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Kasich at Toledo pro-Issue 2 rally

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich greets supporters during a rally in support of Issue 2 Thursday.

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Toledo-area union members protest Issue 2 outside Omni Midwest banquet hall Thursday night.

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Ryan Bunch of Toledo protests Gov. John Kasich outside a pro-Issue 2 rally Thursday night.

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Penny Levine, left, of Sylvania and Susan Warnke, of Northwood, protest against Issue 2 near Tony Packo's Cafe on Consaul Street. About half a dozen protestors showed up at Packo's expecting to see Gov. John Kasich, but the pro-Issue 2 rally and his appearance were moved to another location.

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Gov. John Kasich talks with Issue 2 supporters during a gathering at Omni Midwest banquet hall on Bancroft Street in Toledo.

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University of Toledo student body president Matthew Rubin, left, tries to calm protesters of Gov. John Kasich and Ohio Issue 2 such as such as Dan Greenberg, right, of Sylvania at the Omni Midwest banquet hall in Toledo.

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Gov. John Kasich, greeting supporters, appeared at the pro-Issue 2 rally as well as Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, seen in the background.

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Jean Ford of Toledo holds up signs from the anti-Senate Bill 5 group We Are Ohio outside Omni Midwest banquet hall Thursday night.

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Gov. John Kasich, center, speaks to supporters of the new Ohio law that limits collective bargaining for public unions. Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, left, and Sen. Mark Wagoner (R., Ottawa Hills), second from left, also attended.

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Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, left, and Gov. John Kasich speak at a rally in support of state Issue 2. The rally was moved to the Omni Midwest banquet hall from previous location options.

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