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Election '08
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Libertarian candidate target of GOP leader
HARRISBURG — A Republican leader is trying to get Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr knocked off the Pennsylvania ballot. -
Ex-CEO says voters will cross lines for McCain
WILKES-BARRE – Carly Fiorina believes Sen. John McCain is the best choice to be the next president of the United States, and Monday she said voters will cross party lines to choose who is best for the country. -
Will GOP get rural votes?
BELLEVILLE, Pa. — The folks in this picturesque mountain community have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades. -
Ridge: GOP OK with ‘abortion-rights’ VP
CHICAGO -- Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights. -
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Edwards backer explains $14,000 payment to mistress
WASHINGTON — New questions emerged Friday about John Edwards’ longtime chief fundraiser and secret efforts that protected the pregnant woman with whom the former presidential candidate has admitted a shameful affair in 2006. -
Ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO stumping here for McCain
Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive officer Carly Fiorina will be in Northeastern Pennsylvania Monday to stump for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain. -
Hillary choice open to delegates
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s name will be placed in nomination at the Democratic convention, a move aimed at generating enthusiasm among the vanquished candidate’s still-sizable corps of reluctant Barack Obama supporters. -
Concert enters 11th Congressional race to face off with Kanjorski, Barletta
Christopher Concert made it official Thursday – he’s running as a write-in candidate in the 11th Congressional District. -
Anti-abortion Casey to speak at Dem convention
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Scranton Democrat who opposes abortion rights, will be a featured speaker at the party’s national convention, officials said Wednesday. -
Kanjorski-Barletta called tossup
Another Washington, D.C., non-partisan political group has assessed the two congressional races in Northeastern Pennsylvania and finds the 11th District race a tossup and the 10th race leaning Republican. -
Barletta’s TV ads hit airwaves today
HAZLETON – U.S. Congressional candidate Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta will air his first television campaign ad today.Barletta, a Republican, is running against 12-term incumbent Democrat Paul E. Kanjorski in the 11th Congressional District. Kanjorski and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have been airing television ads for weeks. -
Pa. senator’s appointment criticized
Three consumer watchdog groups have questioned state Sen. Robert Mellow’s appointment to the Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania Board of Directors.
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