Ohio's capital punishment system could be under its own death watch as scrutiny over how the state executes prisoners has led to calls for significant changes -- if not an outright repeal -- of the death penalty.
Compared to 10 years ago, Ohioans filing their state income taxes today contribute less to Ohio political parties through their tax forms, but they give more to environmental preservation and injured veterans.
On Jan. 4, 2007, Democrat Deval Patrick was sworn in as the 71st governor of Massachusetts, and Willard Mitt Romney -- the 70th governor-- began running for the Republican nomination for president.
It was called "Operation Chaos" in 2008, a strategy among some Republicans to switch parties and disrupt Democratic primaries by voting for Hillary Clinton instead of Barack Obama.
When we talk about hypocrisy in politics, we usually highlight personal behavior. The multiply-married politician who proclaims "family values" while also having affairs is now a rather dreary stock figure in our campaign narratives.
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