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      <excerpt> &amp;quot;Over the years he has voted independently and has supported a lot of the issues I care about,&amp;quot; said Herr, who is challenging Republican US Rep. Joe Pitts ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Genesis, rallied in support of the teen learning centers. Gunnels contacted and met with County Mayor Carolyn Bowers, state Rep. Joe Pitts and state Sen. Tim Barnes, and even wrote a letter to President Barack Obama to spread awareness about the success</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Street resident who intended to seek the Democratic nomination for the 16th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts said he was unable to put together a successful effort. &quot;It's just the feasibility of it,&quot; McClure said Friday in an inte</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of incumbent county commissioners were joined by a newcomer seeking a seat on the body. District 67 incumbent state Rep. Joe Pitts picked up a qualifying petition on Jan. 29. On Monday, Ronald Lucus, of 405 Judy Lynn Drive, picked up a petition to chall</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>They don't call him a political survivor for nothing.
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who quit the GOP when his re-election prospects appeared dim nine short months ago, easily won the Pennsylvania Democratic Party's endorsement here this afternoon.
The</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Some of the US politicians who belong to the Family include Congressmen Bart Stupak and Joe Pitts, (notorious for working together to strip reproductive ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...poor children in Washington, DC, forcing those children out of private schools and back into public schools they fled. Rep. Joe Pitts, the Pennsylvania congressman who is a stalwart champion for the unborn. Pitts told me: &quot;It's shameful that Congress ha</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...as educator-in-chief didn&#8217;t dare highlight the story. Two sources that did notice, however, are worth quoting: One is Rep. Joe Pitts, the Pennsylvania congressman who is a stalwart champion for the unborn. Pitts told me: &#8220;It&#8217;s shameful that Congre</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Staff Assistant - Congressman Joe Pitts (R, PA-16) has an opening for a Staff Assistant in his Washington office. Candidates must be committed to social and economic conservatism. Candidates must also have excellent organizational, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Richard Montgomery: 615-741-5981, rep.richard.montgomery@capitol.tn.gov. Speaker Emeritus Jimmy Naifeh: 615-741-3774, spk.eme.jimmy.naifeh@capitol.tn.gov. Joe Pitts: 615-741-2043, rep.joe.pitts@capitol.tn.gov ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Much is at stake in our economic situation, and a year was sadly wasted. Rep. Joe Pitts is a Republican who represents Pennsylvania&amp;#39;s 16th Congressional District in parts of Berks, Chester and Lancaster counties. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>For those that don&amp;#39;t know, Kossack Lois Herr is running for Congress here in PA-16 against Joe &amp;quot;Pitts is the&amp;quot; Pitts- co-author of the infamous Stupak-Pitts ammendment...please consider supporting Lois financially at my act blue page for ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>I don&amp;#39;t think I can join Mr. McClure in supporting avidly pro-choice Lois Herr, no matter how out of touch Joe Pitts has become with struggling working class people and the unemployed and uninsured. Young people are moving away from ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>One is Rep. Joe Pitts, the Pennsylvania congressman who is a stalwart champion for the unborn. Pitts told me: &#8220;It&amp;#39;s shameful that Congress has decided to use taxpayer dollars to fund the destruction of life in our nation&amp;#39;s capital but ...</excerpt>
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      <title>Taxpayers fund abortions but not school vouchers</title>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Joe Pitts: Obama is a Year Late on Jobs. Obama is a Year Late on Jobs By Congressman Joe Pitts In his State of the Union address, the President identified several things Congress can do to spur job creation and economic strength. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Another would be a U.S. House rep who ignored that pledge and continues to serve (assuming you could call what he does &#8220;providing constituent service&#8221;), and that would be Joe Pitts of PA-16. It amazes me how gullible people can be, ...</excerpt>
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