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Sestak won't run for Pa. governor; might seek rematch with Sen. Toomey in 2016
Associated PressFormer U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak has ruled out a campaign for Pennsylvania governor, but he said Tuesday that he is seriously exploring another run for U.S. Senate, possibly setting up a rematch against Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016. Sestak said he...Tags: Parties and Movements, Arlen Specter, Patrick J. Toomey, Regional Authority, Allyson Y Schwartz
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Sestak hints at 2016 Senate run against Toomey
Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteformer congressman, U.S. admiral and 2010 Democratic foe of Sen. Pat Toomey -- announced today that he is eyeing another Senate run in 2016, signaling he will not seek the governor's mansion next year. The Delaware County man, 61, issued a video...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Republican Party, Politics, Tom Corbett, Government
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No sign of reports Jackson is required to file
— Already looking at a possible prison term, former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. could face new trouble over his apparent failure to file a financial disclosure report that is required when lawmakers leave the House. Meantime, his campaign has been...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Religion and Belief, Values, Ethics, Justice System
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Bob Dold wants his House seat back
Tribune reporterAfter losing a close, costly election in November, Republican Bob Dold wants to reclaim a U.S. House seat in north suburbs from freshman Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider. Dold, 43, elected to Congress in 2010 and defeated in 2012, has written backers...Tags: U.S. Congress, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama, Politics, Paul Ryan
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SEC and political spending
When the Supreme Court — in our view wrongly — ruled that corporations had a constitutional right to spend their money to influence elections, it also said that disclosure of such expenditures "permits citizens and shareholders to react to the...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Elections, Political Fundraising
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Kirk makes first public appearance in Illinois since stroke
During his first official public appearance in Illinois since he suffered a major stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk on Friday announced that "rehab works" and said he hopes his steady improvement serves to encourage others with medical challenges. Kirk took...
Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Mark Kirk, North Chicago, Brad Schneider, Dick Durbin
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Notebook: No challengers yet for Rounds
We are now a year from the June 3, 2014, primary elections in South Dakota. That is significant because South Dakota voters will choose a new U.S. senator next year. So far voters don’t have a choice. The only declared candidate is Republican...Tags: Political Candidates, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority, Democratic Party, Republican Party
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Ann Wagner is working quickly to make a mark in Congress
St. Louis Post-DispatchAnn Wagner often slips out the back door of her congressional office building and crosses the street to her unpaid job -- recruiting GOP candidates across the country to run for the U.S. House in 2014. Her pitch at the other building, where the National...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Rodney Davis, Republican Party, Politics, Financial and Business Services
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EDITORIAL: SEC could lead on disclosure of campaign funds
The Sacramento BeeThe howls are loud, understandably so, if you represent an oil company or the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its many members. Oil companies, the chamber and other corporate interests have come out against an informed public. Specifically, they're...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Parties and Movements, Mary Jo White, Barack Obama, Politics
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EDITORIAL: A troubling lack of candor from Bachmann
Star TribuneNormally, it's an outrageous statement or a stunning disregard for the facts that puts an unflattering national spotlight on Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Bachmann's typical response is to ignore the negative publicity and the questions...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Religion and Belief, American Enterprise Institute, Politics, Government
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Former Congressman: Raleigh murder suspect wrote questionable checks to himself
The News & ObserverFormer congressman Brad Miller has asked PNC Bank to freeze his campaign account after discovering that the man accused of killing political fundraiser Jamie Hahn had written questionable checks to himself. Miller met with his campaign treasurer and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Prosecution, Politics, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Murder
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Schock won't seek GOP nod for Illinois governor
U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock has opted to bypass a run for the Republican Illinois governor nomination and instead will seek a fourth term in Congress next year, a top aide said Thursday. Schock, 31, from Peoria, ultimately decided he could do more good...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Regional Authority, Aaron Schock, Donald A Manzullo, Adam Kinzinger
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