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Scandals in 2 states may affect Ky. race

COVINGTON, Ky. - To the north of this river town, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft has pleaded no contest to ethics violations. To the south, Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher has acknowledged that people working for him may have wrongly rewarded political supporters with jobs. Two states, two damaged administrations, and two Republican governors.

Voters along the Kentucky side of the Ohio River have been buffeted by Republican political scandals locally as well as nationally to the point that some in the 4th Congressional District are ready for a change.

"I'd be voting for Clem Kadiddlehopper if he were the Democratic candidate," said Randall Buys, a northern Kentucky accountant who is also dissatisfied with President Bush's handling of the Iraq war.

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