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Buoyed by two major endorsements, House Democratic leaders yesterday predicted swift passage of President Barack Obama's historic health-overhaul initiative.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is alerting Ohioans to the fact that about 900 Northeast Ohioans out of the nearly 2,500 Ohio residents have unclaimed tax refunds owed to them by the Internal Revenue Service.

About 50 local residents were among the thousands of conservatives chanting, ''Kill the bill,'' as they rallied against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

The other U.S. senator from Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown says Ohio is set to become a national leader in clean energy manufacturing and that a clean energy policy can revitalize U.S. manufacturing.

With more than 2 million U.S. manufacturing jobs lost since the beginning of this recession in December 2007, a new report says developing a clean energy economy in the United States could create some 850,000 new manufacturing jobs.

A a $300 million project that will create about 220 temporary construction jobs and generate electricity for AK Steel's Middletown Works operations is headed to Middletown.

Senate Democrats have apparently rebuffed a plea today by Sen. George V. Voinovich for a delay of at least a month in approving a major bill aimed at reducing the impact of global warming.

Mayor Frank Jackson's campaign for election to a second four-year term has focused on maintaining city services and avoiding tax increases amid a recession that hurt the city's manufacturing-dependent economy.

Forty manufacturing jobs are coming to the former Ormet rolling mill in Monroe County, thanks to York, Pa.-based Voith Hydro.

It should be the stuff that economic-development dreams are made of in struggling southeastern Ohio.

How would an outsider consider the Monday night Huntington City Council meeting? Actually, a woman showed up to question a code enforcement policy and politely assisted in the clarification of the settlement agreement vote on the residency requirement suit.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Supporters and opponents of Ohio's fifth gambling ballot question in 20 years are making a final push to get their voters out on Tuesday, an off-year election in which the turnout of specific voting blocs is especially important.

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WASHINGTON -- The Democratic health care plans emerging out of Congress this week are facing stiff opposition from Ohio Republicans and some resistance from Ohio Democrats.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor Representatives from a Dayton engineering firm charged with reviewing facets of school building and renovation projects updated members of the Wapakoneta City School Board of Education on progress this week.

RTI International Metals Inc., General Electric Co. and 600-plus other Ohio companies already benefit from the aerospace business, but one of the industry's largest players wants even more.

One of the world's largest aerospace companies is looking to spend more cash in Ohio.

A spokeswoman tells a newspaper that Gov. Ted Strickland would not want Ohio to opt out of any new government-run health insurance program.

It may not be exactly what the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association wants, but having a hearing with the U.S. Senate is "way better than nothing." Since February, when Delphi Corp.

Fighting public corruption and upholding civil rights will be among Steven Dettelbach's priorities as the new U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.