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Senator Specter Kicks Off Nationwide Town Hall on Clean Energy Future

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Arlen Specter, Climate Policy, Senate, Pennsylvania, Focus the Nation, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Green Economy, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Philadelphia, Green Energy, Energy Policy, Youth Activism, Global Warming, Green News

International climate experts say that the next few years is the window for averting irretrievable climate disruption. If there's no action before 2012, that's too late.

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Lock 'em Up -- Jailing Kids is a Proud American Tradition

Thomas Frank | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jailing Kids, Kids in Jail, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Jailing Kids for Cash, Jailing Kids for Cash, Politics News

My question is, what have the Luzerne County judges done in the "kids for cash" scandal that deviates in the least from our American political traditions?

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30 Years After TMI, A Lesson For Today's Economists

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Anti-Trust, Tmi, Pennsylvania, Nuclear Power, Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda, Ithaca, Federal Trade Commission, Harrisburg, China Syndrome, Three Mile Island, Harrisburg-Pennsylvania, Business News

Our new test for any enterprise, be it a financial institution, a power plant, or a war, must be, "Is it too large to be allowed to fail?" If the answer is "yes" then we cannot proceed.

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Acid Spill In Pennsylvania: 5,000 Evacuated After Hazardous Spill

AP | Posted 04.21.2009 | Home

Read More: Acid Spill, Pennsylvania, Evacuation, Chemical Spill, Home News

WIND GAP, Pa. — A tractor-trailer carrying a dangerous acid overturned on a highway Saturday, prompting authorities to order thousands of reside...

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Arson Strikes Pennsylvania City For 20th Time This Year

AP | Posted 04.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Arson, Coatesville Arson, Home News

COATESVILLE, Pa. — The arson-plagued Philadelphia suburb of Coatesville was struck by yet another deliberately set fire early Saturday, the 20th...

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The Republican Party's Death Wish

Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, Liberal Party, Ronald Reagan, Economy, George W. Bush, Kentucky Jim Bunning, Democratic Party, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gary Bauer, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Charlie Crist, Economic Stimulus Package, Rnc, Unemployment, Mike Huckabee, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Labour Party, US Chamber of Commerce, Mississippi, Republican Party, Great Depression, Arlen Specter, Michael Steele, Abortion, John McCain, Karl Rove, Florida, Appalachia, Rush Limbaugh, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, Alabama, Texas, Congress, Pennsylvania, Whig Party, Civil Unions, Barack Obama, Deep South, Religion, Independents, Jon Huntsman, Race Issues, Great Britain, Marxism, Tom Delay, South Carolina, Watergate, Utah, Gay Issues, Politics News

We have yet to hear a single realistic scenario from a top Republican that would outline how and when the country could move forward from its current meltdown.

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Peg Luksik Will Challenge Specter In Primary

AP | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Peg Luksik, Pennsylvania, 2010 Elections, Pat-Toomey, Politics News

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A conservative activist who ran for Pennsylvania governor three times in the 1990s says she will challenge Arlen Specter for t...

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Specter Will Face Primary Challenge From Right

The Hill | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pennsylvania Primary, Arlen Specter, Club for Growth, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, Politics News

Former Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) will challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in a primary for the second straight cycle, according to Pennsylvania GOP sources. T...

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Kids for Cash

Robert Koehler | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fraud, Punishment, Criminal Justice System, Crime, Children, Amy-Swartley, Pennsylvania, Obama Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-Jailing-Kids-for-Cash, Politics News

A number of bad ideas and virulent trends in American life converge, it seems to me, in the unfolding scandal in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., known as "kids for cash."

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'Jailing Kids For Cash': Judges' Scandal Rocks Pennsylvania

CNN | Stephanie Chen | Posted 03.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Amy Swartley, Phillip Swartley, Pennsylvania Jailing Kids for Cash, Pennsylvania, Juvenile Law Center, Jailing Kids for Cash, Home News

At a friend's sleepover more than a year ago, 14-year-old Phillip Swartley pocketed change from unlocked vehicles in the neighborhood to buy chips and...

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Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Race, Missouri, Dc, Eric Holder, Rural Issues, Virginia, New Jersey, Oklahoma, John Kerry, Racism, Republican Party, Mississippi, Suffolk County, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Alabama, Massachusetts, Congress, Kendrick Meek, Minnesota, New York, Barack Obama, Education, Mexican-American Issues, South, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Senate, New Orleans, Palm Beach, Morris County, Washington, Immigration, Democratic Party, Pittsburgh, Artur Davis, California, Nashville, Jewish Issues, New Hampshire, Ohio, Boca Raton, Long Island, Northeast, Philadelphia, Anthony Weiner, Latino Issues, Florida, John McCain, Appalachia, South Central US, St. Louis, Kamala Harris, Louisiana, Montgomery County, Birmingham, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Texas, Queens, Pennsylvania, New York City, Deep South, Young Voters, Memphis, Governors, Cleveland, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, San Francisco, White Voters, Rnc, Michael Steele, Broward, Hip Hop, Duluth, Politics News

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

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Two Pennsylvania Judges Accused Of Jailing Kids For Millions Of Dollars In Kickbacks

AP | MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 03.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Wlikes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Judges, Judges, Home News

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — For years, the juvenile court system in Wilkes-Barre operated like a conveyor belt: Youngsters were brought before judges wi...

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President Obama and Our America

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Inauguration, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, 100 Days, Politics News

Until today, I had only known two kinds of presidents, those who I really didn't like and those who I tolerated. Obama is something different, a president who I actually believe in.

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Statewide Races a Challenge for Black Politicians?

Pamela Gentry | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ken Blackwell, Pennsylvania, Republican Candidates, Mel Martinez, Ohio, Michael Steele, Florida, Kendrick Meek, Black Politicians, African-Americans, Republican Party, Obama Black Politicians, Republicans, Politics News

As recent as 2006, three African-Americans ran for high-profile statewide office on the Republican ticket and all were defeated by considerable margins.

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Mr. Obama Disagrees

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Hate Crimes, Chicago, Incest, Brooklyn, Washington, Ron Kirk, White Supremacy, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Jewish Issues, Bailout, Inauguration, Rick Warren, Ohio, Nation of Islam, African-American Issues, Bill Clinton, Islam, Rape, Campaign Finance, Colombia, Pennsylvania, Pedophilia, Jeremiah Wright, Catholicism, New York, Sister Souljah, Religion, Labor, Cnn, Hilda Solis, Orange County, Aryan Nation, Ethanol, Bestiality, Gay Issues, Rick Warren Invocation, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Obama Invocation, Barack Obama Rick Warren, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Invocation, Politics News

Obama's choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration is dreadful. His explanation is even worse. He shrinks Warren's statements about gay people down to a "disagreement," as if we're talking about ethanol subsidies.

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What Matthews Must Do To Beat Specter

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Senate Races, Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, Employee Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Chris Matthews, Politics News

Employee Free Choice is becoming the new gay -- the issue that wingnuttia is whipping itself into a frenzy over. If Matthews is indeed exploring a run, he needs to quickly bone up on this issue.

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll Dies At 78

AP | MARC LEVY | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obituary, Cahterine Baker Knoll, Pennsylvania, Local Politics, Politics News

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Catherine Baker Knoll, who at age 72 became the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, died Wednesda...

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Sarah we hardly knew ye

Dave Winer | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Auto Industry, Lipstick, Hocky Mom, Obama, Texas, Pennsylvania, Pit Bull, Red States, Punchline, Palin, John Kerry, Sarah Palin, New Hampshire, Georgia, Katie Couric, Expensive Clothes, Maverick, Republican Party, North Carolina, Detroit, Politics News

Cleaning up some loose ends. Obama won Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, two states that were on McCain's slim path to a win. Once those were decided, ...

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Penn State: 1000 Youth in Line to Vote at 7am

Jake Brewer | Posted 12.05.2008 | Green

Read More: Rock the Vote, Pennsylvania, Energy Action Coalition, Youth Vote, New Hampshire Polls, Voter Turnout, New Hampshire, Powervote, Penn State University, 2008 Election, Voting, Election Day 2008, Election Day, Presidential Election, Youth Voters, Voting Lines, Pennsylvania Vote, Green Vote, Green News

The youth vote is likely to make up 25% of the electorate today and is a powerful national voice that is demanding green jobs and clean energy to reinvigorate and re-power our economy.

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Obama, Murtha, Pennsylvania and Ready to Lead

Hal Donahue | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Murtha, Leadership, Pennsylvania, Democratic Party, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

I am now certain that the Democratic Party is fit and ready to lead this nation. I have seen it in action and it works and works well!

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Virginia + Pennsylvania = Good Night Sleep

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Turks, Virginia, Election 2008, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, Swing States, Politics News

We might know who our next president is by 8:05 PM EST on Tuesday night. This has been such a long time coming for those of us who have been fighting the Bush administration for all of these years.

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Arizona Going Rogue?

Beverly Davis | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Is it possible that John McCain can lose his home state of Arizona? With new polls and early voting results showing the state is in play, during the ...

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Obama's Theme of Unity Motivates Unionists

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Sen. Bob Casey, Democratic National Convention, Ohio, Usw, Organized Labor, Pennsylvania, Steelworker, Bill Richardson, Barack Obama, Union, North Carolina, Steel Blitz for Barack, Politics News

More than 10,000 Steelworkers have volunteered their time to ensure Barack Obama's election.

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PA Counties Said Unprepared to Serve Voters, Meet Court Order for Emergency Paper Ballots

Brad Friedman | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paper Ballots, Pennsylvania, Voting Problems, Sequoia Voting Machines, Sequoia Touchscreens, Naacp, Voting Machines, Voter Suppression, Voting Machine Security, Ballot Machine Hacking, Voting Machine Flaws, Politics News

Montgomery, PA county officials admit that they were completely unprepared for the new paper ballot directive, despite known problems with the touch-screen voting systems they use.

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The National Guard and John McCain -- Oil and Water

Brig. Gen. David McGinnis | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: National Guard, Pennsylvania National Guard, John McCain, Pennsylvania, John Mccain National Guard Gaffe, Politics News

Throughout his congressional career Sen. McCain has demonstrated little interest in the existence, much less the welfare, of the National Guard and those serving in it.

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