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White House to renew bid for bill to protect journalists
WASHINGTON — Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources....
Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, Carney (music group), Jay Carney, Prosecution
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Deja vu: Sestak vs. Toomey
WASHINGTON — Joe Sestak is readying for a rematch. The retired Navy admiral and former congressman from Delaware County announced Tuesday via email blast that he's formed an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. Sestak, a...
Tags: Interior Policy, Republican Party, Joe Sestak, Tom Corbett, Elections
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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: Republican Party, Washington, DC, Joe Sestak, U.S. House of Representatives, Tom Corbett
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Sestak preps for Toomey rematch in 2016
Call Washington BureauThe Admiral is readying for a rematch. Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, who has played it coy since his narrow loss to Pat Toomey in the grueling 2010 Senate race, announced Tuesday morning by email that he's formed an exploratory committee to run again for...Tags: Delaware County, Republican Party, Primaries, Joe Sestak, Elections
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Politics as Usual
Barletta wants Boston bombing immigration hearings U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta pounced on news that one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers' friends re-entered the country without a valid visa. The 11th District Republican, well known for his passionate...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Jim Ferlo, Politics
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Post gunfight, Pat Toomey getting back to basics
WASHINGTON — After a dizzying two weeks at the epicenter of an emotionally charged political moment, Sen. Pat Toomey returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday eager to resume his role as a vocal fiscal conservative critical of the Obama White House. It...Tags: Interior Policy, Republican Party, Washington, DC, Federal Aviation Administration, The Washington Post
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Johnson to retire in 2014
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Democrats’ efforts to maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate after next year’s midterm elections were thrown into further doubt Tuesday when Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., became the fifth senior member of the party to announce his...Tags: Mike Rounds, Republican Party, Frank Lautenberg, John D. Rockefeller IV, Carl Levin
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Qpoll: Pawlowski, Sestak top potential Dem challengers against Corbett
Call Washington BureauIf Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski faced Gov. Tom Corbett in a Pennsylvania gubernatorial matchup today he would win. Pawlowski, who has hinted at an interest in the 2014 governor's race, performs at the top of the list of potential Democratic challengers,...Tags: Joe Sestak, Tom Corbett, Elections, Allentown, Polls
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Hagel, Defense Secretary pick, tough sell for Toomey
Call Washington BureauPresident Obama's pick to be his U.S. Defense Secretary may have a particularly difficult time winning over one Pennsylvania GOP senator. Pat Toomey is sure not to forget former Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel's very public endorsement of Democrat...Tags: POLITICO LLC, Chuck Hagel, Republican Party, Joe Sestak, Elections
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Did Robert Bork become the creature of his critics?
I expect that the death of Robert Bork will produce a lot of commentary about how different the law would be today if the Senate had confirmed his nomination to the Supreme Court in 1987. That’s an obvious reaction. If Bork -- and not Justice...
Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Kennedy, Judges, Justice System
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DeMint's Pennsylvania political legacy
Call Washington BureauJim DeMint, the Tea Party kingmaker who announced his resignation from the U.S. Senate Thursday to head a Washington-based conservative think tank, left an indelible mark on the world of Pennsylvania politics. It was DeMint, who during the infancy of...Tags: Republican Party, Primaries, Joe Sestak, Elections, Parties and Movements
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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. Although we knew his time was very limited, all of us were...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Robert P. Casey, Jr., Scranton, Washington, DC, Food Industry
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