By Jim Provance of the Toledo Blade

Attorney General Marc Dann's resignation has Ohio Republicans hoping to use Democratic sex scandals this fall to heal some of the Coingate-inflicted GOP wounds of two years ago. Full Article.

By Mark Naymik of the Cleveland Plain Dealer

The race to fill former Attorney General Marc Dann's office will distract the Ohio Republican and Democratic parties from their main mission this fall: helping their respective presidential nominees win the state. Full Article.

By Reginald Fields of the Cleveland Plain Dealer

Marc Dann is gone, but the state inspector general on Thursday promised a wide-ranging state investigation into the problems that chased him from office. Full Article.

By Laura A. Bischoff and William Hershey of the Dayton Daily News

Marc Dann lost his job, but he's not out of work. On his first day as former attorney general, Dann walked two miles from his home in Liberty Twp. to his new job, helping his wife, Alyssa Lenhoff, run Zesty Dishes. Full Article.

From the Associated Press

Sen. John McCain declared Thursday in Ohio that most U.S. troops would be home from Iraq by 2013 and that the nation would be a functioning democracy with only ''spasmodic" episodes of violence. The comments were a striking departure from his usual refusal to set a date for American withdrawal. Full Article.

By Alan Johnson of the Columbus Dispatch

Sheriff Thomas R. Winters has saddled up to take over for former Attorney General Marc Dann. Full Article.

By Alan Johnson of the Columbus Dispatch

Ohio Inspector General Thomas P. Charles and a diverse investigative team will look at “ everything and anything we find that's alleged to be wrongdoing” in a probe of former Attorney General Marc Dann's office. Full Article.

By Denise Smith Amos of the Cincinnati Enquirer

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said today that he is unsure who will replace departing Attorney General Marc Dann on an interim basis, but he plans to make a decision soon. Full Article.

By David Skolnick of the Youngstown Vindicator

So what’s Dann going to do now that he’s no longer attorney general? He’s going to work for his wife, Alyssa Lenhoff Dann, who sells Fiestaware on the Internet as a side job, said Mike Harshman, Dann’s attorney and a confidant. Full Article.