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Toledo- Four current or former officeholders pleaded no contest to ethics charges Wednesday in an investigation of a prominent fund-raiser who admitted illegally funneling donations to President Bush's re-election campaign. Columbus- State treasurer Jennette Bradley is not as concerned about her challenger in Tuesday's primary as she is with the intensifying Republican gubernatorial race. Secretary of State Ken Blackwell has an imposing 21 percentage-point lead over Attorney General Jim Petro in the Republican Party's expensive and divisive gubernatorial primary, a Plain Dealer survey of party members shows. Bob Ney have been caught up in the federal bribery investigation wrought by former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Democrat Betty Sutton and Republican Craig Foltin appeared Tuesday night to be headed for a face-off in the November general election in the 13th Congressional District. Columbus- A Cincinnati-area congresswoman lied when she claimed to have two college degrees as she campaigned last year in a special election, the Ohio Elections Commission ruled Thursday. When a dispute occurs, most brokerages invoke a contract clause requiring that you arbitrate instead of going to court. Although their influence is hard to measure, blogs already are as much a fixture of the modern political campaign as yard signs. Whatever other arguments there might be for Ohio Auditor Betty Montgomery to open the books of Oriana House, it is hard to ignore that the private corrections company is run by the foe of a dear political friend.
What a fitting final week it was for Ken Blackwell's bid to capture the Republi can Party nomination for governor.