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PHILADELPHIA -- Democratic Rep. Mark Critz has been elected to his first full-term to represent Pennsylvania's 12th District in Congress.Critz was challenged by businessman Tim Burns , whom he beat in a special election in May to finish out the term of the late Democratic Rep. John Murtha . Murtha died in February.Critz was a longtime aide to Murtha who has said he opposed the version of the Obama-backed health care bill passed by Congress. He has called himself "pro-life" and "pro-gun."Burns wooed Tea Party support and was also critical of the Obama-backed health care overhaul. • RESULTS MAP: Explore the current party divide, and the polling numbers for the closest races • TRACK KEY RACES: Track and follow up to 10 races. • CANDIDATE LIST: All you need to know about the candidatesHe said he wanted to focus on job creation while limiting spending and encouraging a more business-friendly environment....
The Democratic Party is often described as a big tent that welcomes its diverse constituencies, but history has shown the big tent can quickly turn into a circular f...
"Redistricting and a broken, polarized Congress have made it tough to be a moderate in Congress."-- Rep. Mike Ross , D-Ark., the head of the Blue Dog Democrats in th...
Rep. Mark Critz, edged out fellow a Pennsylvania Democrat, Rep. Jason Altmire, on Tuesday in the latest primary battle that pitted two incumbents against one another...
A decade after 40 passengers and crew died when Flight 93 knifed into a Pennsylvania field, family members grieved and reflected on a sacrifice described by a former...
Bubba is back and now he's got a Tea Party favorite in his crosshairs.After helping lead candidates in Pennsylvania and Arkansas to unexpected victories in recent we...
For the first time since May, 2008, House Republicans have won a special election. Republican Charles Djou topped Democrats Colleen Hanabusa and former Rep. Ed Case ...
Mark Critz , a longtime aide the late Rep. John Murtha , edged Republican candidate Tim Burns in a special election Tuesday to take his boss's old seat. Many politic...
House Democrats joined Republicans Friday in voting to restrain environmental regulators from hurting the coal industry, battling what mining-state lawmakers call a ...
What the candidates' trips say about the race, third party politics and Coal War
Last week the three most powerful Democrats in the state of West Virginia — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Senator Joe Manchin and Rep. Nick Rahall – made a public display o...
Let the political cannibalism begin. Colleagues on Capitol Hill are being turned into rivals on the campaign trail, as newly drawn congressional districts force incu...
James Rosen and Rep. Pete Sessions discuss 2012 House races
Republican Rep. Dan Lungren knows what it's like to have a big bull's eye plastered on his back.The Democratic Party and labor and environmental groups have spent $4...
A late spending splurge by outside political groups helped Republicans take over the House two years ago. The floodgates are opening again, but this time Democrats s...
More Dems say 'no' to convention in Charlotte
"I will not be heading to Charlotte for the national convention because I believe it is much more important to spend my time in Western Pennsylvania listening to the...
A 110-year-old Pennsylvania widow is getting a benefits boost because of her husband's World War I service.Family members say Alda Collins is now getting about $1,00...
The following is a list of lawmakers who broke with their parties on the vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt of Congress:Democrats who vot...
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