By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 1 COLUMBUS — The campaign of Bob Taft was found to have violated Ohio elections law by making fraudulent statements in a television ad. “We are extremely gratified that the commission has come out against the lies and the deception of Bob Taft,” said Alan Melamed, campaign chairman […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — State treasurer candidate John Donofrio wants to change the way Ohio deposits its money. Yesterday, Mr. Donofrio, a Democrat facing Republican Joe Deters in the Nov. 3 election, announced a plan to commit $150 million to a program he calls Deposit 2000. It would make […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — The League of Women Voters wants to take politics out of the way political boundaries are drawn in Ohio. The league announced yesterday that it is gathering signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November, 1999, to change the way the lines […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 1 COLUMBUS — The judge who pulled an allegedly fraudulent Bob Taft campaign ad from Ohio’s television airwaves last week has agreed to let it back on. Judge John Connor of Franklin County Common Pleas Court yesterday lifted the temporary restraining order he issued Saturday at the request […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Taft has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to throw out a judge’s order that caused a controversial campaign ad to be pulled from Ohio’s television airwaves. Mr. Taft’s attorneys filed the motion yesterday afternoon, calling the ruling Saturday by Judge John […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — It’s an odd campaign strategy. Republican state treasurer candidate Joe Deters – locked in what the polls say is the tightest statewide race – will take a week off from campaigning to fulfill a promise. Mr. Deters is the Hamilton County prosecutor, and next week […]

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By Joshua Benton and James Drew Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — The governor’s race kept its negative tone yesterday, when both major candidates presented television ads attacking each other. Democrat Lee Fisher struck a new theme: accusing his opponent, Bob Taft, of being too cozy with an insurance company that has cut services […]

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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 3 COLUMBUS State Rep. Charleta Tavares has broken ranks with the leader of her Democratic ticket on the issue of debates. Ms. Tavares (D., Columbus), who is her party’s nominee for secretary of state, said gubernatorial candidate Lee Fisher should be willing to debate the three other people […]

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By James Drew and Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — It’s official. A month before election day, the governor’s race is getting ugly. Last night, the campaigns of Democrat Lee Fisher and Republican Bob Taft began television ads that attack each other’s records and use unflattering images to hammer home the point. […]

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