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A Democratic state lawmaker has withdrawn his bid to unseat U.S. Rep.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

Those are the two key issues as Abitibibowater, one of the largest paper and pulp manufacturers in the world, is asking Congress to pass the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act, a bill that would allow trucks outfitted with an extra axle to carry more weight on interstates.

Recently released breast cancer screening recommendations represent a "step backward" for women's health care and the "slippery slope" health care could take under Democrats' proposed policies, a group of Republican congresswomen said today.

Veterans in Clermont County now have a new, expanded clinic closer to home. * More Clermont County news The Cincinnati Veterans Affairs officially opened the Community Based Outpatient Clinic at the corner of Ohio 32 and Beechwood Road in Mt.

A marketing executive who was fired by Donald Trump on television's 'The Apprentice,'' has entered the congressional race to unseat U.S. Rep.

WASHINGTON - During a recent interview on a Kentucky radio station, House Minority Leader John Boehner urged listeners to ramp up their opposition to the health reform bill making its way through Congress.

First he grabbed headlines by appearing on the NBC television show 'The Apprentice," now local reality TV star Surya Yalamanchili wants to be Ohio's newest congressman.