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Senate battle in Ohio crucial for Republican control

The Ohio contest is central to Republicans’ plan to recapture control of the Senate, and Republican challenger, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, wasted no time in painting the incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, as a creature of Washington who can’t be trusted to help repair the nation’s lagging economy.

Supporters for U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and State Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) spare off during a heated rally outside the WCET-TV Studios where the candidates are set to debate each other, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Supporters for U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and State Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) spare off during a heated rally outside the WCET-TV Studios where the candidates are set to debate each other, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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