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Ohio gov spares killer who claimed innocence

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A condemned inmate had his life spared Thursday when Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland cited "legitimate questions" about evidence used to convict the inmate, even though the governor believes the prisoner committed the crimes.



Strickland questioned some of the eyewitness testimony against Kevin Keith, who was scheduled to die Sept. 15, and says he's bothered that other possible suspects weren't fully investigated.



Strickland said Keith has appeals available that could lead to a full reexamination of the crime, but he also acknowledged that might not happen.



Strickland said that despite evidence supporting Keith's guilt, "many legitimate questions have been raised regarding the evidence in support of the conviction and the investigation which led to it."



The "case is clearly one in which a full, fair analysis of all of the unanswered questions should be considered by a court," Strickland said.

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Coroner: baby died after body flushed with alcohol

September 3, 2010

CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio coroner says a 7-month-old Indiana baby died after his body was flushed with alcohol and not a saline solution during heart surgery at a Cincinnati hospital.

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Dems accuse Fox News of bolstering Ohio candidate

September 3, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Democratic Governors Association filed an elections complaint in Ohio on Thursday alleging Fox News Network illegally helped the Republican governor nominee solicit funds...

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Pregnant Amish woman is hurt in Ohio buggy crash

September 3, 2010

MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say the driver of a sport-utility vehicle rear-ended a buggy in northeast Ohio, injuring an Amish woman who was eight months pregnant, her husband and their six...

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Ohio bear owner carried no insurance for caretaker

September 2, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Records show the owner of a bear that recently mauled its caretaker to death had no workplace injury insurance to cover the man, an apparent violation of state law.

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Ohio killer ends try to stop 2nd inmate execution

September 2, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A condemned inmate who has argued for decades that he is mentally disabled on Wednesday abandoned a brief attempt to keep a fellow death row prisoner alive at least long enough...

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