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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: Patrick J. Toomey, Primaries, Washington, DC, Government, U.S. Senate
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Specter remembered as centrist, 'the ultimate politician'
waynesboro@herald-mail.comFormer U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who died Sunday, could be a polarizing figure, but he spoke to the point and often elicited laughs with his quips. Specter represented Pennsylvania in the Senate for three decades. He lost a re-election bid after switching...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Washington, DC, Edward G. Rendell, Elections, U.S. Senate
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Former U.S. Sen. Specter dies at 82
Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, the outspoken Pennsylvania centrist whose switch from Republican to Democrat ended a 30-year career in which he played a pivotal role in several Supreme Court nominations, died Sunday. He was 82. Specter, who announced in...
Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Joe Sestak, Ira Einhorn
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Mail Call - May 31
“To the Hagerstown caller asking service workers if the obnoxious and aggressive people last Friday are becoming the norm: I work in the restaurant, and notice similar patterns. However, it’s not every Friday, it’s once a month, during...Tags: Health, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Barbara Lee
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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, Eric Holder, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress
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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: Patrick J. Toomey, Delaware County, Allentown, Government, U.S. Senate
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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: Patrick J. Toomey, Primaries, Delaware County, Democratic Party, 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: Patricia H Vance, Migration, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Saxby Chambliss, John D. Rockefeller IV, Jim DeMint, Mitt Romney, Tim Johnson
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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: Patrick J. Toomey, Primaries, Delaware County, Polls, Quinnipiac University
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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: The Wall Street Journal, Personal Weapon Control, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Kennedy
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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, Elections, Israel, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama
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