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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I am here today to publicly apologize to the people of the state of Ohio for my failure to provide complete financial disclosure statements to the Ohio Ethics Commission as mandated by law, ... I accept total responsibility for my mistake, and I'm sorry.
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Most of us would prefer that our own aged and infirm family member be cared for at home with the right kind of supporting services, as opposed to in a nursing home. For that reason the state created the PASSPORT program, which provides services to elderly and disabled people in their own homes.
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Passion Works is a studio where persons with mental retardation or other disabilities can create beautiful works of art and products and provide those to the community,
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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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The new agreements will improve and protect the health and economic vitality of the Great Lakes region and allow future generations to share the same benefits.
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I'm not focused on next year's election, ... Obviously, I'm not a candidate. I'm term-limited. I'm focused on doing the job I was elected to do as governor.
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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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We have defined our challenge. We must now meet it head on. And we won't let the special interests stand in our way.
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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 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,
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These were recreational events with friends, primarily on the weekends, and we don't have a pay-to-play system, ... There is no connection between golf or contributions and state contracts in our administration.
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The secret to great coffee is having it fresh. We roast it fresh on site.