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"Ohio's governor asked for federal assistance for a county hit hard by last week's tornadoes.Gov. John Kasich's office sent a letter Wednesday afternoon to President Barack Obama asking for a presidential disaster declaration for Clermont County.Such a declaration would allow certain assistance programs to be activated, such as financial support for those left without homes or jobs because of the storms.Kasich asked that Obama approve the request by Monday, or at the same time as the requests from other states, so that relief can begin flowing as soon as possible, the governor's office said.The governor's office released the following excerpts from the letter:\"While the level of damage sustained in this disaster may fall below the levels sustained by Kentucky and Indiana, the significant shortage of housing alternatives creates a unique need that cannot be solved without supplemental Federal assistance.  This need is, in fact, so acute that I ask you to approve Ohio\u0092s request as quickly as possible in order for impacted families to begin receiving Federal aid as quickly as possible.\"If an answer to my request cannot be made by Monday, March 12, or on the same timeframe as requests from other states impacted by this storm, out of a desire to see impacted families begin receiving essential assistance as quickly as possible, I will withdraw this request and, instead, seek other Federal assistance, such as that available from the Small Business Administration, for which I believe Ohio already qualifies.  Though less significant, assistance from SBA programs would be able to be provided relatively quickly.\"Obama issued a major disaster declaration Tuesday for Kenton and Pendleton counties in northern Kentucky.Kasich came under fire from some critics for not asking for the declaration sooner, but Kasich's office had said he wanted to wait until a damage assessment was complete.More than 70 percent of Moscow was destroyed by Friday's storms. Franklin Township also suffered heavy damage. The storms killed three people in Clermont County."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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