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• Columbus Dispatch
• Feb 6, 2012 Kasich heads east for second State of the State Gov. John Kasich said there would be a "couple surprises" in his second State of the State address, scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday in Steubenville. “It’s heavy on everything,” Kasich told reporters today, following a scheduled meet and greet with supporters at historic Roscoe Village in...     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Feb 6, 2012 ODNR can't pinpoint origin of bobcat killed on highway The Ohio Department of Natural Resources was unable to determine whether the bobcat found dead along Rt. 315 at Henderson Road on Wednesday was a wild animal or an escapee from a private owner.     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Feb 6, 2012 Former South Side rendering plant wins $11.6 verdict against city of Columbus A former South Side rendering plant has won an $11.6 million verdict against the city of Columbus for a 2005 sewage backup that damaged the business and its equipment. Assistant City Attorney Susan Ashbrook said the city hasn’t decided whether to appeal the verdict, which was reached Friday by...     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Feb 6, 2012 Union County church copes with second fire RAYMOND, Ohio – A Union County minister who lost his church to arson on Jan. 10 is now dealing with more losses following an accidental fire that destroyed a barn belonging to a church member.     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Feb 6, 2012 East Side man pleads guilty in child porn case An East Side man caught videotaping a 9-year-old boy in a Walmart restroom pleaded guilty today to possessing more than 700 images of child pornography. Okey Belcher, 28, said little during the hearing today in federal court in Columbus.     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Slate
• Feb 6, 2012 Time for QE3 Three and a half years into the Great Depression, just-inaugurated President Franklin D. Roosevelt urged Americans to believe that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Three and a half years into the worst recession since then, America is more threatened by complacency than fear....     Slate        more   
• Feb 6, 2012 Where Did That Sentence-Ending Preposition Rule Come From? Listen to Lexicon Valley Episode No. 1: A Sin of Which None Is Guilty     Slate        more   
• Feb 6, 2012 Workplace Rivalry     Slate        more   
• Yahoo News Democratic Party
• Feb 4, 2012 Dems want their candidate as Ind. elections chief (AP) AP - While Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels held off Saturday on appointing a permanent replacement for the state elections chief convicted early that morning of voter fraud, Democrats said they planned to move quickly to wrest control of the politically powerful office from the GOP.     Yahoo News Democratic Party        more   
• Feb 3, 2012 Senate Democrats ready backup plan on payroll tax bill (Reuters) Reuters - Senate Democrats have begun preparing a backup plan to extend a tax cut for workers if a special congressional negotiating committee fails to reach quick agreement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday.     Yahoo News Democratic Party        more   
• Feb 3, 2012 Michigan Democrats Unveil Legislative Package Aimed at Campaign Finance Reform (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - Michigan House Democrats unveiled a package of bills aimed at campaign finance reform on Thursday. The bills specifically seek to address transparency and accountability in how political campaigns gather financing.     Yahoo News Democratic Party        more   
• Feb 2, 2012 NC's Heath Shuler won't seek re-election to House (AP) AP - North Carolina Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler won't seek re-election to the House, potentially making it harder for the Democrats' effort to win seats in the Republican-controlled House.     Yahoo News Democratic Party        more   
• Feb 2, 2012 Democrats may get lengthy Republican primary race (AP) AP - President Barack Obama has long relished a dragged-out Republican primary contest that would leave the eventual GOP nominee battered before the fall election.     Yahoo News Democratic Party        more   
• 5 DailyKos Headlines
• Feb 6, 2012 Obama administration keeps equal pay on the agenda with app challenge The Obama administration is taking another "if Congress won't do the big stuff that needs doing, we'll do what we can" step, this time on equal pay. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was a nice first step, but it didn't come close to finishing the job, and this Congress won't pass the Paycheck...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Feb 6, 2012 Ari Fleischer admits advising Komen, but denies 'leading their PR efforts' Ari Fleischer, official spokesman for clusterfucks everywhere   Just how bad is the public relations disaster formerly known as Susan G. Komen for the Cure? So bad that Ari Fleischer—former George Bush flack and the public face of selling the war in Iraq—is distancing himself from it...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Feb 6, 2012 Paul Ryan to pick budget fight with President Obama over Medicare, defense cuts Rep. Paul Ryan, leading his team to even greater heights of disapproval. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) remains convinced that ending Medicare is the right policy solution, politics be damned. He's got the misguided assistance of Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), an assist that's not...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Feb 6, 2012 Tuesday night: Time for Rick Santorum to make his move Do or die time for Rick Santorum (Gage Skidmore) Mitt Romney barely cracked 50 percent in the no-turnout Nevada caucuses, but it's clear Republicans are still not rallying around his candidacy. They just don't like him. But he's also been lucky in his opposition—luck that continues to this...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
• Feb 6, 2012 Karl Rove sees evidence of 'Chicago-style politics' in Chrysler ad Breaking! Karl Rove is blaming something on Obama! (Jim Bourg/Reuters) Count Karl Rove among those who think the Chrysler Super Bowl ad was good for Barack Obama: “I was, frankly, offended by it,” said Karl Rove on Fox News Monday. “I'm a huge fan of Clint Eastwood, I thought it was an...     5 DailyKos Headlines        more   
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