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Panel on Pennsylvania health reform focusing on costs for expansion
Panelists at a health care forum on Wednesday agreed that Pennsylvania's health care system has serious gaps, but they had little consensus about how to improve it.
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High anxiety in the Mile High City
I've been to a lot of conventions, and there's always something gratifyingly weird that happens.
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Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states - AP
Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states.
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State humane officer: PSPCA flouts jurisdiction laws
An animal control officer being sued for taking six kittens from a couple admits she overstepped her legal authority, but says she was just following orders from her employer, the Pennsylvania Society for the ...
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Judges refuse to rehear W. Pa. ex-Nazi guard case
A federal appeals court has refused to rehear the deportation case of a retired western Pennsylvania steelworker who served as a Nazi concentration camp guard during World War II.
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Obama tells huge Dem crowd he'll fix Washington
Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of ...
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McCain makes decision on running mate
Republican presidential candidate John McCain decided on a running mate early Thursday, and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov.
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Obama to tour battleground states after nomination
Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and running mate Joe Biden will embark on a bus tour of battleground states Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan later this week after he receives the Democratic presidential ...
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Kanye performs on convention sidelines
What Kanye West regretted when Barack Obama became the Democratic party's presidential candidate: That his mother, Donda, hadn't lived to experience it.
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Pa. legislative candidate discloses arrest record - AP
A candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is bringing up his arrest for domestic assault - in his own campaign materials.
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Free 200th birthday celebration set at Old Economy Village
AMBRIDGE, Pa. -- Old Economy Village will celebrate the 200th birthday of western Pennsylvania's first internationally recognized businesswoman, Gertrude Rapp.
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Chesco sees spike in unemployment
Chester County's unemployment rate spiked three-tenths of a percent in July to 4 percent but still remained the lowest in Pennsylvania.
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'War room' revs up with high-profile Republicans
RNC and John McCain's communication staff are seen working at the GOP Not Ready 08 Rapid Response Room at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Tuesday, Aug.
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Groups Ask For Emergency Ballots If Voting Machines Fail
Voters' rights groups say they are concerned that some Pennsylvanians will be unable to vote on Election Day if electronic voting machines break down.
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FactCheck: Claims omit details on McCain record
The shotgun-style charges Democratic National Convention speakers fired at Republican Sen.
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Obama, Clinton Near Deal On Roll Call Vote
Senator Hillary Clinton greets supporters after delivering remarks at the New York delegation breakfast in Denver, Monday, Aug.
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Chaput on Biden
You can see why the Democrats didn't invite the Catholic archbishop of Denver to their party: Sen.
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Pa. AG drops dime on rival's expired parking meter - AP
In the race to determine who should be Pennsylvania's chief law enforcer for the next four years, the discussion on Tuesday swirled around the most minor of offenses - an expired parking meter.
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Getting gas requires a lot of water Drilling companies might have tough time meeting DEP regulations
This is the second of a two-part series With Pennsylvania poised to be pin poked by natural gas drilling rigs armed with the latest innovation and technology, some are reviewing the state's regulations and ...
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County spurs Army Heritage visitor center effort
Cumberland County Commissioners say they fear the Army Heritage Center Foundation may not meet a fall 2010 construction-start deadline to win a $10 million state grant for the center.
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