Berks Political News

...was an active proponent of partial-birth abortion. In 2004, Sen. Santorum actively campaigned for radical abortion Sen. Arlen Specter instead of pro-life Congressman Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. Sen. Specter, a left-wing Democrat, is a leading advocate f

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...Kerry (Mass.), Dick Durbin (Ill.), Charles Schumer (N.Y.), Frank Lautenberg (N.J.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Tom Udall (N.M.), Bob Casey (Pa.) and Russ Feingold (Wis.). Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with the Democrats, also signed on as a co-sp

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...Choice and The Republican Majority For Choice. In 2004, Sen. Santorum actively campaigned for radical abortionist Sen. Arlen Specter instead of pro-life congressman Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. Today, Sen. Specter, a left-wing Democrat, is a leading advo

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...it would be.” Frank Ryan (R), a businessman and retired Marine colonel, is making his second run this decade to try to win Rep. Tim Holden ’s (D-Pa.) seat. He said he learned a lot from his 2004 race, when he raised $861,000 with the help of Base Co

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...doesn't have the best track record when it comes to projecting the cost of new government programs, according to U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts. In 1967, government officials predicted that Medicare would cost the country $12 billion by 1990. The actual cost of

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...Specter said he has some “special insights” that he could share in the book, though he declined to go into detail. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) is facing a challenging primary race, and perhaps an even more challenging general-election battle with f

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...position in the administration if he dropped out of the Senate race and left incumbent Republican-turned-Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter alone. In Colorado, the Denver Post reported last fall that Deputy White House Chief of Staff Jim Messina “offered

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...Sen. Arlen Specter, who switched to the Democratic Party last year, is writing a book about his experiences. Specter, who wrote about his battle with Hodgkin's disease in 2008, was asked by reporters Monday whether he was thinking of writing another boo

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...commissioners said, and foremost amount them is legislation to help finish Route 219. The commissioners met Monday with Sen. Arlen Specter, Sen. Robert Casey and Rep. Bill Shuster and asked for $3 million. County commissioners said the money would be al

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: The Coalition for Fair Transmission Policy fears that prime conditions in the Great Plains will make the region's wind power too cheap to compete with. ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY Not many years ago, there wasn't enough wind power

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...is running against state Sen. Dave Argall, R-Schuylkill, in the May 18 primary. The winner faces Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Holden this fall. What Goes On. As befits a session week, there's a whole slew of prepackaged press events on offer this morning.

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...Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, Mark Udall and Michael Bennet of Colorado, Al Franken of Minnesota, Maria Cantwell

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...of many incumbents facing tough elections. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter - all Democrats - are all enduring bruising campaign battles. Several more senators have retired to avoid the

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...experience in the 2002 gubernatorial primary. At this point in the race, Rendell was 27 points behind now-U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, but still won. One poll shows Specter leading Sestak 53 percent to 29 percent. Sestak noted his purse, while less than Specter

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...as one door opens, though... and the young lock, Calum Green, set about making a name for himself against the highly rated Bob Casey and Nick Kennedy, by nicking a line-out which, combined with Tuqiri's leggy break, created Tigers' second try for Scott

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...Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, Mark Udall and Michael Bennet of Colorado, Al Franken of Minnesota, Maria Cantwell

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...cab in Kazakhstan, I don't have time to get a receipt. I don't speak Kazakh." There are exceptions, of course. Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania has returned $8,500 of the $25,000 he was given for 11 trips since 2005. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okl

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If Democrats were to bring President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform package to the House floor today it would likely fail, according to Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn told Newsmax.TV that Democrats lack enough votes to pass

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...Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, Mark Udall and Michael Bennet of Colorado, Al Franken of Minnesota, Maria Cantwell

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...House of Representatives.   Here are some new pics.. Check out the photo slide show.  It is a series of pics from Senator Bob Casey's office.  He now occupies the office that President John F. Kennedy had when he was in the US Senate.  (Before Senat

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