Category: News
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As Gov.-Elect Tom Corbett Follows The Lead Of N.J.’s Christie, Expect Quick Reform, Deep Budget Cuts
Cynthia Burton and Angela Couloumbis The Philadelphia Inquirer Surrounded by his family and Pennsylvania’s Republican elite, Gov.-elect Tom Corbett looked into the election-night crowd in Pittsburgh and said, “Throughout the […]
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GOP Picks Smith, Turzai As New Pennsylvania House Leaders
Amy Worden The Philadelphia Inquirer House Republicans chose two Western Pennsylvanians to lead them Tuesday, ushering in an era of GOP control in the state Capitol amid darkening skies on […]
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Luzerne County GOP Will Celebrate Its ‘Historic’ Victory
Bill O’Boyle Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader The announcement that came from the Luzerne County Republican Committee said they were calling Thursday night’s Victory Celebration a historic event “because it truly is.”The county […]
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Gleason Savors Victories By Republican Candidates
Sandra K. Reabuck Johnstown Tribune-Democrat What a turnaround it has been for Johnstowner Robert A. “Rob” Gleason Jr. from four years ago, when he took over the helm of Pennsylvania’s […]
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Red Letter Day For Lou Barletta
Bill O’Boyle and Jerry Lynot Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader Mr. Barletta is going to Congress. Mr. Kanjorski is going home. Hoping that his seniority would be an asset, U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski’s […]
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Meehan Beats Lentz To Take 7th District House Seat
Danielle Lynch The Delaware County Daily Times
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3rd District Challenger Kelly Unseats Dahlkemper
Kevin Flowers The Erie Times-News Welcome to Washington politics, Mr. Kelly. Mike Kelly, the Republican car dealer and former Notre Dame University football player from Butler who promises to bring […]
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Fitzpatrick Wins Back Congress Seat From Murphy
For Mike Fitzpatrick, Bucks County’s once and future congressman, another second chance began Tuesday night. Fitzpatrick, 47, a Republican who beat cancer two years ago, scored a decisive payback victory […]
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Toomey At Helm Of A Republican Wave In Pennsylvania
Daniel Malloy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pat Toomey, a former Republican congressman, defeated Representative Joe Sestak, a Democrat, on Tuesday in a razor-thin Senate race in Pennsylvania that was not called for […]