Pennsylvania

Pennsylvanians Mobilize in Response to New Voter ID Law

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Community Service, Philadelphia, President Barack Obama, Women Voters, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, Elections 2012, Aclu Lawsuit, Pennsylvania, Students, Seniors, Philadelphis Suburbs, Voter Disenfranchisement, American American Voters, Electoral Votes, Latino Voters, Voting Rights, Voter ID Laws, Politics News
Denise Dennis

When the voting rights of our most vulnerable citizens are threatened, everyone's rights are threatened. Democracy is not a fait accompli, it requires attention and constant care or else it might be lost.

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Rescue Me

Sen. Daylin Leach | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Collective Bargaining, Education, Koch Brothers, Alec, Pennsylvania, Teachers, Privitization, Education News
Sen. Daylin Leach

Pennsylvania has a lot of school districts in grave financial distress. But as bad as this is, it gets far, far worse.

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Cop Broke Into House And Did Laundry, Police Say

AP | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Jason Rocco Cop, Video, Dumb Crime, Weird News, Pennsylvania, Crime, Cop Does Laundry, Jason Rocco, Cop Breaks in Does Laundry, Crime News

AVALON, Pa. -- Dirty clothes have a Pittsburgh-area police officer in hot water. Rankin police Officer Jason Rocco is charged with trespassing and cr...

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Courting Asian Voters

Heath Brown | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Latin America, Grace Meng, Ron Paul, Asian Americans, Florida Primary, Hispanics, Asian-American Vote, Barack Obama, Las Vegas, Virginia, Maldef, Redistricting, Swing States, Pennsylvania, Asian American Voters, Latino Voters, Hispanic Voters, Vietnamese-American, National Council of La Raza, Gary Ackerman, Politics News
Heath Brown

The number of Asians in the country is on the rise. Will this group of voters be courted by candidates to the same extent as other constituencies?

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Former Dem Lawmaker Out On Bail Days After Starting Prison Term For Corruption

AP | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Corruption, Bill DeWeese Prison, Video, Pennsylvania, Bill Deweese, Bill DeWeese Out on Bail, Bill Deweese Corruption, Politics News

PHILADELPHIA — Former longtime Pennsylvania House Democratic leader Bill DeWeese is out on bail days after he began serving a 2 1/2 -to-five-yea...

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Catholic Church Officials Heavily Protects Files About Priest Abuse

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Video, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Priest Trial, Reverend-James-Brennan, William Lynn, William Lynn Priest, Philly Priest Trial, Monsignor William Lynn, Crime News

PHILADELPHIA — Evidence in a groundbreaking priest-abuse trial shows the men running the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia used elabora...

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Jason Linkins

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Says Zombie, Comatose Man Need To Team Up To Bring Peace To The Middle East

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Eat the Press, Yasser Arafat, Errors, Video, Middle-East, Pennsylvania, Regrets, Ariel Sharon, Joe Pitts, Politics News

Presented without comment, here is the report from the Philadelphia Inquirer: Replying to a Chester County constituent's email regarding Middle Eas...

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Crucial Voters Disapprove Of Obama's Handling Of Housing Crisis: Poll

The Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Housing Market, Obama Reelection, Election 2012 Blog, Elections 2012, Nevada, Obama, Arizona, Obama Campaign, Housing Crisis, Obama 2012, Hamp, Pennsylvania, 2012 Election, Home Affordable Modification Program, Florida, North Carolina, Video, Politics News

Independent voters in several battleground states are sour on President Barack Obama's handling of the housing crisis, according to polling data relea...

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Ridiculously Early Look at Electoral Math

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Florida, States, Mitt Romney, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Barack Obama, Election, 2012, Electoral Math, Virginia, Polling, Chris Weigant, Ohio, New Hampshire, Iowa, Electoral College, North Carolina, Indiana, 2012 Electoral College, 2012 Electoral Votes, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Since, as any fifth-grader will tell you, we don't have a national vote for president, tracking the race by means of national polling is almost completely irrelevant.

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If You're Too Incompetent or Lazy to Get ID, We're Better Off If You Don't Vote

John Hawkins | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Fraud, Voter ID Laws, Think Progress, Pennsylvania, Viviette Applewhite, Politics News
John Hawkins

Do we have to open up our entire voting system to fraud because Viviette Applewhite doesn't feel like taking even the most minimal steps to prove that she's actually eligible to vote?

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Doctors Ask Gas Drilling Companies What They Have To Hide

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Stephanie Hallowich, Video, Pennsylvania, Gas Companies, Fracking, Chris Hallowich, Pennsylvania Drilling, Gas Drilling, Hydrofracking, Natural Gas Drilling, Natural Gas Industry, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Pennsylvania Fracking, Business News

The pressure is mounting on gas companies to reveal what they know about the possible health side effects of their activities. More voices are cal...

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PHOTOS: Cleveland And Its Accordion King

Randy Fox | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Forest City Auto Parts, Photography, Prospect Avenue, Big Start Third, Elvis Presley, Ohio, Peter Pan Doughnuts, Chess Records, Record Revolution, Huffington Travel, Record Rendezvous, Euclid Avenue, Pennsylvania, Coventry, Cleveland, Randy Fox, Huffington Post, The Rendezvous Bar, Pittsburgh, The Saga of Cleveland Ohio and Its Accordion King, American Elegy, Harvey Pekar, Music Travel, Music, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Randy Fox

For those interested in seeing an integral part of Rust Belt history, Cleveland is still an essential stop.

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Civil Rights Marcher Files Lawsuit Against Controversial Voter ID Law

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Aclu, Immigrant Rights, Video, Pennsylvania, 2012 Elections, In Case You Missed It Politics, Pennsylvania Voter ID Law, Elections 2012, Viviette Applewhite, Voter ID Laws, Voter Suppression, Naacp, Civil Rights, Voter ID, Politics News

Civil rights advocates have been fighting this year against controversial voter ID laws in a number of states across the country. On Tuesday, 93-year-...

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Teens Struck By Car While Sunbathing On Road

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Collision, Video, Car Accident, Pennsylvania, Struck While Sunbathing on Road, Car vs Pedestrian, Bad News, Car Wreck, Teen Girls Sunbathing on Road, Crime News

BEAVER, Pa. -- Police say two teenage girls who fell asleep while sunbathing on a rural Pennsylvania road have been struck by a car. The Beaver Cou...

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Pennsylvania Set To Elect First Openly Gay State Lawmaker

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Video, Brian Sims Gay, Brian Sims Pennsylvania State House, Pennsylvania, Gay Rights, Brian Sims, Gay Politicians, Pennsylvania State House, Pennsylvania Democrats, Brian Sims Democrat, Brian Sims Pennsylvania, Brian Sims Pennsylvania House, Politics News

Pennsylvania is set to get its first openly gay state lawmaker after a Democratic state House primary left Brian Sims with an open path to election in...

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'Ghost Hunters' Search For Spirits In A Brewery

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Ghost Hunters, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Paranormal, Pennsylvania, Ghosts, Syfy, Mount Joy, Tv Replay, Haunting, Bube's Brewery, Taps, TV News

The "Ghost Hunters" (Wed., 9 p.m. ET on Syfy) headed to Mount Joy, Pennsylvania to investigate suspected paranormal activity at a brewery. Staff at...

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How One Baker Is Cashing In On 'CookieGate'

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Cookies, Video, Small Business, Mitt Romney Cookie, Pennsylvania, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Small Business News and Trends, Baked Goods, Cookiegate, Bethel Bakery, Pittsburgh, Small Business News

A Mitt Romney gaffe has brought a wave of customers to one Pennsylvania mom-and-pop. Bethel Bakery, a 57-year-old Pittsburgh staple, found itself i...

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Despite Prison Sentence, Ex-Rep Could Still Get Votes

AP | PETER JACKSON | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Video, Pennsylvania, PA Primary, 2012 Election, Bill Deweese, Elections 2012, Pennsylvania Primary, 2012 PA Primary, Bill DeWeese Sentencing, Pa Primary 2012, Pennsylvania Primary 2012, Politics News

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A former longtime Pennsylvania House Democratic leader has been sentenced to 2 1/2 to 5 years in prison on corruption charges, but ...

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David Lohr

Fleeing Murder Suspect Dove In Front Of Train, Police Say

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Daniel Bennett, Crime News, Crime, Julie Cherubini, Suicide, New York, Murder, Video, John Livingood, Pennsylvania, Thomas W. Borden, Homicide, Thomas Borden, Crime News

Police say the prime suspect in the shooting death of a New York man killed himself by jumping in front of a train in southeast Pennsylvania. "It's...

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Andrea Stone

Tea Party-Backed Rep: Obama Will 'Trade Away' Secrets In Second Term

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Russia, 2012 Elections, Election 2012 Blog, Missile Defense, Elections 2012, Russian Spies, Credo-Superpac, Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, Video, Pennsylvania, Spies, Tea Party, Mike Fitzpatrick Pennsylvania, Mike Fitzpatrick, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A freshman Republican congressman currently campaigning for his second term recently suggested that President Barack Obama will reveal s...

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String Of Embarrassing Recalls Keep Drug Company's Popular Products Off Shelves

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Puerto Rico, Video, Pennsylvania, Johnson & Johnson, Prescription Drugs, Manufacturing, Fda, Health Care, Children's Health, Healthcare, Business News

It's going to take a while longer for Johnson & Johnson to get rid of the headaches provoked by a string of recalls of popular over-the-counter drugs....

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Soldier To Get Medal Of Honor 42 Years After Death

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Video, Pennsylvania, Medal of Honor, President Barack Obama, Leslie Sabo, Rose Mary Sabo Brown, George Sabo, Ellwood City, Vietnam, Leslie Sabo Medal of Honor, Impact News

ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. -- A soldier who died 42 years ago while protecting his comrades is finally getting the Medal of Honor. President Barack Obama will...

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600-Pound Man Cut From Home During Medical Emergency

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Upper Burrell Township, Video, 600 Pound Man Cut From His Home, Pennsylvania, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird Pennsylvania, 600 Pound Man, Wpxi, Weird News News

Firefighters used chainsaws, Hazmat suits and a flatbed truck to cut and haul out a 600-pound man from his Pennsylvania home. The unidentified obes...

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80 Percent Of Bunnies Purchased For Easter Are Abandoned

Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Carolyn Gracie, Video, Easter, Bunny Adoption, Pennsylvania, Pet Adoption, Puppy Mills, Rabbits, Bunnies, Easter Bunny, Main Line Animal Rescue, Impact News

When the Easter Bunny comes to fill baskets each year, he typically doesn't get to stay very long. Almost 80 percent of bunnies that are up for ado...

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PHOTOS: The Ghosts Of Brownsville's Young Lovers

Randy Fox | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Photography, Pennsylvania, Western Pa, Decay, Abandonment, Pa, Travel, Randy Fox, Brownsville, Rust Belt, American Elegy, Fiddle's Confectionery, After the Goldrush, Neil Young, Pittsburgh, Photos, The Ghosts of Brownsville's Young Lovers, Travel Photography, Exposure, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Randy Fox

There hasn't been much activity in Brownsville, Pa. in some years, but to visit the town, it's impossible not to be affected by its remnants and by its ghosts.

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