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BY TONY RAAP  / Tribune Review   Several incumbents seeking to retain their seats in the U.S. and state House won the endorsement of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee. Committee members cast votes Sunday at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers building in the South Side to select which candidates the party…

The Democratic candidates for Congress in the 14th District put job growth at the top of their agendas, but they differ on whether a new voice or veteran hand is needed to achieve progress. U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, who has represented the district for 22 years, said he’s helped grow…

By Aaron Warnick/ Pittsburgh City Paper A young person wrote “Feminism. DUH.

BY TOM FONTAINE / Tribune Review The Air Force is requesting $85 million to establish Moon’s 911th Airlift Wing as the home of a new C-17 squadron in a move that could add up to 200 local jobs and end uncertainty that has hovered over the base for decades. The funding…

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For Democrats in the 14th Congressional District, the primary is a very different kind of contest. Rep. Mike Doyle, 60, of Forest Hills, who has served in the House for 20 years, is being challenged for the party nomination by Janis C. Brooks of North Versailles, who opposed…

Bill Wade/Post-Gazette U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle. By Tracie Mauriello / Post-Gazette Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Democrats from New Jersey and California are vying for their caucus’s top spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and their bids to replace retiring Henry Waxman, D-Calif., could leave open a subcommittee leadership…

Doyle, workers, union call for UPMC wage hike PAY A FAIR WAGE—Mike Doyle joins UPMC employees and union supporters in calling for UPMC to raise wages for lower level. full-time employees, some of whom say they can’t afford groceries. (Photo by Liz Reid, 90.5 WESA) Piggybacking on President Obama’s executive…

September 28 2012 Any challenger to a member of Congress faces an uphill climb, and the journey is all the steeper when the incumbent holds a big advantage in party registration. That’s what political newcomer Hans Lessmann, a Republican, faces in his race against the longtime incumbent of the 14th…

September 14, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Energy Innovation Center in the former Connelly Trade School on Bedford Avenue in the Hill District has its last piece of funding to begin the renovation and first phase of development. The board of the city Urban Redevelopment Authority approved the $1.2 million loan…

August 02, 2012 Zeenews.com Washington: In the immediate aftermath of the massive power cuts faced by India, the US House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan legislation to protect electricity reliability in the country. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Congressmen Pete Olson and Mike Doyle, will ensure America’s power companies…