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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: Tom Corbett, Parties and Movements, Joe Sestak, Federal Election Commission, Regional Authority
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Gun control loses: No expanded background checks
Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from...
Tags: White House, Parties and Movements, Susan Collins, Chuck Grassley, Elections
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Congressional lawmakers address feedback, sacrifices
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Finance, Budget Control Act of 2011, National Institutes of Health, John D. Rockefeller IV, Career and Workplace
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Finance, Budget Control Act of 2011, John D. Rockefeller IV, Career and Workplace, Parties and Movements
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Gun control passes first hurdle in Senate
Associated PressWatched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in Connecticut, defeating an effort by conservatives to derail firearms restrictions...Tags: Mary L. Landrieu, Civil Rights, Justice System, Elections, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Manchin, Toomey reach deal on gun purchase background checks
Associated PressConservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether President Barack Obama can...Tags: Tom Coburn, Parties and Movements, Elections, Barack Obama, Gun Control
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Letterkenny Army Depot braces for federal budget cuts fallout
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comFranklin County’s largest employer braced itself for the fallout from the federal budget cuts set to go into effect Friday. Letterkenny Army Depot Commander Col. Victor S. Hagan Sr. made a statement to the depot work force that a work furlough of...Tags: Finance, Government Debt, Budget Control Act of 2011, Career and Workplace, Leon Panetta
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Sequestration would mean massive loss of jobs at depot
waynesboro@herald-mail.comLetterkenny Army Depot stands to be one of the biggest losers if the federal sequestration cuts take place as scheduled in one week. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the depot would absorb spending reductions of more than $449 million....Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Parties and Movements, Richard L. Alloway, II, Leon Panetta, Elections
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Tri-State Congressional representatives include millionaires
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThere are at least five millionaires among the six U.S. senators and three U.S. representatives representing the Tri-State area, according to their 2010 financial disclosure forms. U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., topped the list with an estimated...Tags: Finance, Wages and Pensions, Media Industry, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Career and Workplace
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Farm bill change would help food-makers, not farmers
When you go to the supermarket, you may not realize that government protections for sugar-cane and sugar-beet farmers in the Southeast and Midwest influence how much you pay for a box of cereal, a jar of peanut butter and many other items in your cart....
Tags: Mexico, Government, Justice System, Trade Dispute, National Government
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Pennsylvania leads the nation in lost or stolen guns
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania led the nation in the number of firearms lost or stolen from federally licensed gun dealers last year, according to a new government report released as part of the White House's effort to keep attention on gun issues in the...Tags: White House, FBI, Criminal Laws, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Gun Control
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Biden Promotes White House Campaign For Stricter Federal Gun Laws
The Hartford CourantVice President Joseph Biden re-launched an Obama administration campaign to overhaul federal gun laws in a White House address Tuesday, delivered the week after Newtown families traveled to Washington to push a similar agenda. Biden announced progress...Tags: White House, Government, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Barack Obama, Richard Blumenthal
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