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Your hard work and dedication secured an overwhelming victory. With all precincts reporting, Tim has won with 64% of the vote, 206,916 to 116,446. Stay tuned for a special thank you note from Tim.

AMERICA: IN THE late 1700s, George Washington, struggling to pay for the costs of the American Revolution, sought to impose taxes on whiskey on farmers in Pennsylvania and was forced to don his military uniform for the first time since the British were ejected to quell the disturbance.

Heading into the final weekend before Election Day, millionaire businessman Stephen O’Donnell continues on his bizarre path of media events claiming a “fake ad.” Rather than explaining the accurate substance of the ad — his disastrous record of bankrupting a Greensburg non-profit funded by the taxpayers and established to provide housing for the mentally disabled and homeless — Mr.

Tim is humbled by the support of regular people - just like you - who support his candidacy. Here are a few endorsements you've shared with him online.

George Jackson, Mount Lebanon

When firefighters from multiple companies arrive at a scene in the Mon Valley, chances are they're not operating on the same radio system. That means communication between departments has to be relayed through a person who has multiple sets of radios.

The Observer-Reporter recommends the re-election of Rep. Tim Murphy to Congress in Tuesday's election. Murphy, a Republican, represents the 18th District, which like its brother, the 12th, qualifies this area as a poster child for reapportionment reform. More about that in a moment.

Signed into law, several of these critical bills help to keep our families safer and our elders healthier.

Mental Health SAFE Act

Our country is facing the most serious economic challenge in generations. The government's response must first adhere to "the do no harm" principle. Now is the time for prudent spending, not wild and reckless taxation.

Yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi proposed a no-drill, energy bill and hastily scheduled a vote. Click here to read why Congressman Murphy voted against this flawed piece of legislation.

"It's strange that we have rules about the oil from your car; you're not allowed to simply flush it down the sewer," says U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa. "So why do we let these drugs, without any kind of regulation, continue to be flushed away in the water supply?"

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Instead of weaning us off of oil, many of my colleagues in Congress have yet to take one step to increase the supply of energy since January 2007. Take a look at these twelve issues and see if you agree. If you do, please sign my petition to the Congressional Leadership at Energy Independence For America.

Today, we remember the innocent victims who lost their lives in the attacks against our country seven years ago.

We are grateful for the first-responders in New York City and Washington, DC, some of whom gave their lives and many of whom saved other lives.