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The nationals say Wamp's "bailout problem" is not unique : While the issue will be wielded against members of both parties throughout the next 11 months, it could be particularly potent in some race-to-the-right GOP primaries.

Rep. Sue Myrick, a breast cancer survivor, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill discussing the new mammogram guidelines.

LATHAM -- When Western High School senior Chris Adkins heads to college this fall, he's going to be doing something no one in his family has ever done before.

WASHINGTON - Cincinnati-area lawmakers are divided on what President Barack Obama should do with about $200 billion left over from last year's bank bailout program.

Lawmakers on the House transportation committee today greeted details of the Obama administration's transit safety plan with approval, but some sounded skeptical notes about the costs of state compliance with new federal rules even as transit agencies cope with billions of dollars in maintenance and repair backlogs.

Two big storylines are emerging on the national landscape, though they send mixed messages for the GOP: First, the NRCC is doing a better job than Dems in putting seats in play.

Here's what some lawmakers and candidates had to say about President Barack Obama's speech on Afghanistan on Tuesday, Dec.

Monday night, 415 Cincinnati area Democrats gathered in the 20th Century Theater in Oakley to hear Ohio Democratic Party officials lay out their plan for delivering a "knockout" blow to the GOP in the 2010 elections.

Cook Political Report House analyst David Wasserman notes a telling indicator that the political environment in 2010 is shaping up to be favorable for Republicans: Several Democratic candidates have decided to drop out of tough races, while Democratic members of Congress who rarely face serious challenges are finding themselves with their toughest ...

Milford council member Bryan Hawkins has thrown his name into the hat to be the Republican choice for congress.

Rep. Jean Schmidt, R- Ohio , holds a copy of the new study, as she talks about the new mammogram guidelines.

State Representative Todd Book announced that he was withdrawing from the race citing his growing legislative duties , but it likely has more to do with his less than impressive fundraising last quarter and the growing consensus that next year will not be a favorable environment for Democrats nationally, let alone in the Second Congressional ...

A Democratic state lawmaker has withdrawn his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt.

Rounding out my recent reports on southwestern Ohio's congressional delegation , U.S. Rep.

WASHINGTON - The newly refurbished basketball court at Winton Woods park appears to exist in a federal Twilight Zone.

Rep. Jean Schmidt holds a copy of the new study as she talks about the new mammogram guidelines on Nov.

Reps. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., center, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov.

Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, holds a copy of the new study, as she talks about the new mammogram guidelines, Wednesday, Nov.

The study clearly creates a political problem, because it raises doubts among many women about what reform would mean in an area they deeply care about and feel that they and their physicians need some discretion.

Illustrating the continuing political fallout from controversial new recommendations on breast cancer screening, GOP congresswomen condemned a government-funded study Wednesday and suggested it was a preview of what to expect from Democratic health care reform.