During every single campaign, charges are lobbied back and forth about the accuracy of their opponents "facts". Recently, the Intelligencer charged that the statements in the literature about Detlev Ansinn selling Neshaminy Manor Nursing Home are "blatantly false allegations "

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Twisting The Truth: Loughery Was Producing Jobs Long Before He Was Elected

Posted 10/26/11

I received a campaign mailer which was a continuation of a lie that was originally published in this newspaper by Democratic incumbent County Commissioner Diane Marseglia and her running mate, attacking my good friend and business partner Rob Loughery, one of two incumbent Republican commissioners running for re-election "

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No Disaster In Bucks County's Financial Future

Posted 10/23/11

On Page A3 of Friday�s newspaper, there was a story about a radio debate among the four candidates for Montgomery County commissioner "

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Obama's Pennsylvania Problem

Posted 10/16/11

PITTSBURGH, PA- Minutes stretched on awkwardly after Labor Secretary Hilda Solis spoke to local Democrats. Yet that was less uncomfortable than one man�s attempt to break the silence.

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The 10 Key Bellwether House Races

Posted 10/13/11

The battle for control of the House is still in its early stages, but a crop of contests have emerged as barometers for the national environment "

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PA Bill PA Republicans Push Solyndra Story

Posted 10/7/11

The California company Soylndra is a hot topic these days, and not just because they manufacture solar panels. Republicans across the country and in Pennsylvania are eager to highlight what has become a high-profile, anecdotal indictment of President Obama�s economic and energy policies "

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Toomey Hopes Super Committee Will Reform Tax Code

Posted 10/1/11

Speaking on Fox and Friends Tuesday, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should consider reforming the tax code if it is �serious about growth "

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GOP: Dems' Pledge 'hypocrisy'

Posted 9/25/11

Bucks County�s Republican commissioners hit back at their Democratic opponents Friday, calling their ethics pledge �hypocrisy on stilts,� and characterized their campaign as based on �lies and distortions "

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Chief of Staff Spotlight: Patrick Lyden

Posted 9/19/11

PoliticsPA is proud to present the 14th installment of our Chief of Staff Spotlight feature. This week, we talked to Patrick Lyden, CoS to Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8).

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Mary Smithson Honored by Pennsylvania State Association of Prothonotaries and Clerks of Courts

Posted 9/18/11

DOYLESTOWN - Bucks County Clerk of Courts Mary Smithson was recently honored by her Pennsylvania colleagues during the 65th Annual Conference of the PA State Association of Prothonotaries and Clerks of Courts "

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Fitzpatrick Bill Would Ensure Military Pay

Posted 9/13/11

Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick introduced the SHIELD Act on Tuesday, a bill that would ensure members of the military and federal law enforcement personnel are paid in the event of a government shutdown or if the U "

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Democrats Short On Real Issues

Posted 9/1/11

I read with utter amazement Neil Samuel�s article (Aug. 24) entitled �You can�t fool all of the people,� in which I am incorrectly accused of �lying� in my comments to your reporter in a story published last month "

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Sen. Toomey Commends Administration's Proposal To Eliminate Deadlines For Street Sign Mandate

Posted 8/30/11

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) commended Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for the Department of Transportation's recent decision to eliminate a federal mandate for replacing street signs that did not comply with federal reflectivity standards "

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Cawley Comes Home To Survey Damage

Posted 8/30/11

Lt. Gov. James Cawley joined local officials Monday for a firsthand look at the flood damage Hurricane Irene caused along the Neshaminy Creek in Hulmeville "

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The Pulse: Philadelphia's Suburbs Are Critical To Republicans

Posted 8/19/11

If the Republican Party wanted a more efficient nominating process, it would move the early voting from Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina to Abington, Newtown, and Fairless Hills "

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Obama's Weekly Job Approval at 40%, Lowest of Administration

Posted 8/17/11

PRINCETON, NJ -- President Obama's job approval rating dropped to 40% during the week spanning Aug "

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Thumbs Up, Fitzpatrick, Christie

Posted 8/15/11

Thumbs up to Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick for raising serious questions about Standard & Poor�s devastating decision to downgrade America�s credit rating "

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Sen. Toomey Appointed to "Super Committee"

Posted 8/11/11

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) issued the following statement on the announcement that he will be selected to serve on the super committee created by the Budget Control Act:

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Bucks Democrats Still Under Investigation For Voter Fraud

Posted 8/8/11

Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler plans to �dive back into� a voter fraud investigation that has taken a back seat to more pressing cases in recent weeks "

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Voters Give Corbett Positive Job Approval Rating

Posted 8/3/11

Gov. Tom Corbett has received a positive job approval by state voters, a poll released this morning said "

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More Pennsylvanians Disapprove Of Obama

Posted 8/2/11

Coming off a bitter partisan struggle over raising the nation's debt limit, 54 percent of Pennsylvanians disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing overall as president compared to 43 percent who approve "

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Toomey's Clout Emerges In Debt Talks

Posted 8/1/11

WASHINGTON � Among his conservative Republicans colleagues, Pat Toomey is a visionary.

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Mr. President, We Are Waiting for an Answer

Posted 7/26/11

Tuesday night, the House of Representatives offered President Obama a deal he should not refuse. And yet, the president seems intent on doing just that.

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Meet Charley Martin and Rob Loughery

Posted 7/20/11

What�s not to like?

All in all, Majority Commissioners Charley Martin and Rob Loughery say things are going well for Bucks "

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Pennsylvania's Sen. Pat Toomey is a leader on the debt question

Posted 7/18/11

The debt limit is usually interesting only to a particular subspecies of policy wonk, but freshman Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) recognized even before taking office in January that it could offer the best chance in years to restructure federal finances "

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Pennsylvania's Sen. Pat Toomey is a leader on the debt question

Posted 7/18/11

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Cawley Breaks The Mold

Posted 7/18/11

HARRISBURG � In six short months, Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley has taken on a huge workload and a higher profile than most lieutenant governors in recent history "

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Congressman Fitzpatrick To Vote In Favor Of BULB Act, Shares Thoughts On Debt Ceiling Debate

Posted 7/12/11

BRISTOL � It�s an age old discussion, which light bulb serves you best? Incandescent or fluorescent?

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With GOP Senate Support, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey Revamps His Plan For Budget If Debt Talks Fail

Posted 7/8/11

Though U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey "

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With GOP Senate Support, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey Revamps His Plan For Budget If Debt Talks Fail

Posted 7/8/11

Though U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey "

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Budget Passes House, On Its Way To Governor

Posted 6/30/11

HARRISBURG -- A $27.15 billion state budget that cuts funding for higher education, K-12 schools and environmental and economic development programs passed the House Wednesday night and is on its way to Gov "

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Corbett May Get Most Budget Items On His Wish List

Posted 6/26/11

HARRISBURG - Gov. Corbett played a game of give and take throughout this year's budget negotiations and appears to be walking away, for now, with most of the big-ticket items on his wish list: no new taxes, sharply reined-in spending, and no drama "

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Why Obama Is Likely to Lose in 2012

Posted 6/22/11

President Barack Obama is likely to be defeated in 2012. The reason is that he faces four serious threats. The economy is very weak and unlikely to experience a robust recovery by Election Day "

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CNN: Americans Oppose Obamacare by 17 Points

Posted 6/13/11

A recently released CNN poll shows "

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Help Wanted

Posted 6/9/11

The latest numbers on the economy are alarming. The unemployment rate ticked up to 9.1 percent. Housing prices have dropped to a new low "

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Navy Roommates Shared Their Lives, Now Lie Together At Arlington

Posted 5/30/11

Loved ones had always been struck by the similarities between the Naval Academy roommates � both family men, both rugged athletes, both warriors who yearned to reach the heart of action "

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Szafran Appointment Confirmed By Pennsylvania Senate

Posted 5/24/11

Joseph J. Szafran Jr. of Bensalem was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate Monday to become Bucks County's next Recorder of Deeds "

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Senator Toomey Rejects President Obama�s Call For Return To 1967 Borders

Posted 5/20/11

WASHINGTON, D.C. � U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) strongly criticized President Obama�s speech today in which the president called for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal based on Israel�s pre-1967 borders "

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McMaster Claims Seat On County Bench

Posted 5/18/11

Judge James McMaster will get to keep the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas seat that he was appointed to fill earlier this year "

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Martin, Loughery Easy Winners In GOP Tussle For Commissioner

Posted 5/18/11

Commissioners Charley Martin and Rob Loughery easily won the Republican primary Tuesday, defeating former Commissioner Andy Warren and Jay Russell, who ran as an outsider "

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GOP Candidates Lay Out Ambitious Plan

Posted 5/10/11

Commissioners Charley Martin and Rob Loughery hope to focus on bridge repair, job creation, updated communications and finding the right uses for the old courthouse "

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Toomey Set To Announce His Own Budget

Posted 5/5/11

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) plans to throw another budget plan into the ring next week, when he unveils his own fiscal 2012 proposal.

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The 2012 Electoral Math Looks Good for the GOP

Posted 5/3/11

The number 270 will come to dominate almost every waking moment for the Obama re-election high command in Chicago�as well as for their counterparts in the headquarters of the GOP nominee next year "

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Statement from Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick on Osama bin Laden

Posted 5/1/11

On September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden and his terrorist organization perpetrated a devastating and cowardly attack on the United States and the world. Now nearly a decade later, justice has been delivered to the mastermind of these attacks "

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Corbett Signs First Bill Into Law

Posted 4/26/11

Gov. Tom Corbett signed his first bill into law on Monday, repealing a requirement that new homes built in Pennsylvania include sprinkler systems "

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Toomey Weighs In On Federal Budget

Posted 4/18/11

UNIVERSITY PARK � Newly elected U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey has wasted no time diving into the divisive political battle over federal spending, arguing for fiscally conservative solutions to the nation�s mounting debt "

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Poll: Obama in Trouble in PA

Posted 4/13/11

President Obama heads into his reelection campaign with a precarious standing in the must-win state of Pennsylvania, a new poll shows "

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Fitzpatrick Plan Would Aid Veteran Businesses

Posted 4/11/11

Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick has introduced legislation to help military veterans receive the same federal contracting provisions that are available to other groups "

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The GOP's Winning Streak

Posted 4/10/11

Here�s the unvarnished pitch House Speaker John Boehner would love to make to his conservative critics if he could just let it fly: �You are winning, and winning decisively "

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Ending America as We Know It

Posted 4/9/11

The Democrats� solution to the problem is to deny there is one.

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PA GOP: Pennsylvania GOP Ready To Fight President Obama As He Seeks Second Term

Posted 4/6/11

HARRISBURG - Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Rob Gleason released the following statement regarding the announcement of Barack Obama�s re-election campaign:

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GOP Senators All Back Toomey Balanced-Budget Bill

Posted 4/3/11

In just three months, freshman Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania has emerged as the deficit hawk's deficit hawk, and on Thursday all 47 of his GOP colleagues joined him in sponsoring a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution "

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Casey Could Be GOP Target Next Year

Posted 3/29/11

Fresh off their state and national dominance of the 2010 elections, they are already eyeing up 2012, their next chance to regain the White House and the Democrat-controlled Senate "

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Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick: Focus Is On Bringing Jobs Back

Posted 3/26/11

Here's a summary of the topics discussed:

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Obamacare: One Year of Broken Promises

Posted 3/21/11

March 23 marks the one-year anniversary of President Obama�s signing of the health care reform bill. On the day of the signing, the President singled out a business owner for praise saying, �I�m signing it for Ryan Smith, who�s here today "

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Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick Joins House Republican Policy Committee

Posted 3/19/11

House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Tom Price, M.D. (R-GA) issued the following statement announcing the appointment of Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08) to the House Republican Policy Committee "

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Pennsylvania Celebrates 330th Birthday

Posted 3/13/11

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania is 330 years old. The State Museum in Harrisburg honored the Commonwealth's birthday Sunday by displaying the original Penn Charter.

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Corbett To Present His 1st State Budget

Posted 3/8/11

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) � Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is poised to present his first state budget to the General Assembly and end weeks of uncertainty and speculation about his initiatives.

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Toomey: Mandates, Regulations Thwart Job Creation in Pennsylvania

Posted 3/7/11

I have had the chance recently to travel across the commonwealth to meet with small business owners and listen to their concerns about running their businesses and creating new jobs in the state "

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Toomey Promotes Balanced Budget Amendment

Posted 3/4/11

Republican Pat Toomey was back on the Senate floor Wednesday evening to speak on behalf of a resolution that called on Congress to pass a balanced budget amendment to the U "

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Pat Toomey: Congress Must Lead On Debt

Posted 3/1/11

Judging by the budget he submitted to Congress, President Obama is abrogating his responsibility to provide the principled leadership we badly need to solve the problem. Instead, Congress will have to provide the leadership that the president will not "

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Republicans Win Round One of Budget Fight

Posted 2/28/11

The budget scoreboard so far: Republicans 1, Democrats 0. Democrats threw in the towel Friday, just two days after delivering a chest-thumping rejection of the GOP plan to forestall a government shutdown for two weeks "

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Obama�s Leadership Ratings Fall To A New Low

Posted 2/24/11

President Obama�s job approval ratings have taken a dive this week in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, and the number of voters who give him favorable ratings for leadership has fallen to its lowest level since he took office in January 2009 "

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Fitzpatrick Listens To Public's Suggestions

Posted 2/24/11

Some ideas at a "listening session:" End corporate welfare, invest in children and lower taxes on corporations "

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Corbett May Drastically Change Pennsylvania

Posted 2/22/11

Revolutionary, radical, iconoclast, insurrectionist. These are not words one usually uses to describe Pennsylvania's new governor, Tom Corbett. Yet if Corbett achieves most or all of his announced first-term agenda, he will easily become the most transformative governor in modern state history "

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Lt. Gov. Cawley Visits Carbon County Business To Promote PA Job Creation

Posted 2/21/11

Lt. Gov. James Cawley stopped at a Carbon County business for a tour on Thursday to find out how the administration of newly elected Gov. Tom Corbett can help create more jobs in Pennsylvania "

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Harry Fawkes Named One Of Pennsylvania's Best...

Posted 2/16/11

Pennsylvania�s Best County Chairs

These are the 14 men and women who make Pennsylvania politics happen at the most important level.

There are a wide variety of skill sets represented by the men and women below. They are fundraisers, activist leaders, candidate recruiters, strong managers, local politicos, and statewide powers "

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Toomey Disappointed With Obama�s Budget Proposal

Posted 2/15/11

On Monday, Senator Pat Toomey expressed disappointment with President Obama�s budget proposal for the fiscal year of 2012 "

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PA GOP Endorses Candidates for Pennsylvania�s Superior and Commonwealth Court

Posted 2/13/11

HARRISBURG � Today, the Republican Party of Pennsylvania held their annual Winter Meeting and voted to endorse Vic Stabile of Cumberland County for Superior Court and Anne Covey of Bucks County for Commonwealth Court "

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Republicans Promise $100 Billion In Spending Cuts

Posted 2/10/11

WASHINGTON (AP) � Piling cuts on top of cuts, House Republican leaders outlined an additional $26 billion in spending reductions on Thursday in hopes of placating conservatives who rejected an initial draft as too timid "