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WASHINGTON - Here's a tip: to get ahead in today's America, denigrate it.

More than 300 lawmakers, military officials and business leaders gathered Wednesday night to pay tribute to the memory of the late John P. Murtha. The event – “A Night To Remember and Celebrate” – raised $1.2 million for the John P. Murtha Foundation and the John P. Murtha Center for Public Service, to be developed on the Pitt-Johnstown campus.

Cantor, Rangel, and Boehner top the list of incumbents.

For the nearly three decades Bud Shuster served in Congress, he knew he had an ally just over the mountain. Shuster, a former Republican representative from Bedford County, was among 300 who gathered Wednesday evening to pay tribute to the memory of the late John P. Murtha.

A group opposed to what it calls "big government policies" will visit Greensburg next week in an attempt to pressure Rep. Mark Critz to vote against an array of programs favored by the Obama administration.

The reduction in the Defense Department’s new spending measure illustrates how much has changed in the lucrative world of defense earmarks. Read more...

MONROE – The City Council was debating late Tuesday night about whether to layoff as many as 10 city employees including three police officers. Mayor Robert Zimmerman proposed the cuts, which could occur by October.

He's targeted $250M in earmarks to groups whose lobbyists are former staffers.

Former President Bill Clinton will headline a high-dollar fundraiser for Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato's gubernatorial campaign Aug. 10 in Philadelphia.

Economic recovery will be a long, slow process for the nation as a whole and southwestern Pennsylvania in particular, but U.S. Rep. Mark Critz (D-Johnstown) told constituents Tuesday that a positive attitude can make a difference. "We're so focused on what's wrong instead of on what's right. Being at Quecreek Mine and Flight 93 over the weekend, I was reminded of what can be accomplished through ...