DAN SEWELL

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NFL's Ochocinco, US House speaker trade tweets

Chad Ochocinco, meet the speaker of the U.S. House. On Twitter, of course.

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In swing Ohio, Gingrich gaining the "not-Romneys"

For "Anybody but Romney" Republicans in a key conservative region of Ohio, Newt Gingrich has been picking up support as an alternative to the former Massachusetts governor.

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Reds trade Wood, 2 others, to Cubs for Marshall

The Cincinnati Reds acquired left-handed reliever Sean Marshall from the Chicago Cubs on Friday for young lefty starter Travis Wood and two other players.

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Appeals court in Ohio rules in fan-Bryant lawsuit

A fan's lawsuit against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant over a courtside incident in Memphis, Tenn., six years ago has been returned to a lower court.

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Prosecutor: No charges in college basketball brawl

A prosecutor said Wednesday he has decided against filing criminal charges in an on-court brawl involving University of Cincinnati and Xavier basketball players.

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Ohio prosecutor mulls charges for in-game fight

An Ohio prosecutor said Monday he will consider criminal charges in the aftermath of a players brawl at the end of the Cincinnati-Xavier men's basketball game, as stunned fans and university officials pondered the tarnishing blow delivered to one of the city's most eagerly anticipated annual events.

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GE Aviation ends F-35 fighter engine development

GE Aviation has abandoned efforts to use its own funding to keep alive development of its alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a spokesman said Friday, effectively ending the project.

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Former Procter & Gamble CEO John Smale dies at 84

John G. Smale enjoyed his work at Procter & Gamble, throwing himself into it through late nights and weekends as he rose from the toilet goods division to the top of the consumer products giant. Decades later, the company is still reaping the benefits of those long hours and the ideas and plans they helped produce.

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Father, mom indicted in Ohio child death case

A prosecutor said Friday he will seek the death penalty against a Cincinnati father accused in the abuse death of his 2-year-old son, who was recently returned to his birth parents from foster care in a decision that triggered outrage and an independent review of the county's social services agency.

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State issues can be tricky for presidential field

Mitt Romney gingerly distanced himself from a labor issue on the Ohio ballot one day. The next, he embraced the initiative "110 percent."

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State issues can be tricky for presidential field

Mitt Romney had gingerly distanced himself from a labor issue on the Ohio ballot one day. The next, he embraced the initiative "110 percent."

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Dayton, Ohio, welcomes immigrants as policy point

On the same afternoon thousands of Hispanics in Alabama took the day off to protest the state's strict new immigration law, Mexican-born Francisco Mejia was ringing up diners' bills and handing containers piled with carnitas to drive-thru customers on the east side of Dayton.

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P&G CEO says company aiming higher

Procter & Gamble Co.'s CEO assured shareholders Tuesday that the company is aiming higher than its latest results.

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Republicans in swing Ohio divided, or undecided

The Grand Ole Pub in this Cincinnati suburb is a good place to find Republicans. It's not so easy, though, to find one who feels settled on, or even enthused about the party's current field of presidential candidates.

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P&G launches for Ivory soap

Procter & Gamble's oldest brand is getting a makeover — kind of.

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AP Interview: P&G's US leader on growth strategies

While many of Procter & Gamble Co.'s top executives are looking overseas for expansion, Melanie Healey's focus is on growing what already is the consumer products maker's biggest market.

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P&G rushing $3M water purifier aid to East Africa

The Procter & Gamble Co. says it is rushing tens of millions of water-purifying packets to famine-ravaged East Africa.

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Upcoming Obama bridge visit highlights swing Ohio

Of the thousands of bridges, highways and other infrastructure across the nation in need of repair or replacement, President Barack Obama is paying special attention to a 1960s-built double-decker across the Ohio River laden with political ramifications.

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Kroger 2Q net income up 7.3 pct, sales top $20B

Kroger Co. reported Friday that second-quarter profits and sales rose, but the nation's largest grocery store operator says shoppers are feeling bleaker about the economy.

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P&G sees emerging markets, Teva deal to fuel sales

Procter & Gamble Co. expects that offering more products in big emerging markets will help offset sluggish sales in the United States and other developed countries.

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P&G CEO's pay rises to $16.2 million in 2nd year

Procter & Gamble Co. CEO Bob McDonald's pay jumped to nearly $16.2 million in his second year at the helm of the world's largest consumer products maker, which boosted sales behind strong emerging market growth during a continued sluggish U.S. economy.

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P&G 4Q profit rises; plans for slowing US sales

Procter & Gamble Co. plans to seek out new consumers in emerging markets around the globe while giving shoppers in the U.S. and other developed markets more choices in products and prices as their countries' economies continue to sputter.

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A conversation with author Barbara Kingsolver

Author Barbara Kingsolver has been chosen as this year's winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize's lifetime achievement award for use of the written word in promoting peace. Born in Annapolis, Md., and raised in rural Carlisle, Ky., the 56-year-old writer's prolific works include novels, nonfiction, essays and poetry on a broad range of issues and topics.

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Old Spice guy wins out over Fabio

The Old Spice Guy has won his hunk-off with Fabio.

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Singer headlines P&G anti-dropout promotion

Singer-songwriter John Legend will headline a Procter & Gamble Co. promotion to benefit dropout prevention as part of his broad support of education reform.

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