Can foes come together? America’s looming fiscal crisis might force congressional enemies to finally compromise WASHINGTON — A ferocious storm is gathering on the horizon. The president and lawmakers can see it coming and fear its destructive force. They are not powerless against it. They know how to protect the country....read more Backing of mayor key to win for Beatty Redrawn district, getting her voters to polls also helped Joyce Beatty is almost certain to be a congresswoman in 2013, for a few reasons. She did a better job of getting her voters on her home turf to the polls, according to a Dispatch analysis, and held her own among Democratic voters living elsewhere in Columbus and other parts of Franklin County...read more Joyce Beatty wins friendly 3rd District primary Joyce Beatty’s decision to step down from a high-ranking job at Ohio State University to run for Congress proved golden. The former Ohio House minority leader from Jefferson Township capitalized on a big opportunity yesterday with her narrow win in the four-candidate Democratic primary for the newly drawn 3rd Congressional District. It encompasses much of Columbus and other parts of Franklin County....read more Democrats make pitch for seat in 3rd District No hostility in first joint gathering of four candidates There were no attacks, no cheap shots, not even a hint of innuendo. The four Democrats running to represent the 3rd Congressional District tackled the issues, not one another, yesterday in their inaugural joint appearance of the truncated campaign for the new seat...read more