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A Tribute to Senator Arlen Specter
Manager, Progressive Agriculture OrganizationNot only dairy farmers in Pennsylvania, but dairy farmers all across the United States have lost one of their most supportive senators who ever walked the halls of the United States Senate. Â Although we knew his time was very limited, all of us were...Tags: U.S. Senate, Food Industry, Scranton, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Arlen Specter
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Afternoon Snack: Congress returns
Call Washington BureauAfter a grueling political campaign, Congress returns to work this week with the exact same cast of characters at play. Of Pennsylvania's 18 House members, only three are new, Matt Cartwright, D-17, Keith Rofthus, R-12, and Scott Perry, R-4, Both arrive...Tags: Justice System, POLITICO LLC, Bill Shuster, Charlie Dent, FBI
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Leaser Lake to begin refilling
Lehigh Valley anglers and boaters received very welcome news late last week when the state Department of Environmental Protection gave the final approval to begin refilling Leaser Lake in northwestern Lehigh County. According to the Pennsylvania Fish and...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Fishing, Environmental Issues
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66 percent of Somerset County voters went to the polls
About 66 percent of registered voters in Somerset County went to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes. Â County solicitor Dan Rullo said that everything went well during Tuesday's election. He said officials dealt with a few minor problems with...
Tags: Mark Critz, Elections, Democratic Party, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Republican Party
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Reid urges cooperation as Democrats expand Senate control
CNNSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Republicans to cooperate with an expanded Democratic majority Wednesday, a day after the Democrats picked up at least one more seat in the chamber. "It is better to dance than to fight," said Reid, D-Nevada....Tags: Jon Kyl, Chris Murphy, Gay Rights, Shelley Berkley, John Ensign
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...
Tags: Chris Murphy, Linda McMahon, Tommy Thompson, Mazie K. Hirono, Todd Akin
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Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...Tags: Jon Kyl, Chris Murphy, Linda McMahon, Tommy Thompson, Mazie K. Hirono
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Pa. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey wins second term
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania withstood a spending spree by coal-industry millionaire Republican Tom Smith to win a second term Tuesday in a race in which the political scion had been heavily favored. Casey’s victory also cements a...Tags: Tom Smith (politician), Tom Corbett, Business, Tea Party Movement, Rick Santorum
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Senator Bob Casey wins re-election bid
Staff reporterPennsylvania U.S. Senator Bob Casey wins a second term in office. Casey won the election against Republican challenger Tom Smith. He held a victory party in Scranton on Tuesday night, where he thanked Pennsylvanians for supporting him once again. "The...Tags: U.S. Senate, Scranton, Tom Smith (politician), Elections, Politics
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Dems fight for continued Senate control
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Democrats fought Republicans for control of the Senate on Tuesday after a bitter campaign marked by roughly $1 billion in outside spending in competitive races from Virginia to Montana. Republican Sen. Scott Brown, who...
Tags: Richard Lugar, Todd Akin, Karl Rove, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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Controversies dim GOP hopes to take over Senate
CNNEven before a second Republican Senate candidate tripped over incendiary comments about rape, GOP leaders in Washington knew that their once promising chances of winning control of the Senate had diminished. Whether Richard Mourdock of Indiana can move...Tags: Chris Murphy, Linda McMahon, Tommy Thompson, Joe Donnelly, Richard Lugar
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Pa. a hot spot for campaigns
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Obama and Romney campaigns turned their attention to Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes this weekend as polls showed the president holding only a slight lead in the state coming into Tuesday’s election. In Franklin County, Pa.,...Tags: Bill Shuster, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Tom Smith (politician), Tom Corbett, Polls
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