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Obama's bipartisan bid for stimulus
The Swampby Janet Hook and Peter Nicholas President Obama travels to the Capitol today to meet with House and Senate Republicans, the latest in a series of high-profile efforts to reach across the aisle and make good on his campaign promise......Tags: Paul Ryan, Barack Obama, Politics, Illinois, State Budgets
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Emanuel woos GOP: White House dinner
The Swampby Josh Drobnyk Rahm Emanuel, the new White House chief of staff and former chairman of the Democratic congressional campaigns that led to the party's takeover of the House, is attempting to woo some of the GOP's moderates. Emanuel has......Tags: National Government, Rahm Emanuel, Government, White House, Politics
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Barack Obama's Super Bowl party
The Swampby Mark Silvaand updated with guest list. No passing up a chance like the Super Bowl. For a good bipartisan bowl of chips and dips. And a good shot at the biggest national television audience of the year: President Barack......Tags: National Government, Barack Obama, Dick Durbin, Fred Upton, Maryland
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Health-care TV ad wars underway
The Swampby Mark Silva In the roiling mix of political crosswinds that may come to characterize the 2009-2010 elections -- in which a Republican quit one congressional race to campaign for the winning Democrat, and in which the president's party was......Tags: Clubs and Associations, Health, Social Issues, American Medical Association, David Dreier
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Bill Clinton to stump for Sestak
The SwampOur colleague Colby Itkowitz has the story in today's Allentown Morning Call: Former President Bill Clinton will join Sestak in Scranton Tuesday to rally support for the Democratic congressman, the Sestak campaign confirmed. Sestak, who is running against...Tags: John Callahan, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Arlen Specter, Primaries
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Northampton County executive race getting nasty
My Hall of Fame — for which I am seeking nominations over the next few weeks — includes several exhibits involving wild campaign fliers. Tony Rybak's amazing "Diamond Johnny Callahan" flier, for example, featuring Rybak's mayoral opponent...Tags: John Callahan, Primaries, Edward G. Rendell, Bethlehem Steel
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Memorial Day restoration should forsake three-day weekends
The primary purpose of Memorial Day is no longer to honor Americans killed in battle while serving their country. It's to cater to clucks who want a three-day weekend to better facilitate fun. There. I hope that satisfies Gloria Martin of Slatington,...
Tags: Holidays, Slatington, American Legion, Daniel Inouye, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Sequester cuts hurt, but slashing waste shouldn't be hard
A week into the dreaded sequester, all sorts of doom are being predicted. As threats of service cuts grow, political fingers remain pointed in partisan blame. All of the politicians are responsible, yet none will take responsibility, though many agree the...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, NASA, U.S. Congress, Science and Technology, Politics
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DeSales' Matt Poorman still getting back into swing of things
Matt Poorman walked into DeSales' Billera Hall last fall, sat on a chair and watched practice. He repeated it for every practice and every game during the Bulldogs' 2011-12 season. It was torture, but it was all the 6-foot-5 guard from Stroudsburg...
Tags: Spinal Disc Herniation, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Basketball, Students
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Politics needs more moderates to turn the congressional ship
Politics are like the Titanic. No, I don't mean they always result in disasters, although you could make a case for that these days. Rather, I'm referring to that scene in the Leo-Kate version of the story where the lookouts spot the iceberg, yell for a...
Tags: Endangered Species, Fiscal Cliff, Conservation, Justice System, Tea Party Movement
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Signs would signal new traffic light ahead on Route 100
Q: I was wondering if there were plans to post signs or some type of signal cautioning drivers of the new traffic signal ahead on Route 100 south when approaching the Kernsville/Claussville roads intersection. The signal was in 'flash' mode for a while,...
Tags: Allentown, Slatington, Motorvehicle Accidents, Technology, Science and Technology
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How to lose a congressional bid, On The Cheap
A few weeks ago we visited our friends at the Lehigh County Senior Center to serve some coffee we made without electricity. They loved it. We're just not sure if they loved it because it was free, or electric-free. Anyway, while we were there we...
Tags: Allentown, Lehigh County, John Callahan, Political Fundraising, YouTube
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