It's an uphill battle to defeat an incumbent congressperson but State Senator Nina Turner is assuming the underdog role in challenging incumbent 11th District Congresswoman Marcia Fudge.
What issues are they different on? How could their race impact the Presidential race?
Congressman Steve LaTourette is voiding his 1994 pledge not to raise taxes. He says times and circumstances are different now and all ideas, including tax hikes, must be on the table.
What reaction has he received and how could this affect his political future?
Where there's smoke, there's fire. And there's a full-fledged, 5-alarm scandal racking the Cleveland Fire Department involving firefighters getting pay they don't deserve.
Will there be criminal charges? What about higher-ups' responsibilities?
Tom Beres discusses these issues with Plain Dealer columnists Mark Naymik and Joe Frolik on this edition of Between the Lines.
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