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Politics as usual
Bloomberg gun control group thanks Toomey A gun control advocacy group backed by New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg began airing a TV ad Thursday that thanks U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey for his work on strengthening background checks. The Mayors Against ...Tags: FBI, Local Government, Executive Branch, Justice System, Parties and Movements
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Local lawmakers attend Benghazi, Boston bombing hearings
Call Washington BureauU.S. House Republicans held investigative hearings this week on two terror events - the attacks on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi and the Boston Marathon bombing. On each committee was a local area lawmaker who attended the high-profile hearings, though...Tags: FBI, MSNBC (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Patrick J. Toomey
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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: Gary Alexander, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Immigration, Executive Branch
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Barletta wants Boston bombing immigration hearings
Call Washington BureauCongressman Lou Barletta pounced on news that one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers’ friends reentered the country without a valid visa. The 11th district Republican, well known for his passionate opposition to illegal immigration, has long...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Immigration, National Security, Illegal Immigrants
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Roger Goodell on ‘Face the Nation’; Bob Costas on ‘Meet the Press’; Hines Ward on ‘State of the Union’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during a news conference Friday in New Orleans. Photo credit: Robert Deutsch/USA Today Sports THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Bob Schieffer will broadcast CBS' “Face the Nation” from New Orleans, where the Super Bowl... -
Toomey votes no on Sandy relief
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey joined most of the Senate Republican caucus in voting against the $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill, citing costs unrelated to the Northeast storm. The measure cleared the Senate Monday night, 62-36. The House...Tags: Parties and Movements, Hurricane Sandy (2012), NASA, Jim Gerlach, Robert P. Casey, Jr.
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Lehigh Valley congressmen split on debt ceiling vote
Call Washington BureauWith one Republican and one Democrat now representing the Lehigh Valley, this will be a common occurrence: Charlie Dent and Matt Cartwright split their vote Wednesday on temporarily suspending the debt ceiling. Dent, 15th district, supported it....Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Jim Gerlach, Mike Fitzpatrick, Public Finance, Charlie Dent
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Local U.S. lawmakers reaction to Corbett health insurance exchange decision
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett decided Wednesday to let the federal government run a health insurance exchange mandated by the 2010 Affordable Care Act for Pennsylvanians rather than set up a state-based site. Read The Morning Call's full story on the...Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Insurance, Mike Kelly, Jim Gerlach, Glenn W. Thompson
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Local U.S. Reps. vote to avert fiscal cliff
Call Washington BureauAfter a full day of will they, won't they, the U.S. House passed a bill late Tuesday night to avert the perilous fiscal cliff with the support of all of the region's lawmakers. Though most Republicans voted against (85-151) the measure to raise taxes on...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Mike Fitzpatrick, Charlie Dent, Democratic Party, Superman (fictional character)
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Dent, Barletta to vote for Plan B, Holden a "no"
Call Washington BureauAt least two area GOP congressmen are supporting a mostly for show House Republican bill to avoid the fiscal cliff by raising rates on millionaires and locking in lower rates for everyone else. U.S. Reps. Charlie Dent and Lou Barletta both said they are...Tags: White House, Charlie Dent, Tim Holden, Democratic Party, Fiscal Cliff
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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. For a month that's supposed to be kind of sleepy and languid, August has proven unusually busy for those of us in the news biz. Normally, we like to spend the hottest month of the...... -
Friday Morning Coffee: The weekend warm-up.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Welcome to the penultimate weekend of August 2012. This month's been another quick one in a summer that -- as they all do -- just seems to have flown by. But don't worry, there are......
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