Ted Strickland

by Jill Zuckman This is a story about pie. Except that it's a little bit like a fish tale. With each retelling, the story gets a bit more dramatic. Sen. Barack Obama likes pie. Over the last three days of......

by Jill Zuckman CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - The southeastern corner of this political showdown state, with its heavily Appalachian flavor is a place where presidential candidates need to convince voters that they can be trusted. Folks living here among the...

Ohio's Gov. Ted Strickland, stumping for Obama, meets a Republican squirrel, trying to make an issue out of ACORN:......

By Jim Tankersley Forget "hope" and "change" and "yes we can." The word that will matter most, when Barack Obama assumes the Oval Office, is "doable." Teary-eyed jubilation is giving way to clear-eyed realism. As his campaign rhetoric runs into......

by John McCormick BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio - Campaigning for the top priority of his upcoming presidency, Barack Obama on Friday pitched his plan for more than $800 billion in new spending and tax cuts as he stood under the roof......

by Frank James The White House earlier today released the names of those who will be in the First Lady's Box during President Barack Obama's speech tonight before a joint session of Congress, his first. Among the guests: a banker,......

by Mark Silva It's getting to be that time again: The 2010 elections are right around the corner, and they're going to get pretty interesting in some of the most heavily contested states and congressional districts next year. In Ohio,......

by Mark Silva While most Democrats are telling pollsters that Sen. Hillary Clinton should continue her contest with Sen. Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination, most also say they like the idea of Obama tapping Clinton for his running......

It didn't take long. Five weeks from the first report of sexual harassment in Marc Dann's office to his resignation in Columbus late this afternoon....

by Naftali Bendavid Reports are surfacing that the Obama campaign has begun the process of vetting potential running mates. Sen. Obama is still seeking a careful balance in his campaigning, turning his attention to the general election battle against...

There's some pretty reliable reports now that the Obama campaign, like McCain, has started up the machinery of selecting a vice-presidential candidate. In some fashion, the search is apparently being headed by Jim Johnson, a party elder who oversaw......

by Jim Tankersley We've almost officially entered a new stage of the presidential campaign, one where Ted Strickland and Tim Pawlenty - at least briefly - become household names. That's right: It's veepstakes time. Best of all, you can play......