Author: Angela Alleman
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Earmarks Live: Pork As Usual
Editorial The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The Great Earmark Eradication Effort of 2011 has slammed flat against a stubborn Senate even before the new Congress convenes next year. For all the talk […]
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Local Leaders Advising Corbett
William Kibler The Altoona Mirror Because Gov.-elect Tom Corbett will soon be head of all state government departments, he’ll have the power to fulfill his campaign pledge to balance the […]
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Toomey Urges Austerity Before Jobless Benefits
Mike Wereschagin Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Sen.-elect Pat Toomey said Thursday that Congress should extend unemployment benefits but must pay for them by cutting money elsewhere. With Republicans about to take control […]
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Gov.-Elect Tom Corbett Calls Meeting With Obama Productive
Kari Andren Harrisburg Patriot-News Gov.-elect Tom Corbett was among nearly two dozen newly elected governors who met with President Barack Obama in Washington on Thursday. The roughly hour-and-a-half meeting at […]
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Newly Elected State Lawmaker Touts Fiscal Conservatism
Margaret Smykla Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A first-time fiscal conservative running for state office at a time when voters are railing against incumbents is bound to attract notice, and in the state’s […]
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House GOP: No Lame-Duck Slots Awards
Mike Wereschagin Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Some House Republicans want the state Gaming Control Board to hold off on awarding its last slots licenses until incoming leaders in Harrisburg appoint new board […]
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Nancy Pelosi’s Unwelcome Christmas Gift
Karl Rove The Wall Street Journal After ignoring congressional Republicans for 22 months and 10 days, President Obama hosted a “come together, right now” session with them Tuesday. The topic: […]
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Senator-Elect Toomey Talks With Channel 11
WPXI In about a month Republican Pat Toomey will be sworn in as the United States senator representing Pennsylvania. On Thursday, Toomey spoke with Channel 11’s Rick Earle in a […]
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Pa. Gov-Elect To Meet With Transition Team Members
Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Corbett is meeting with his transition team to begin building a new administration. The Republican plans to huddle with team members Tuesday at their charter meeting in […]