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Populism on the road After a week of being battered on politics and policy, President Barack Obama returned today to the campaign trail to push the new tone he is planning to give his administration. A week before he gives the State of the Union speech, Obama traveled to Ohio, a key state he carried in his presidential race, where he will push his jobs program, help for small businesses and the importance of green technology. The unemployment rate in Ohio in December rose to 10.9 percent from 10.6 percent, it was announced today -- higher than the national rate of 10 percent. Obama is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting at Lorain County Community College, near Cleveland, at 2 pm EST, and many o...