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      <excerpt>...in a truly bipartisan effort to stop this massive job-killer. Sadly, that bipartisan group does not include Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak, against whom I am running for the U.S. Senate, who voted for the bill and even expressed regret that it did not go </excerpt>
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      <title>Cap and trade vs. Pa.: We can protect the environment without losing thousands of jobs</title>
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      <excerpt>...That trip keeps heading left. Specter is now a Democrat, having decided he would not survive another Republican primary. Joe Sestak - This two-term congressman is seeking to paint Specter as a political opportunist who simply says whatever needs to be s</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...that battle take place in Pennsylvania, where party-switching Sen. Arlen Specter is being challenged in the primary by Rep. Joe Sestak, who is positioning himself as the true Democrat in the race. Republicans, meanwhile, are watching Florida Gov. Charli</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...more humane and less costly options such as contraception, have petitioned members of Congress representing the area. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., said he will be a &quot;reluctant supporter&quot; of the plan as long as he is assured of safety standards and a neutral </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...in August.&#160; But even some Democratic lawmakers said Monday it's time to bring the decision-making to a close.&#160; Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, applauded Obama for taking a deliberative approach to the strategy r</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...known if or when the bill would be enacted. But Democratic leaders and the Obama administration have expressed interest, says Rep. Joe Sestak (D., Pa.), the bill's author.In the meantime, some workers who will lose the subsidy as early as this month mus</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...as jeopardized and public polls show lower approval ratings. He faces a 2010 primary challenge from Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a retired admiral. If he wins that, Specter would face Toomey next fall. Specter's prospects could hinge on the economy'</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...to resist being discouraged by polls showing Democrat Creigh Deeds trailing by a wide margin in the race for governor. Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) comments on what the President should do in Afghanistan. Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) calls the opt-out option a</excerpt>
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