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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Mayors Against Illegal Guns targets first Democrat

    The Michael Bloomberg-backed group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is following up on its promise to hound Senate Democrats who voted against gun control legislation in April.
    The Michael Bloomberg-backed group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is following up on its promise to hound Senate Democrats who voted against gun control legislation in April. In an ad that launched Friday, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) is implored by a...

    Tags: Elections, Interior Policy, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Ted Cruz, Joe Manchin III

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  2. Senate rejected Toomey-backed sugar amendment to farm bill

    Disputes over the government's sugar program break down regionally rather than politically. It pits lawmakers from states like Pennsylvania where candy making is big business against those from states where sugar is grown.
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    Disputes over the government's sugar program break down regionally rather than politically. It pits lawmakers from states like Pennsylvania where candy making is big business against those from states where sugar is grown. Helping to lead the candy...

    Tags: Just Born, Inc., Elections, Trade Dispute, Dianne Feinstein, Politics

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Policy pits candy against sugar

    Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth.
    Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...

    Tags: National Government, Justice System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Benjamin L. Cardin

    4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. IRS officials still don't have full explanation of targeting

    WASHINGTON – The outgoing head of the IRS said the agency still doesn’t know which staff members were responsible for using politically loaded language to screen out nonprofit groups, as senators pressed them to explain how certain conservative organizations applying for tax-exempt status received extra scrutiny.
    WASHINGTON – The outgoing head of the IRS said the agency still doesn’t know which staff members were responsible for using politically loaded language to screen out nonprofit groups, as senators pressed them to explain how certain...

    Tags: White House, John Cornyn, Internal Revenue Service, Sherrod Brown, Tea Party Movement

    5. May 21, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  5. Toomey: It's hard to conclude that IRS scrutiny wasn't politically motivated

    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Tuesday that without knowing who at the Internal Revenue Service is responsible for the extra scrutiny applied to tea party groups, it's impossible to conclude it was not politically motivated. Toomey made the...

    Tags: White House, The Washington Post, Internal Revenue Service, Lehigh County, Human Interest

    6. May 20, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Toomey, Casey to grill officials on IRS controversy

    WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators both worry the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service could slow progress in an already divisive and stymied Washington. Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Pat Toomey spoke out Monday...

    Tags: White House, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Finance, U.S. Congress

    7. May 20, 2013 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  7. Coats defends his vote on guns

    Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that. In a wide-ranging interview in Mishawaka, Coats said the gun issue broughtmore calls, e-mails and letters to his office -- more than 40,000 -- than received on all other issues combined in the past two years. Coats said more than 75 percent of the messages were in opposition to tighter background checks in the proposal of Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., which died in the Senate after failing to get a required 60 votes.
    Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....

    Tags: Elections, Interior Policy, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, National Rifle Association of America, Ted Cruz

    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Sestak won't run for Pa. governor; might seek rematch with Sen. Toomey in 2016

    Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak has ruled out a campaign for Pennsylvania governor, but he said Tuesday that he is seriously exploring another run for U.S. Senate, possibly setting up a rematch against Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016.
    Associated Press
    Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak has ruled out a campaign for Pennsylvania governor, but he said Tuesday that he is seriously exploring another run for U.S. Senate, possibly setting up a rematch against Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016. Sestak said he...

    Tags: Elections, Joe Sestak, Washington, DC, Executive Branch, Democratic Party

    9. May 18, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  9. Casey calls for action on IRS abuses, Syria

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey said Friday that the Obama administration needs to make a "clean break" by quickly identifying all who were responsible for the IRS's targeting of conservative groups and spelling out a plan to ensure it does not happen again....

    Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Elections, Interior Policy, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Health Care Reform (2009)

    10. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  10. Presque Isle advisory group hears about federal funding concerns

    Erie Times-News, Pa.
    Presque Isle State Park's annual sand replenishment project isn't in President Barack Obama's budget proposal for 2014. Park Operations Manager Harry Leslie shared the bad news at the Presque Isle Advisory Committee meeting Thursday. However, Leslie...

    Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Barack Obama, Robert P. Casey, Jr.

    11. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  11. Sestak ponders Senate campaign in 2016

    The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.
    Possibly running for governor in 2014 really tempted Joe Sestak. The Democrat topped Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, by 14 percentage points in a recent Quinnipiac University poll. He previously reached the rank of three-star admiral in the U.S. Navy,...

    Tags: Elections, U.S. Navy, Joe Sestak, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  12. Toomey is open to reviving background-check bill

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) hasn't given up on his bill to expand background checks for gun purchases, he said Thursday, signaling more willingness to return to the plan than he had publicly shown before. "If we could find a way to bring some more folks...

    Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Kelly Ayotte

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