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    House GOP moves toward possible lawsuit on immigration
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    House GOP moves toward possible lawsuit on immigration
    ERICA WERNER Associated Press 
    Jan 27, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are moving toward authorizing a potential lawsuit against President Barack Obama on immigration, House Speaker Joh...
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    NY Democrats talk about next leader yet Silver hasn’t budged
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    NY Democrats talk about next leader yet Silver hasn’t budged
    DAVID KLEPPER and MICHAEL VIRTANEN Associated Press 
    Jan 27, 2015
    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats in the New York state Assembly debated Tuesday on how to select their next leader — even though their current one, longt...
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    Wolf vows to support Senate’s medical marijuana bill
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    Wolf vows to support Senate’s medical marijuana bill
    MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    Jan 27, 2015
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf held an impromptu reception Tuesday for parents of children who are suffering daily from debilitating seizures an...
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    Koch event drawing 2016 hopefuls Rubio, Paul, Cruz, Walker
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    Koch event drawing 2016 hopefuls Rubio, Paul, Cruz, Walker
    Jan 25, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is sending clear signs about an expected run for the presidency in 2016. The first-term Republican lawmaker...
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    Republican White House maybes court evangelicals toward 2016
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    Republican White House maybes court evangelicals toward 2016
    Jan 25, 2015
    ATLANTA (AP) — Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney have gotten much of the attention in these early days of the Republican race for president, but as they court ...
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    NY Gov. Cuomo proposes $1.1B increase in education funding
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    NY Gov. Cuomo proposes $1.1B increase in education funding
    CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press 
    Jan 21, 2015
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a $1.1 billion increase in education spending in New York, along with changes to a teacher evaluat...
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    Senate says climate change real, but doesn’t agree on cause
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    Senate says climate change real, but doesn’t agree on cause
    DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press 
    Jan 21, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate acknowledged Wednesday that climate change is real but refused to say humans are to blame. The seri...
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    Senators grapple with how much students should be tested
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    Senators grapple with how much students should be tested
    KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer 
    Jan 21, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Not another test! The lament of many schoolchildren was echoed across a congressional hearing room as senators began working on a lo...
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    Senator to push for Iran sanctions — or a say on any deal
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    Senator to push for Iran sanctions — or a say on any deal
    Jan 18, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading Republican critic of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy is pushing new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear progra...
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    Obama to pitch middle-class economic plan in annual address
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    Obama to pitch middle-class economic plan in annual address
    Jan 18, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is turning to his biggest television audience of the year to pitch tax increases on the wealthiest Americans ...
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    Secret Service: Shots fired outside Bidens’ Delaware home
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    Secret Service: Shots fired outside Bidens’ Delaware home
    Jan 18, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service said Sunday that multiple gunshots were fired from a vehicle near the Delaware home of Vice President Joe Bi...
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    Another national campaign for McCain — to define his legacy
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    Another national campaign for McCain — to define his legacy
    Jan 18, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain is waging another national campaign — this time, to define his legacy. After two unsuccessful presidential bids, th...
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    House GOP plans vote to revive terrorism insurance program
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    House GOP plans vote to revive terrorism insurance program
    ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press 
    Jan 05, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House is moving quickly to revive a lapsed government program that’s credited with restoring the market fo...
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    White House: Scalise as No. 3 says a lot about who GOP is
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    White House: Scalise as No. 3 says a lot about who GOP is
    NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press 
    Jan 05, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday waded into a controversy over revelations that the House’s No. 3 Republican spoke to a white supremacist g...
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    Big threat for Obama’s climate efforts from GOP-run Congress
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    Big threat for Obama’s climate efforts from GOP-run Congress
    JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press 
    Jan 05, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s determined efforts to combat global warming face their biggest trial yet as Republicans take full control o...
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    Boehner in line for 3rd term as speaker; GOP readies agenda
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    Boehner in line for 3rd term as speaker; GOP readies agenda
    DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent 
    Jan 05, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner’s prospects for a new term appeared secure Monday despite grumblings from tea party-aligned dissidents on...
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    AP Interview: McConnell wants to stop coal rules
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    AP Interview: McConnell wants to stop coal rules
    ERICA WERNER Associated Press 
    Dec 17, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pledged on Wednesday to do all he can to stop President Barack Obama’s coal ...
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    Politics, shotgun marriage in government, war loom in 2015
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    Politics, shotgun marriage in government, war loom in 2015
    The Associated Press 
    Dec 17, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Tumultuous 2014 is not even in the books, and already the shape of 2015 looms. The new year promises more war, when the plan was for...
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    Secretive groups ran $25M in ads for state races
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    Secretive groups ran $25M in ads for state races
    PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press 
    Dec 17, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Shadowy outside groups broadcast an estimated $25 million worth of political ads on local TV stations with a goal of shaping state-l...
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    GOP wisdom shifts on immigration
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    GOP wisdom shifts on immigration
    STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press 
    Nov 24, 2014
    BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — The conventional wisdom in the Republican Party is changing. Less than two years ago, party leaders solemnly declared after an...
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    St. Marys golfers return Six Letterwinners
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    St. Marys golfers return Six Letterwinners
    Jo Wankel 
    August 18, 2025
    This year the Dutchmen’s roster consists of 21 golfers with only 6 players returning from last year, three of which were District qualifiers and a Sta...
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    Community outraged after young child’s death
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    Community outraged after young child’s death
    By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
    August 18, 2025
    (Editor's note: The Era has opted not to include the photo described here.) There's a photo circulating on social media of murder victim Oakley Hedlun...
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    HS Roundup: St. Marys tennis defeats Bradford, 5-0
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    HS Roundup: St. Marys tennis defeats Bradford, 5-0
    Jo Wankel 
    August 18, 2025
    GIRLS TENNIS ST. MARYS - St. Marys swept Bradford 5-0 in girls’ tennis action Monday. “We beat a tough team by playing smart tennis tonight. The Dutch...
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    Frantz Claims SCDRA/Mayhew Memorial; Holden Claims 100th SB Mod Feature
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    Frantz Claims SCDRA/Mayhew Memorial; Holden Claims 100th SB Mod Feature
    Jo Wankel 
    August 18, 2025
    CLEARFIELD- Josh Frantz of Reynoldsville picked up the SCDRA Northeast Four Cylinder Touring Series/Jess Mayhew Memorial Friday night at Hidden Valley...
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    Thompson wins 20th Annual David Hutton Memorial
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    Thompson wins 20th Annual David Hutton Memorial
    Jo Wankel 
    August 18, 2025
    EMPORIUM - A total of 85 runners (50 males and 35 females) and 39 walkers participated in the 20th Annual David Hutton Memorial 5K Run and 2-Mile Walk...
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    Derby caps exciting week
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    Derby caps exciting week
    August 18, 2025
    The ever popular demolition derby capped another exciting week of the McKean County Fair. See more photos of this year's fair online at bradfordera.co...
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