.... (Rep. Ray) LaHood is one of a dozen House Republicans, many of them veterans able to hold swing districts by the force of their personality, who have announced they will not seek re-election next year. More than half the retirements are in the Midwest, a perennial political battleground....
.....In Ohio, Republicans have yet to settle on a candidate to replace Pryce, a 15-year congressional veteran who is retiring to spend more time with her young daughter. Democrats back Mary Jo Kilroy, who came within a half-percentage point of beating Pryce last year.
Rep. Ralph Regula's decision to step down after 35 years in Congress gives Democrats another shot at an Ohio seat. Their candidate: state Sen. John Boccieri, an Air Force reservist who recently completed a fourth tour of duty supporting troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.....
With so many open seats, Democrats have plenty of talent to run for the House and the Senate.
> Has anyone seen Republican Rep. John Boehner recently? The man, who voted against overriding the President's veto of S-CHIP, seems to be spending too much time on golf courses. While Boehner is hobnobbing on plush, private golf courses, poor American children are going without health care. Mr. Boehner is more concerned with his golf handicap than the handicaps disadvantaged American children face when trying to get medical treatment.You may wish to contact Boehner and let him know that you are very unhappy with his vote against S-CHIP:
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