The Republican establishment in the state stands behind Mr. Portman, and its leaders said that if he runs for a second term in three years, most voters will judge him on his support for lower taxes and spending, his longtime issues.
The transition will be marked by a few other key changes, as well: a few products are going away, a few new ones are being introduced, and some existing ones will see fixes for longtime issues.
He called the shift in hiring patterns a "longtime national issue" that requires a coordinated response from government, academia, and industry.
Somehow, Paul magically cures Henry of a longtime jaw issue.
Gore, however, was able to reinvent himself as an activist fighting climate change a longtime pet issue of his that nevertheless wasn't a major part of the presidential campaign.
Mr. Buhl and some property owners had been floating the idea of creating the business improvement district by collecting regular assessments from property owners along Broadway to finance an agency that would have an executive director, organize regular street cleanings and tackle longtime thorny issues like illegal vending and food cart jams.
Reaction runaway has longtime been an issue in chemical industry as it often leads to severe accidents if not controlled and inhibited properly.
During a conversation I had this week with Peter Edelman, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center and a longtime expert on issues related to poverty, he pointed out that the number of people in that tragically dismal category has grown to more than 17 million.
The measure seemed to be on the verge of failing until a longtime party leader issued a dire warning.
