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    GOP establishment hails Cochran, unusual alliance
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    GOP establishment hails Cochran, unusual alliance
    BILL BARROW and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press 
    Jun 25, 2014
    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — From Mississippi to the U.S. Capitol, mainstream Republicans expressed relief Wednesday at Sen. Thad Cochran’s comeback primary ...
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    Obama endorses Casey bill to protect pregnant women in workplace
    Politics
    Obama endorses Casey bill to protect pregnant women in workplace
    Jun 24, 2014
    WASHINGTON —President Obama has endorsed U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa.’s, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which would protect pregnant women from discrimi...
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    Electronic cigarettes makers under fire in Senate
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    Electronic cigarettes makers under fire in Senate
    JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press 
    Jun 18, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — E-cigarettes with fruity flavors like “cherry crush” ignited an intense Senate debate Wednesday about whether manufacturers are tryi...
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    Senators propose 12-cent gas tax increase
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    Senators propose 12-cent gas tax increase
    JOAN LOWY Associated Press 
    Jun 18, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to raise federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than two dec...
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    Clinton: Cantor opponent ’ran against immigrants’
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    Clinton: Cantor opponent ’ran against immigrants’
    SARA BURNETT Associated Press 
    Jun 11, 2014
    CHICAGO (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor “was defeated by a candidate who basically ran against imm...
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    Tea party candidates try to build on Cantor loss
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    Tea party candidates try to build on Cantor loss
    BILL BARROW and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press 
    Jun 11, 2014
    LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — Conservative insurgents rallied Wednesday to capitalize on the downfall of their party’s House majority leader, whose loss to a t...
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    Cantor vanquisher Brat shies from tea party label
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    Cantor vanquisher Brat shies from tea party label
    ALAN SUDERMAN and STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press 
    Jun 11, 2014
    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dave Brat doesn’t like being tagged a tea partyer, his dad says. “He doesn’t like those labels,” said Paul Brat, who’s been watch...
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    Big changes in GOP leadership after Cantor loss
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    Big changes in GOP leadership after Cantor loss
    DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent 
    Jun 11, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Repudiated at the polls, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced Wednesday that he will resign his leadership post at the end of...
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    Cantor to resign as majority leader July 31
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    Cantor to resign as majority leader July 31
    Jun 11, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Republican Rep. Eric Cantor says he will step down as House majority leader on July 31. He plans to stay in Congress but no...
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    Graham defeats 6 GOP challengers, avoids runoff
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    Graham defeats 6 GOP challengers, avoids runoff
    MEG KINNARD Associated Press 
    Jun 11, 2014
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has won South Carolina’s Republican party outright, defeating six challengers and avoiding a runoff. Th...
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    Obama takes to Tumblr to pitch student debt steps
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    Obama takes to Tumblr to pitch student debt steps
    JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press 
    Jun 10, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says easing the burden of student debt is key to encouraging more students to pursue critical fields like tea...
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    White House threatens veto of GOP school meal bill
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    White House threatens veto of GOP school meal bill
    MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press 
    Jun 10, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A House bill that would allow some schools to opt out of healthier meal standards drew a veto threat Tuesday from the White House. T...
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    Runoff in Mississippi for GOP Senate nomination
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    Runoff in Mississippi for GOP Senate nomination
    DAVID ESPO and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press 
    Jun 04, 2014
    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Forced into a Mississippi runoff, challenger Chris McDaniel and veteran Sen. Thad Cochran plunged into a three-week campaign Wed...
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    Pollution rule tricky for coal country Democrats
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    Pollution rule tricky for coal country Democrats
    PHILIP ELLIOTT and BRETT BARROUQUERE Associated Press 
    Jun 03, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s plan to curb power plant pollution put Democrats running for office in coal country in a tough spot on Mond...
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    Democrats push election-year Constitution change
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    Democrats push election-year Constitution change
    PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press 
    Jun 03, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began a long-shot bid at pushing a constitutional amendment that would limi...
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    Doctors lean more left, political donations show
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    Doctors lean more left, political donations show
    LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer 
    Jun 02, 2014
    CHICAGO (AP) — Once strongly aligned with the GOP, American physicians are leaning more left, an analysis of campaign contributions over two decades s...
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    Pelosi backs 22-term New York Rep. Rangel
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    Pelosi backs 22-term New York Rep. Rangel
    DONNA CASSATA Associated Press 
    Jun 02, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Rep. Charlie Rangel, joining a long line of party leaders backing the 22-ter...
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    House Democrats’ campaign arm reserves $44M in ads
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    House Democrats’ campaign arm reserves $44M in ads
    PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press 
    May 29, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are ready to empty their deep pockets for television ads in their uphill climb to overtake Republicans as the majori...
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    Texas Gov. Perry in Iowa; mulling 2016 GOP run
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    Texas Gov. Perry in Iowa; mulling 2016 GOP run
    THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press 
    May 29, 2014
    HIAWATHA, Iowa (AP) — Behind Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s visit to Iowa this week to campaign for local politicians is a careful effort to remake his image...
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    Cantor pressured from both sides on immigration
    Politics
    Cantor pressured from both sides on immigration
    ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press 
    May 28, 2014
    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor faced criticism over immigration from right and left Wednesday, laying bare the rough politics ...
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    Sounding the alarm for Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Sounding the alarm for Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals
    By NICOLE STALLINGS RealClearPennsylvania 
    June 19, 2025
    Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals are struggling. Declining patient volumes, workforce shortages, and chronic underpayment have left many on a lifeline. ...
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    Data center investment comes with concerns
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    Data center investment comes with concerns
    By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    June 19, 2025
    HARRISBURG – It’s a big achievement – Pennsylvania won out over other states for the largest capital investment in its history, $20 billion from Amazo...
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    Road safety in peak crash months highlighted
    Local News, PA State News
    Road safety in peak crash months highlighted
    By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    June 19, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll joined the Pennsylvania State Police and other transportation authoritie...
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    Clays, Mike Schuler and Iron Grouse
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    Clays, Mike Schuler and Iron Grouse
    June 19, 2025
    When you hear the name Mike Schuler here in northcentral Pennsylvania, it is synonymous with shooting clay targets — lots of shooting. Schuler moved t...
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    Bipartisan resolution to condemn antisemitic violence
    Bipartisan resolution to condemn antisemitic violence
    June 19, 2025
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., introduced Senate Resolution 288, a bipartisan resolution condemning the ris...
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    Six years of innovation: Harvey L. Golubock Business Competition now taking applications
    Six years of innovation: Harvey L. Golubock Business Competition now taking applications
    June 19, 2025
    Do you have the next great idea? Whether it's a new app, product, store, consulting business, services company, manufacturer, seasonal venture, etc., ...
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