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President Obama holds solid lead in Pennsylvania, but will it matter?
In the video above, Rachel Maddow explains how the Pennsylvania GOP is looking to rig elections there by allowing districts to choose how to allocate a single electoral vote instead of having all of...
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VIDEO- PA Gov. Tom Corbett to women forced into unwanted ultrasounds: "You...
"I’m not making anybody watch, OK. Because you just have to close your eyes. As long as it’s on the exterior and not the interior." Think Progress: Critics say Corbett’s comments show he doesn’t...
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Mitt Romney is "proud to earn" forced ultrasound supporter Gov. Tom "close...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett: “As long as it's not obtrusive... I’m not making anybody watch, OK. Because you just have to close your eyes. As long as it’s on the exterior and not the interior.” TPM...
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A Pennsylvania law on fracking chemicals is worrying doctors
Pro Publica (h/t: John Dean) posted "The EPA’s First Fracking Rules — Limited and Delayed." What's the hold up? Especially when people are suffering, like the fracking victim who said to Interior...
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In Pennsylvania, Voter ID law may affect more than previously estimated
According to a new Quinnipiac University poll, Obama leads Romney, 45 percent to 39 percent in Pennsylvania. But will it matter? Check out this report from The Inquirer: More than 758,000 registered...
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Governorships a big opportunity for Democrats in 2014
Stuart Rothenberg has a piece in Roll Call that gives Democrats hope for 2014 regarding potential governorships: If Democrats can win a number of these big-state governorships, even if they don’t take...
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Poll-itics: PA Gov. Tom “You Just Have to Close Your Eyes” Corbett trails all...
Need some good news? So do I. How's this for starters: There's some hopeful news about Pennsylvania's Republican Governor Tom “You Just Have to Close Your Eyes” Corbett. The Willard M. Romney...
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VIDEO-- PA Gov. Tom "You Just Have to Close Your Eyes” Corbett: Most...
Why, it seems like only yesterday that I posted PA Gov. Tom Corbett trailed all challengers by 9-plus points. Oh wait. It was yesterday. And now it's today, and Tom “You Just Have to Close Your Eyes”...
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Poll-itics: Republican "Pa. Governor Tom Corbett is in deep trouble"
Link Taegan is reporting on a Quinnipiac poll in Pennsylvania that has Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D) leading Gov. Tom Corbett (R) by ten points, 45% to 35%. And State Treasurer Rob McCord (D) is ahead of...
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What I will not write about today
Sometimes I get so frustrated and/or disheartened and/or annoyed by some of the news stories of the day that I can’t bring myself to write about them. Here are a few recent reports that made my blood...
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VIDEO: Tom Corbett compares marriage equality to marriage between brother and...
Tom “You Just Have to Close Your Eyes” Corbett actually thought he was doing damage control when he corrected his original comparison of married gay couples to unions of twelve-year-old kids and said...
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12-year-old girl dies of asthma; father blames school staff cuts
I worked at public schools for years, and a common sight would be a student stepping away to use an inhaler. Occasionally, a kid would forget to bring one, or they would lose theirs, and I would...
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