 2008-08-21T21:46:14Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68542692 Not to belabor the point (much), but the Chevrolet Cruze is GM's next next big thing. As such, the future Chevy needs a steady stream of spin touting it as such. And so why-the-Hell-isn't-he-embattled GM CEO Rick Wagoner cruises over to Lordstown, Ohio to announce his company's intentions to someday rule the world. I [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:43:07 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68542692 2008-08-21T21:43:07Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68548734 Pictured is Ramón, a two-year-old beagle-boxer mix (perhaps a Puggle) who is a stray that was rescued from a Northwest Ohio dog pound. This 30-pound boy loves to run, splash in water, and any other activities that the group wants to do. Ramón appears to be housebroken, and so far has not had any accidents in his foster home. He is quite affectionate, and will gladly slobber you with kisses. While he is a good-natured dog, Ramón loves to wrestle, and he should be placed with dogs his size or larger, since his idea of fun involves romping and jumping. Ramón does not appear to have any negative traits so far, and he will happily go for car rides, walks, or any similar activity. He pulls a bit on the leash, so his new owners will need to work with him on appropriate walking behaviors. To learn more about adopting Ramón or any other Toledo-area rescue dogs , visit the Planned Pethood website for more details. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:40:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68548734 2008-08-21T21:40:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68545234 The nearest I ever got to the sweat equity of an August harvest when I was growing up was the heavy, rich smell of tomatoes being processed at the Campbell soup plant in Bowling Green, Ohio. As a college kid... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:39:08 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68545234 2008-08-21T21:39:08Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68542004 Automaker to spend $US500 million to build Chevrolet Cruze at Ohio plant. 22 Aug 2008 7:28 AM Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:33:35 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Ohio?rinfoid=68542004 2008-08-21T21:33:35Z