Bob Taft
Bob Taft
Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft IIIis an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was the 67th Governor of Ohio between 1999 and 2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 January 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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Before we responded to the request for troops, we made sure we could do this and still take care of our own needs, ... We have ample guard left here in Ohio should we need them.
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I'm responsible for them, absolutely. It's my responsibility to file a correct report,
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Taft, I feel, has kind of made a joke out of all of us.
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tax credits remain a critical tool in our ability to attract and retain good jobs in Ohio.
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Contracts are awarded based on merit, based on qualifications, based on experience and performance under our administration.
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I've traveled this great state for many years, and seen firsthand our tremendous strengths. And our foremost strength is our people.
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The number one issue is helping people get through the winter comfortably without pushing people into bankruptcy,
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That's the competitive environment we're in, whether you're Democratic or Republican, ... Every governor is battling for these jobs.
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For every 10 students who start high school in Ohio, only seven will earn a diploma, only five will enroll is post-secondary institution and of those, fewer that three out of 10 will complete a bachelor's degree within 10 years, ... Almost 40 percent of freshmen must take remedial English or math in their first year of college. A high school diploma should mean that a student is prepared to succeed in college.
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I applaud the president for his assistance in helping Ohioans who have suffered through the effects of severe weather.
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The most fundamental reality is this: for a nation with an economy that is so heavily dependent on oil, we have no coherent energy policy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil or our vulnerability to rapidly escalating price spikes like this one,