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June 1, 2009 - 01:24 pm
NEWS FEED: Columbus Dispatch

Gifts kept coming in, even after '08 raids

One gift-giver to Auditor Frank Russo said a $100 check was solicited to help pay legal bills, The Plain Dealer reported yesterday. The number of gifts he received doubled from 2007.

The state-mandated financial disclosures from Russo and Commissioner Jimmy Dimora were released this month. They list unspecified gifts of at least $75 from fellow politicians, county employees and people who do business with the county.

Dimora told the commission he was limited in answering its questions because the FBI and IRS seized his personal notes and records in July.

No charges have been filed against Russo or Dimora.

Dimora listed unspecified gifts from 35 people and meals from 36 people, many of whom did not appear on past filings.

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March 12, 2009 - 01:03 pm
NEWS FEED: Buckeye State Blog

What Happened At BSB Yesteday

By dpotts

As I’m sure you’ve already seen, BSB had a major blow up yesterday over Nick’s interview with Lee Fisher. You’ve also likely seen countless posts elsewhere about what happened.

But what you haven’t seen so far is the truth straight from us, or I guess me. While a lot of this is already out there and the rest can be figured out, this needs to be out there if BSB is to continue.

It’s my understanding that Nick filmed the interview while attending a Young Democrats meeting in Columbus. Because Lee’s publicist (and Nick’s friend), Lauren Goode, was out of the room, he was asked to let the Fisher campaign review the video before it was posted.

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March 3, 2009 - 08:42 pm
NEWS FEED: Buckeye State Blog

One day later, Fisher website raises single $300 donation online, but he's rocking Facebook w/ secret Mayor Mallory endorsement

By modernesquire

I.  Online fundraising for Fisher is slllllloooooooooowwwww 

Exactly 24 hours after Fisher's campaign website launched and after I encouraged you all to donate to either Brunner or Fisher, he's online haul is off to a slow crawl.  Fisher has attracted a single $300 donor.  Granted, that's three times the average donation size of folks giving money to Brunner who's now over $8k in online donations.

II.  On Facebook, Brunner's ability to make new "friends" is sllllllloooooowwwwww

Meanwhile, over at the equally unimportant metric of Facebook friends, we've got the opposite result:  Fisher is crushing Brunner on Facebook by over 1,000 to over 300.

Fisher's Facebook site was started by a high school senior in SWO.

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February 17, 2009 - 05:17 am
NEWS FEED: Cleveland Plain Dealer

A little outrage would be nice

By Mark Naymik, Plain Dealer Politics Writer

Cuyahoga County Democrats continue to lack outrage.

That's too bad. A little might ignite some needed reform.

The party's numbness is evident again this month as 74-year-old Sheriff Gerald McFaul proves that even the law isn't above cronyism, patronage and politics on the public dime.

Acknowledging that he has handed relatives county jobs, asked deputies to sell tickets to his campaign fund-raisers and passed out plum gigs to allies to appraise foreclosed homes, McFaul continues to make no apologies.

The pipe-fitter-turned-lawman insists it doesn't matter whom he hires, as long as his pals are qualified. (Plain Dealer reporter Mark Puente pointed out that, in fact, not all are qualified for their assignments.

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