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Senators' wives stress need to complete Flight 93 memorial
Daily American Staff WriterKris Toomey remembers her reaction when she first saw the video featuring people who were in the Capitol on Sept. 11, 2001. “I first saw it at the (Evening of Remembrance) dinner (May 15) and I was not prepared,” she said in a...Tags: Human Interest, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, National Parks
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Local farmers doubt milk prices will double
Daily American Staff WriterThe predictions are dire: milk prices doubling, dairy markets collapsing, family farms folding. These are the potential results of congressional inaction on a new federal farm bill and the impending "fiscal cliff." But according to Milford...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Laws, Milford (Easton, Pennsylvania), Crime, Law and Justice
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Toomey calls Obama fiscal cliff plan "not serious"
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey rejected Monday the idea that Congress could extend middle class tax cuts right away while negotiations on other tenants of the fiscal cliff debate continue, and accused President Obama of not offering Congress a "serious...Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Democratic Party, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Personal Income
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Friday Morning Coffee: The No. 1 Political Story of 2012.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Well, here it is, the moment that some of you have all been waiting for -- we've reached the No. 1 entry in our countdown of the Top Political Stories of 2012. So break out...... -
Chuck Hagel 'issues' raised by Toomey, Casey may stem from jingoistic attitudes
Both of Pennsylvania's U.S. senators, it was reported last week, "have issues" with former Sen. Chuck Hagel, nominated to be our next secretary of defense. The junior senator, Republican Pat Toomey, is from the Lehigh Valley and the senior senator,...
Tags: Iran, U.S. Department of Defense, Clarence Thomas, George W. Bush, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Thursday Morning Coffee: The five things you need to know this morning.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. If you've been around politics for a while, then you know how hard it is for politicians to break from the mold and occasionally swim upstream. In the wake of the Newtown shootings, it's been...... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: State university faculty frustrated on contract talks.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're running a little late this morning, so we'll just dive right into a quick round- up of the day's political headlines. Think of this of the ADHD version of Capitol Ideas, which already has...... -
In New York, it's candidates and cocktails as Democrats jockey for position.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekIn a law firm conference room 43 stories above Midtown Manhattan where giant windows offered vertiginous views of rain-soaked urban canyons, John Hanger’s ambitions were equally soaring. A former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: State college faculty put off strike.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. There's some good news and bad news for students at Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities this morning. The good news is that faculty members at the schools won't consider striking until the spring semester --... -
Tax identity theft on the rise
Police in the Lehigh Valley for the first time have the ability to pursue people who are ripping off the government by filing fake tax returns and collecting refunds they don't deserve. While that may not sound like a big deal, the theft of our tax...
Tags: Social Security, Justice System, Laws, Allentown, Crime, Law and Justice
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Senator's wife tries to raise final Flight 93 funds
Daily American Staff WriterAbout $5 million is needed to complete the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stonycreek Township. On Tuesday Kris Toomey, wife of Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, is holding an event for congressional spouses in Washington, D.C., to bring awareness...Tags: Washington, DC, Human Interest, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. House of Representatives
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Casey urges Hurricane Sandy aid for Pennsylvania
Call Washington BureauDemocrat Bob Casey urged a federal emergency official to reimburse Pennsylvania for the state's Hurricane Sandy preparations on Wednesday and Republican Pat Toomey is pushing back against a $60.4 billion aid bill he says is excessive. To be sure, Toomey...Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, FEMA, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Republican Party
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Dec 29, 2012
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Dec 1, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Nov 30, 2012
|Story| Daily American
Dec 19, 2012
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
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