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  Ohio - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Ohio's southern border is defined by the Ohio River (with the border being at the 1793 low-water mark on the north side of the river), and much of the northern border is defined by Lake Erie.
Ohio was also a deciding factor in the 1948 presidential election when Democrat Harry S. Truman defeated Republican Thomas Dewey (who had won the state four years earlier) and in the 1976 presidential election when Democrat Jimmy Carter defeated Republican Gerald Ford by a slim margin in Ohio and took the election.
Ohio is known as the "Modern Mother of Presidents," having sent eight of its native sons to the White House.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Ohio   (3249 words)

  
 Ohio
Ohio is a strong state in the Union and Presidential elections must rally the party for their electoral votes on a consistent basis.
Ohio is the state of Presidents, because eight men have been elected from there to the nation=s highest office.
Ohio Democrats are middle of the road in their stances on the issues from social policy to any other policy making points.
www.hunter.cuny.edu /pc2000/Ohio.html   (1253 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
OHIO, one of the East North Central states of the U.S., bordered on the N by Michigan and Ontario, Canada; on the E by Pennsylvania and West Virginia; on the S by West Virginia and Kentucky; and on the W by Indiana.
Ohio, with an area of 116,103 sq km (44,828 sq mi), is the 34th largest state of the U.S.; 1.3% of the land area is owned by the federal government.
Ohio was separated from the remainder of the Northwest Territory in 1800, and in 1803 it became the first state of the territory to be admitted to the Union.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/ohio.html   (4014 words)

  
 Biography of James Garfield
As the last of the log cabin Presidents, James A. Garfield attacked political corruption and won back for the Presidency a measure of prestige it had lost during the Reconstruction period.
Garfield was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1859 as a Republican.
President Lincoln persuaded him to resign his commission: It was easier to find major generals than to obtain effective Republicans for Congress.
www.whitehouse.gov /history/presidents/jg20.html   (601 words)

  
 The Senate as a Black Hole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Senate majorities are especially reluctant to confirm nominees to such courts when the appointment would tip the court balance in favor of a president from the opposing party.
The Senate slowdown on appointments to the circuit likely was motivated by the strategic importance of the circuit, since confirming Clinton's nominees would have deprived a Republican president of the opportunity to move a balanced court into the conservative camp.
Because the presiding officer of the chamber gives the majority leader priority in being recognized to speak on the Senate floor, the majority leader has the upper hand in setting the chamber's agenda, especially given his control of the executive session agenda, the arena in which nominations may be called up for confirmation.
www.brookings.edu /press/REVIEW/spring2001/binder.htm   (2192 words)

  
 Ohio Municipal League
The Ohio Municipal League is governed by a Board of Trustees, elected by the membership.
When an Ohio municipality becomes an active League member, all of the elected and key appointed officials are eligible to use the available services.
The Ohio Municipal League has been accredited by the Ohio Supreme Court as a sponsor of both Continuing Legal Education Programs for attorneys and the required Mayors Court training for Mayors hearing all types of cases.
www.omunileague.org /CooperatingAssociations/OML/ohio.htm   (981 words)

  
 A List of all the Children of the Presidents of the United States
He was a Senator and diplomat who served as Secretary of State, helping to draft the Monroe Doctrine before becoming the sixth American President.
President Garfield's assassination was seen first hand, by his own son "Jimmy," at the tender age of 15.
Republican," Taft ran for president three times, and is considered by many as one of the fathers of the modern American conservative political movement.
www.presidentschildren.com /list.htm   (11601 words)

  
 AlterNet: Election 2004: State of Disunion
Ohio's 20 electoral votes give it more than all but six other states, and of those six, only two of them are up for grabs – Pennsylvania and Florida.
The way for a party to win an Ohio election, traditionally, is to win big in the most loyal of their five Ohios, not lose too badly in the other party's Ohios, and make swinging central Ohio, consisting of Columbus and its sprawling suburbs, their own.
President Bush has visited Ohio 27 times in his presidency, 14 times this year alone, including such high profile stops as a speech to over 20,000 in a Columbus arena the day before his speech to the Republican National Convention and a September rally with over 50,000 supporters near Cincinnati.
www.alternet.org /election04/20093   (1932 words)

  
 Ohio State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song
Cabins in Ohio's Scenic Wonderland - In Hocking Hills of Ohio.
The large blue triangle represents Ohio's hills and valleys, and the stripes represent roads and waterways.
The 13 stars grouped about the circle represent the original states of the union; the 4 stars added to the peak of the triangle symbolize that Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the union.
www.50states.com /ohio.htm   (288 words)

  
 Mystery Pollster: Ohio
The Ohio native and cynic in MysteryPollster is tempted to use this opportunity to unveil his First Rule of Poll Interpretation: Otherwise smart people tend to forget about sampling error as numbers approach fifty (or margins approach zero).
Their attitudes toward sitting Presidents are especially well defined and firmly held, and the first stage of their decision is whether to support the incumbent.
The challenger is typically perceived, almost by definition, as less qualified to be president, less experienced in the conduct of foreign affairs, harder to imagine as commander in chief.
www.mysterypollster.com /main/2004/10/ohio.html   (5128 words)

  
 Congressman Todd Russell Platts, Representing the People of the 19th District of Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
When President Eisenhower left the White House in January of 1961, he and his wife Mamie settled down on their small farm in Gettysburg to enjoy their retirement together.
And it was Ike, in his last nationally-televised address as president, who warned the American people about the eminent dangers of the military-industrial complex, a full three years prior to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the tragic escalation of the Viet Nam War.
But perhaps the most crowning of all Eisenhower's achievements as president was his determined work with a Democratic Congress to establish this nation's interstate highway system, which today stretches some 42,000 miles across our land.
www.house.gov /list/speech/pa19_platts/Ike.html   (947 words)

  
 CLASSIFIED SENATE JANUARY 2002 SUMMARY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ohio University Classified Senate Summary of January 17, 2002 Nelson Post Office Annex, 10-12 Noon Present: Louise Bell, Alexis Cline, Christina Dalesandry, Deborah Daniels, Kara Dunfee, Cathey Glenn, Mary Jackson, Teresa Nelson, Patricia Palmer, Janice Roche, Gail Sargent, Nancy Savage, Annette Talbert, Denise Tate, Teresa Tyson-Drummer, Pat Watson, and Lauren Young.
Senators were further encouraged to communicate within their areas.
Senate suggested deleting the second paragraph under POLICY "Ohio University is dedicated to the enlightened management of human resources and is therefore committed to a program of professional development for staff." Janice Roche announced all evaluative documents for Performance Management have been approved and are ready for use.
www.ohiou.edu /csen/2002/jan.htm   (994 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Senators Home > State Information > Ohio
Robert A. Taft served in the Senate during the 76th-83rd congresses, and his son Robert Taft, Jr.
served in the Senate during the 92d-94th congresses.
Two Ohio senators, Thomas Worthington and Alexander Campbell, were less than thirty-one years old when they entered the Senate and are among the youngest members sworn into office in Senate history.
www.senate.gov /pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/ohio.htm   (373 words)

  
 Trivia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
FDR is the only President to have had 3 Vice Presidents serve under him.
One ran away to sea; the other was elected vice president of the united states.
A senator from Minnesota, he was a key political figure from 1950 through the late 1970's.
www.vicepresidents.com /new_page_3.htm   (873 words)

  
 Ohio Northern Student Senate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Their concern was the lack of outdoor seating on campus.
The committee then made a list of these locations and presented it to the administration.
After this, Senate, Alumni Affairs, and the President’s office began working together to make the suggestion a reality.
www.onu.edu /org/studentsenate   (108 words)

  
 UHCAN Ohio Fact Sheet: Medical malpractice
Laws, such as proposed Senate Bill 281, limit only "non-economic" losses, popularly known as "pain and suffering," but place no limits on "economic" losses, such as lost wages or medical expenses.
Physicians should call on the Governor, the Ohio Department of Insurance, and the Ohio Legislature to consider putting tighter regulations on the malpractice insurance industry to protect physicians against skyrocketing premiums.
UHCAN Ohio also calls on Ohio's media to follow the lead of the Cleveland Plain Dealer in doing thorough investigation of the causes of the medical malpractice crisis.
www.uhcanohio.org /reports/fact_malprac.html   (946 words)

  
 DC City Pages : US Presidents -
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As the last of the log cabin Presidents,
attacked political corruption and won back for the Presidency a measure of prestige it had lost during the Reconstruction period.
www.dcpages.com /History/Presidents/pres20.html   (544 words)

  
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USA gained its independence from British rule on 4th of July 1776.
An exclusive online store of maps, globes, atlases, travel guides, and CDs.
www.mapsofworld.com /us-presidents/us-president-data.html   (148 words)

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