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A rematch from last year's special election to fill the seat of the late John Murtha between GOP hopeful Tim Burns and the incumbent Democrat Mark Critz will turn on jobs and energy issues. The hotly contested rematch in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District between Republican Tim Burns and incumbent Democrat Mark Critz promises to go down to the wire as both candidates are pulling out all the stops to get them across the finish line to victory.The special election held earlier this year — made necessary by the death of longtime Representative John Murtha — was a big spending event...

Republicans who were already planning their Nancy Pelosi retirement galas for November may want to cancel the caterer. The GOP lost the most important election that was held on Tuesday, and if it fails to learn from the experience the party will lose in the autumn too. The GOP lost the one race in which a seat in Congress was up for grabs, the contest to replace the late Jack Murtha in the 12th House district in southwestern Pennsylvania. John McCain had carried the seat with 49% of the vote in 2008, President Obama's approval rating was well below 40%,...