National: Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 6 -- Faced with a deteriorating business climate and dogged Republican criticism of his measures to stem the nation's economic decline, President Obama stood Friday with 25 police recruits here whose layoffs were reversed by his stimulus package.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Thank you. (APPLAUSE) Thank you. (APPLAUSE) Thank you so much. (APPLAUSE) Thank you, everybody. (APPLAUSE) Thank you. (APPLAUSE) Thank you very much. (APPLAUSE) Thank you. Thank you very much. Please, everybody, have a seat. (APPLAUSE) Thank you so much. What a wonderful ...

A former treasurer allegedly may have taken funds from former Ohio Rep. Bob Ney's PAC.

If the House version of the federal stimulus package becomes law, Ohio will save 300 youth services jobs, 130 more in addiction counseling and at least 20 positions for aides who provide a respite to relatives of Alzheimer's patients. It would mean keeping as many as 8,000 children in...