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Palin attacks Obama and U.S. media
John McCain is joined by Sarah Palin and her family on Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention.
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Obama, seeing hope in Ohio, shifts schedule there
DILLONVALE, Ohio - So much for the full-on 50-state strategy. Call Barack Obama's implementation of national Democrats' coast-to-coast plan "Fifty-State Lite." Barack Obama's strategists say they will pick and ...
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Hanna could hit Philly area with heavy rain, winds
Tropical Storm Hanna's northward march is expected to be felt in the Philadelphia area, where a forecast of heavy rain and high winds could result in power outages.
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Federal funding shortfall could hit PA construction, PennDOT says
State Transportation Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E., said today that a shortfall in the federal Highway Trust Fund poses a threat to the state's bridge and highway program and Congress needs to act quickly to ...
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PennDOT reminds drivers of school bus laws
With school now back in session, state officials are reminding motorists to obey laws related to school buses.
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Pennsylvania packed with House races to watch
Here we go again. Pennsylvania, a key battleground two years ago in the Democrats' successful fight to gain control of the U.S. House, is again chock full of House races to watch.
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McCain, Obama pitted in 8-week contest of 'change'
Republican presidential nominee John McCain, buoyed by a unifying GOP convention and the spark of running mate Sarah Palin, plunged into a competitive, eight-week struggle with Democrat Barack Obama over which party can best bring change to Washington. Before a roaring crowd of delegates McCain vowed Thursday night to vanquish the 'constant partisan rancor' he said was plaguing the nation as he embarked on an eight-week effort to win the White House. 'I will reach out my hand to anyone to help me get this country moving again,' McCain said. Joining him after the speech was Palin, the Alaska governor whose national political debut has helped solidify GOP conservatives behind the party ticket.
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Barack Obama Campaigns in Pennsylvania
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama makes a stop in Pennsylvania. Senator Obama spoke to a crowd of thousands at Buchanan Park in Lancaster Thursday, touching on a number of issues including energy: "We're gonna ...
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Pa. lawmakers again consider billing towns for trooper services
Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering whether to impose a $100-per-resident tax on large municipalities that do not have their own police forces and instead rely entirely on state troopers.
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Few minorities on GOP podium
The Republican National Convention showcased a Native American color guard, a black preacher and video footage of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, all part of its effort to present the GOP as a picture of diversity. What it hasn't offered is many minorities speaking from the podium in prime time, or sitting among the delegates. The convention has a decidedly homogenous look to it, coming hard on the heels of a Democratic gathering where minorities were prominent on the podium and in the crowds, and the spotlight focused squarely on Barack Obama's historic racial breakthrough.
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Pilot, 66, walks away from crash landing in NE Pa.
The pilot of a small plane says he walked away uninjured after crash-landing just 200 feet from a residential area in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Republicans Shift Definition Of Experience
For months, the watchword of Sen. John McCain's campaign had been "experience," publicly pounding home the Republican message that McCain has plenty and Sen.
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Australian cycling coach to stand trial on teen rape charges
A 15-year-old US girl who accused West Australian cycling coach Rick Lee of rape claimed on an adult dating website to be a 19-year-old brain surgery student, his lawyer has argued.
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Delegates OK With Palin Daughter's Pregnancy
John McCain's vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, said Monday that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant, but delegates at the Republican National Convention welcomed ...
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McCain, Palin and 'mis-' or 'dis-' information
Submitted by SHNS on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 18:29. Ever since John McCain caught the Grand Old Party elephants with their trunks down by announcing Alaska's Gov.
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Ginger And Fred waltzes to another PASS record
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire may have had their preferred ballrooms, and it's clear that the equine Ginger And Fred also has her favorite surface -- The Meadows.
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AG: Cash-strapped Pa. borough officials corrupt
The council president, former borough manager and two other officials have been charged with stealing money and equipment from a cash-strapped borough in western Pennsylvania.
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State officials want tap water on your mind
Harrisburg Bureau Chief HARRISBURG Living in a water-rich state, Pennsylvanians for generations have paid little attention to the source of their tap water.
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Philadelphia undertakers admit selling corpses
By Jon Hurdle PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Two former Philadelphia funeral directors on Tuesday admitted to selling cadavers to a ring that cut them up and sold the body parts to hospitals for implants. Gerald Garzone and his brother Louis Garzone pleaded guilty to charges that they conspired with others to take bones, skin and organs from 244 bodies in their funeral homes between February 2004 and September 2005. They were part of a scheme that plundered 1,077 bodies in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania without the permission of relatives in an operation that netted the conspirators $3.8 million.
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McCain says Palin thoroughly checked
Republican John McCain said Tuesday he's satisfied that Sarah Palin's background was properly checked out before the Alaska governor joined the Republican ticket.
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