March 6, 2009 - 02:30 pm
News Feed: Ohio

George Voinovich said 'no thanks' when invited to join Obama today

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WASHINGTON — Democrats flocked to Columbus to be with President Obama today, as politicians do whenever a president appears in their state. But missing from the picture was U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, a Republican.

It wasn't as if Voinovich couldn't make it to Columbus. He's there all day, in fact. His schedule includes working out of his district office, meeting with his case-work staff, talking with banks in central and southeast Ohio about the Troubled Assets Relief Program and, later today, joining high schoolers and their families at a reception for those he nominated to attend the nation's military academies.

His "no" to the White House was a matter of principle, his office says.

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