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Clarence Page writes that with the mood in Congress, passing a background checks law for those who purchase fireworks probably couldn't pass either Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call 281-0581 to set up an account.

Even if the Internet sales tax bill falls short in Congress, Ohio residents may be paying sales taxes for online purchases, FOX19 reports.

Lee Hamilton, director of Center on Congress at Indiana University and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years, writes about political parties.

By COLLEEN MCCARTHY STAFF WRITER If you've used your iPad, Kindle or other tablet device to borrow an e-book from the library, you may have noticed some of your favorite titles are missing.

On Friday, Representative Brad Wenstrup applauded passage of H.R. 1120, the "Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act," which will address the ongoing legal chaos surrounding President Obama's controversial recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.