Defense attorneys may also appeal denials of the release requests to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.

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The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati held that the Michigan measure, known as Proposal 2, unconstitutionally burdened minorities by making it impossible for state agencies to use affirmative action.

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Blackwell worked his way from Xavier to being elected mayor of Cincinnati, served as undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and was elected Ohio's state treasurer before winning his current office in 2000.

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Cincinnati Children's is a rare case in the U.S. health care system of what happens when factory-style operations management conquers the improvisational and often sloppy delivery of care in hospitals.

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Cincinnati Financial, headquartered in Fairfield, OH, is one of the top 25 property and casualty insurers in the U.S. The company operates through the Cincinnati Insurance Company, which itself has four insurance subsidiaries, and through two financial services subsidiaries.

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