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Friday, May 7, 2010
Karl Rove to sign books at Butler County bookstore
Karl Rove is signing copies of his new book, Courage and Consequence, at Books-A-Million in Fairfield Twp. on Friday, May 21.
Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush, will be at the store from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
The store is at 3355-3435 Princeton Road in the Bridgewater Falls Shopping Center.
For more details, go to www.rove.com.
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TweetDann admits guilt to criminal charges
For two years, former attorney general Marc Dann insisted that while he made mistakes, he committed no crimes. But on Friday, May 7, Dann pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor ethics charges in the scandal that forced him to resign, damaged his reputation and finances and destroyed his marriage.
Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Ted Barrows sentenced Dann to $1,000 in fines and 500 hours of community service, plus court costs. Dann told the judge that he was unable to pay the fines until next week.
Dann said he would report the convictions to the disciplinary counsel of the Ohio Supreme Court and make an argument that he should be allowed to continue practicing law.
Dann accepted responsibility for his actions and pleaded guilty to one count of soliciting or receiving improper compensation and one count of filing false financial disclosure statements.
Dann, a Democrat, held the attorney general’s office for just 17 months. His administration was marked by gaffes and then a sexual harassment scandal involving his top aide. Dann admitted that he was unprepared for the office and confessed to an extramarital affair with a junior staffer.
The scandal led to Dann being forced to resign May 14, 2008 and investigations by the state Inspector General, Ohio Ethics Commission, Secretary of State, state Auditor and Ohio Highway Patrol.
In addition to Dann, the following people also pleaded guilty to criminal charges during the probe: Alyssa Lenhoff, his estranged wife; Edgar Simpson, his former chief of staff; Leo Jennings III, his former communications director; and Tony Gutierrez, his former general services director.
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TweetPortman, Fisher start out tied in race for U.S. Senate.
Democrat Lee Fisher and Republican Rob Portman are starting their general election campaign for the U.S. Senate in a virtual tie among likely voters, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey released on Friday, May 7.
The survey, taken on Wednesday, May 5, showed Fisher, the lieutenant governor, leading 43-42 percent, with 4 percent choosing another candidate and 11 percent undecided.
The poll, with margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percent, came just a day after Fisher defeated Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for the Democratic nomination in the Ohio primary.
Portman, a former Cincinnati-area U.S. House member and budget director and U.S. trade representative for President George W. Bush, was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
The winner in the general election will replace Republican Sen. George Voinovich who is retiring at the end of the year.
The survey was taken with 500 likely voters.
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TweetPoll: Ohio voters favor Arizona-type immigration law
Fifty-nine percent of Ohio likely voters favored an immigration law like the one adopted in Arizona, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey released on Friday, May 7.
The poll found that 32 percent of likely voters opposed such a law, which permits local police to stop and check immigration status when they suspect people of being illegal immigrants.
The survey also found that 62 percent of those favoring such a law back Republican John Kasich, the former Columbus-area U.S. House member, for governor. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland got the support from 74 percent of those who oppose such a law.
The poll was taken on Wednesday, May 5, with 500 likely voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percent.
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TweetKasich, Strickland neck-and-neck in new guv poll
For the second straight month, Republican challenger John Kasich and Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland are virtually tied among likely voters in a Rasmussen Reports poll for the Ohio governor’s race released on Friday, May 7.
The poll showed Kasich, a former Columbus-area U.S. House member, leading Strickland, 46-45 percent. The margin of error in the poll was plus or minus 4.5 percent. Three percent favored another candidate and 6 percent were undecided.
Until last month, Kasich had led Strickland by from six to 11 points in surveys going back to December. The new poll was taken on Wednesday, May 5, a day after Ohio’s primary in which Kasich and Strickland were unopposed for their parties’ nominations.
The survey was taken with 500 likely voters.
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