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Democrat takes helm of Bush-backing Ohio
BY JULIE CARR SMYTH | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS - Democrat Ted Strickland was sworn in as governor of scandal-scarred Ohio this morning, ending 16 years of Republican control in the state that tipped the election for President Bush in 2004.
In a midnight ceremony at the Statehouse, Strickland replaced term-limited Bob Taft, who saw himself swept up in a state investment scandal that included the governor's own no contest plea to ethics violations.
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Gov.-elect Ted Strickland said Friday he will not have ample time to review the case of condemned killer Kenneth Biros before the scheduled execution date, signaling the likelihood that the first execution of his administration will be postponed.
Inmate: Lucasville witness 'fessed up
Friday, December 29, 2006
John Caniglia
Plain Dealer Reporter
A key witness in the Lucasville prison riot trials a decade ago has since told a friend that he lied to help prosecutors convict the uprising's leaders, an affidavit says.
His goal: Save himself from death row, according to the affidavit.
Two Portage men convicted of 1988 murder insist they're innocent. Ohio justices may give them new day in court
By Ed Meyer
Beacon Journal staff writer
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Supreme Court is expected to issue a long-awaited ruling this week in the murder case of two convicted Portage County men -- Randy Resh and Bob Gondor -- whose promise of another day in court has been on hold for more than 4 ½ years.
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JAIL THREAT A BIT RICHEY
EXCLUSIVE David Leslie News of the World Scotland
17 Dec 06