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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: Mark Pryor, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Democratic Party, Politics, Organizing for Action

    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: Marco Rubio, Trade Agreements, North American Free Trade Agreement, Robert P. Casey, Jr., 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: Environmental Issues, Benjamin L. Cardin, Jeanne Shaheen, Globalization, Democratic Party

    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: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Taxation, Politics, Barack Obama, 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: Republican Party, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Politics, U.S. Senate

    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: Republican Party, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Politics, U.S. Senate

    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: Republican Party, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Barack Obama

    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  8. Sestak preps for Toomey rematch in 2016

    The Admiral is readying for a rematch.
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    The Admiral is readying for a rematch. Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, who has played it coy since his narrow loss to Pat Toomey in the grueling 2010 Senate race, announced Tuesday morning by email that he's formed an exploratory committee to run again for...

    Tags: Republican Party, Primaries, Democratic Party, Delaware County, Joe Sestak

    9. May 14, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. 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.
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    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: Republican Party, Washington, DC, Democratic Party, Politics, Federal Election Commission

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  10. Casey, Toomey on Senate committee that will investigate IRS next week

    Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators sit on the powerful tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, which will begin its investigation of the <span class="runtimeTopic">Internal Revenue Service</span>'s targeting of conservative groups at a hearing on Tuesday.
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    Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators sit on the powerful tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, which will begin its investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups at a hearing on Tuesday. Republicans and Democrats are...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Politics, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Tea Party Movement

    11. May 14, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  11. Deja vu: Sestak vs. Toomey

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Joe Sestak is readying for a rematch.
    WASHINGTON — Joe Sestak is readying for a rematch. The retired Navy admiral and former congressman from Delaware County announced Tuesday via email blast that he's formed an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. Sestak, a...

    Tags: Republican Party, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Democratic Party, Politics, Federal Election Commission

    12. May 3, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  12. Chan Lowe: The Senate background check vote

    It was Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania who indicated that there was another, less savory Senate motive for defeating universal background checks for gun purchases last week.
    It was Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania who indicated that there was another, less savory Senate motive for defeating universal background checks for gun purchases last week.   All this time, many of us had assumed that the dogged preservation of the...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Wayne LaPierre, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress

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