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Sen. Bob Casey backs gay marriage
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bob Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat, reversed course Monday and called for the repeal of the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. His decision leaves only 8 of 53 Senate Democrats who still oppose...
Tags: Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Family, Social Issues, Allentown
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Congress to probe $100-million shortfall in Job Corps program
Congress is investigating a nearly $100-million dollar budget shortfall in the Job Corps program, aimed at giving job training to low-income youths, after the Labor Department said it was forced to halt enrollment at job centers nationwide. The move...
Tags: White House, Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Congress, Rick Perry
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Biden says laws needed to curb gun violence
PHILADELPHIAÂ — Vice President Joe Biden told regional law enforcement officials here Monday that new laws are necessary to curb gun violence and he pledged to take the message to small town America. “If we can save the life of one single...
Tags: State of the Union Address, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress
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Senate Democrats huddle on gun measures
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden met Thursday with Senate Democrats to brief the caucus about the rationale behind the administration’s recommendations on guns, arguing that, in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting, the nation “...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Crime, Law and Justice, Barbara Boxer, Justice System, Mary L. Landrieu
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Science and Technology, Mike Enzi, Tom Coburn, Debbie Stabenow, Thomas R. Carper
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Bernanke warns Congress against deep budget cuts in weak economy
Money & CompanyFederal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Congress' Joint Economic Committee Tuesday against cutting the budget too sharply with the U.S. economy still weak and facing new stresses from the European debt crisis.... -
Toomey: It's hard to conclude that IRS scrutiny wasn't politically motivated
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Tuesday that without knowing who at the Internal Revenue Service is responsible for the extra scrutiny applied to tea party groups, it's impossible to conclude it was not politically motivated. Toomey made the...Tags: U.S. Senate, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Human Interest, Barack Obama, Lehigh County
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Final Route 219 permit expected this week
Daily American Staff WriterThe federal Environmental Protection Agency will not ask for an additional review of the Route 219 project from the Meyersdale Bypass north to where the four-lane currently ends in Somerset. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-...Tags: Environmental Issues, Highway Transportation, Science and Technology, Government, Barack Obama
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Toomey, Casey to grill officials on IRS controversy
WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators both worry the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service could slow progress in an already divisive and stymied Washington. Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Pat Toomey spoke out Monday...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Senate, Finance, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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Latest Pennsylvania news, sports, business and entertainment
PENN STATE-ABUSE Federal judge weighs fate of Corbett suit vs. NCAA HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania says she'll decide in the next couple weeks whether to dismiss Gov. Tom Corbett's antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA over...Tags: Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations, Fogelsville, Sports
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Congressional leaders unswayed by VA promises
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPummeled in the media and on Capitol Hill because of continuing delays in processing benefits claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs instituted mandatory overtime hours as part of its pledge to resolve by 2015 a backlog estimated at more than 845,...Tags: U.S. Senate, Scranton, Budget Control Act of 2011, Dean Heller, U.S. Department of Defense
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Casey calls for action on IRS abuses, Syria
The Philadelphia InquirerPennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey said Friday that the Obama administration needs to make a "clean break" by quickly identifying all who were responsible for the IRS's targeting of conservative groups and spelling out a plan to ensure it does not happen again....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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