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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Conservative church leader says "no comment" to questions about IRS inquiry. |
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By Bill Cohen - August 28, 2006 |
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The head of a conservative church in Lancaster is changing the way he’s answering a key question about his church's involvement in this year's election. For months, Pastor Russell Johnson of Fairfield Christian Church has been saying flat-out that he has not been told by the IRS that his church is under investigation, following a complaint from liberal clergy that the conservative church has virtually endorsed Republican candidate for governor Ken Blackwell. But now, Johnson is no longer insisting there is no probe. Johnson spoke today with statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen.
Johnson’s church and another one near Columbus, World Harvest, have been accused by liberal clergy of violating conditions of their tax-exempt status and using church money and property to push for Blackwell’s election as governor. But the IRS policy is to never announce when a group is being investigated, so there hasn’t been any confirmation that the agency sees enough merit in the complaint to launch a full-scale probe. |
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Rev. Russell Johnson with Bill Cohen (:23) 
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