JOHN MCCARTHY

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Judge Backs Ohio Election Chief

A judge says Ohio counties don't have the power to challenge an order from the state's chief elections officer that they provide a paper ballot to any voter who wants one in the upcoming primary elections.

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Ohio Man Jailed After Sex Sting Arrest

A former children's services lawyer was in jail Thursday, a day after authorities allege he went to the Ohio Statehouse to meet someone he thought was a 15-year-old girl he had met online.

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Challenger of Lethal Injection Executed

A man who decided in his final days to challenge Ohio's lethal injection method was executed Tuesday for his ex-wife's shooting death 13 years ago.

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Police: Escaped Ohio Prisoner Arrested

Police arrested a prison inmate at a house where he holed up Monday with two hostages after overpowering a guard in a hospital, carjacking a vehicle and robbing two banks, authorities said.

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Ohio State Sen. Wins GOP Primary

Republicans picked a party-backed state senator Thursday to replace embattled U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, who dropped out of the congressional race amid a corruption scandal.

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Judge Orders Ohio Ballots Preserved

A judge ordered Ohio's county elections boards Thursday to preserve ballots from the 2004 presidential election — a move activists hope will help prove allegations of fraud.

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McCain Faults Administration on Iraq

Republican Sen. John McCain, a staunch defender of the Iraq war, on Tuesday faulted the Bush administration for misleading Americans into believing the conflict would be "some kind of day at the beach."

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8 Vie to Replace Troubled Ohio Rep. Ney

Eight candidates beat the deadline to vie for scandal-scarred Rep. Bob Ney's congressional seat in a special election next month, including two men who lost races in the spring primary and the Republican state lawmaker Ney wants to take his place.

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8 Candidates File for Ney's Seat

Eight candidates beat the deadline to vie for scandal-scarred Rep. Bob Ney's congressional seat in a special election next month, including two men who lost races in the spring primary and the Republican state lawmaker Ney wants to take his place.

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Ohio Lawmaker Favored to Replace Bob Ney

The lawmaker favored to replace Bob Ney as the Republican's candidate for Congress faces the immediate task of making voters focus on her reputation rather than his.

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Chiropractor Claims He Can Go Back in Time

A chiropractor who claims he can treat anyone by reaching back in time to when an injury occurred has attracted the attention of state regulators.

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Ohio Governor Seeks Judge's Ouster

The governor and two other state leaders on Wednesday sought the removal of a judge who ordered probation instead of jail time for a man who admitted sexually assaulting two boys.

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Ohio Executes Convicted Rapist, Murderer

Ohio on Tuesday executed a man convicted of raping and strangling two women during a five-month spree of assaults while he was on drugs.

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