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Blue Dog Dems Ousted in Pennsylvania
Blue Dog Dems Ousted
in Pennsylvania
Apr 25, 2012 12:03 AM CDT

Blue Dog Dems Ousted in Pennsylvania

Redistricting leads to primary losses for Holden, Altmire

(Newser) - Conservative, "Blue Dog" Democrats became even more of an endangered species after a pair of primary defeats in Pennsylvania Tuesday. Rep. Tim Holden—the dean of the state's Congressional delegation—was defeated in a redrawn district by lawyer Matt Cartwright, who attacked Holden for voting against ObamaCare, the...

Romney Grabs Lead in Pennsylvania

 Romney 
 Grabs Lead 
 in Pennsylvania 
poll numbers
Apr 5, 2012 7:57 AM CDT

Romney Grabs Lead in Pennsylvania

Meanwhile, Santorum says 'damn right' we cling to guns, religion

(Newser) - Bad news for Rick Santorum: Mitt Romney has taken the lead in Santorum's own home state of Pennsylvania. Romney is at 42% support and Santorum at 37% in the latest Public Policy Poll , followed by Ron Paul with 9% and Newt Gingrich at 6%. That's a gain of...

Pennsylvania: Santorum's Last Stand?

With losses piling up, Santorum badly needs home-state win

(Newser) - Thanks to Mitt Romney's sweep of all three primaries last night, Rick Santorum's last chance to get the GOP nomination just got closer. Now, it could all come down to Pennsylvania, reports the Washington Post . Pennsylvania is a key state in the presidential election, and Santorum's home...

Church Staged Teen Kidnap to Teach Persecution

Authorities investigating after bruised girl, 14, files complaint

(Newser) - County prosecutors are investigating mock "abductions" orchestrated by a Pennsylvania church that left one 14-year-old girl bruised, battered, and terrified, according to authorities. The horrifying ordeal was intended to teach the unsuspecting teens at the Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Middletown about persecution of Christian missionaries, reports the...

Santorum Took State Cash for Kids' Schooling

...despite fact that he wants government out of education

(Newser) - Rick Santorum has been telling America it's time to take federal and state government "out of the education business," leaving schools in local hands. Indeed, he proudly home-schools his own children—but it seems he's not above using state money to do so, the AP reports....

Sandusky Abused Boys as Young as 8: Prosecutors

And he abused 8 while on Penn State's campus

(Newser) - Prosecutors have finally pulled back the curtain on exactly what they're accusing Jerry Sandusky of, and it's not pretty. Sandusky allegedly molested 10 boys, ranging in age from 8 to 17, according to a "bill of particulars" the Attorney General's office filed yesterday. What's more,...

Santorum Surges in Polls
 Santorum Surges in Polls 
Feb 10, 2012 2:38 AM CST

Santorum Surges in Polls

GOP starting to worry about lackluster Mitt Romney

(Newser) - Rick Santorum was gaining support nationwide even before Tuesday's triple win, newly released polls reveal. Gallup's 5-day tracker has him tied with Newt Gingrich for second place nationwide, with 20% to Mitt Romney's 36%. In Pennsylvania, the former senator's home state, a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review poll conducted...

Pennsylvania Middle School Bans Uggs

Not because they're ugly ... because kids were hiding cell phones in them

(Newser) - Administrators at a middle school in Pennsylvania were tired of kids hiding cell phones in their boots—so they banned the boots, the Mercury reports. The new rule applies to "outdoor, open top boots" in general, but the biggest culprits are Uggs, says a district official, particularly those that...

Man Asks Cop: 'Can I Have My Weed Back?'

Guess it didn't belong to a friend

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania man has become a case study in what not to say to cops. Devonte Davon Jeter was arrested for marijuana possession in May, and in a preliminary hearing yesterday, his lawyer made the case that the pot could have belonged to someone else in his car, the Beaver ...

Man Fakes Mother's Obit to Take Time Off: Cops

She reads her own obituary in Pennsylvania newspaper

(Newser) - Imagine a mother's surprise when she read her obituary in the local news—and learned her own son had written it. But police in northern Pennsylvania say 45-year-old Scott Bennett ran his mother's obituary in the newspaper so he could take bereavement time off from work. Brookville police...

Sandusky Accuser: I Screamed for Help From Wife

New accuser testifies he was attacked 16 times in home basement

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky allegedly assaulted young boys in his own home repeatedly, sometimes when his wife was in the house, according to chilling grand jury testimony from two new accusers. Both testified they were abused over several years by the former Penn State assistant football coach, and forced to perform oral...

Penn State Victim Plans to Sue

Pennsylvania looks to tighten laws on reporting child abuse

(Newser) - One of Jerry Sandusky’s alleged victims has hired a lawyer to look into suing Sandusky and others who may have kept the scandal quiet. The Pennsylvania attorney could target Penn State staff or workers for the former coach’s Second Mile charity, ABC News reports. In the future, staffers...

Paterno Cleared in Penn State Sex Scandal

But one columnist says he must resign

(Newser) - Looks like legendary football coach Joe Paterno is off the hook in Penn State’s sex abuse scandal , but other officials aren’t nearly so lucky. Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly told reporters today that two school administrators who resigned today "allowed a child predator to continue to victimize...

On Campaign Trail, Some Dems Dodging Obama

Few say so publicly, but congressional reps are steering clear

(Newser) - The official message from Democratic leadership is that no one considers President Obama to be a political liability. However, as next year's election race heats up, there are growing signs that Democrats in battleground states aren't exactly clamoring for the president's help. In Obama's trips to...

Harrisburg, Pa., Declares Bankruptcy

Filing means capital will lose state aid

(Newser) - The capital of Pennsylvania filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection last night, defying a new state law created to prohibit it from doing so. The Harrisburg city council voted 4-3 to take the drastic step, with supporters arguing that the state’s proposed recovery plan was unacceptable, Bloomberg reports. “...

In 2 Key Swing States, Bad News for Obama

He's statistically tied with Romney, Perry in Ohio, and close to it in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - Barack Obama is in for a fight in a pair of major swing states that he carried handily in 2008, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. In both Ohio and Pennsylvania, 51% say the president doesn’t deserve another term, and 53% and 54% respectively disapprove of the job...

Amazon's Pa. Warehouse Was Hellish, Workers Say

Temps penalized for collapsing during heatwaves

(Newser) - Former workers at a vast Amazon warehouse in eastern Pennsylvania say the LeHigh "fulfillment center" was a hellish place to work, a lengthy exposé by the Allentown Morning Call finds. Workers—most of whom were employed by a temp agency instead of Amazon itself—say they had to endure...

Pennsylvania Rule Change by GOP May Doom Obama
Pennsylvania Rule Change
by GOP May Doom Obama
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Sep 17, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

Pennsylvania Rule Change by GOP May Doom Obama

State may switch from winner-take-all in Electoral College

(Newser) - Pennsylvania Republicans are proposing a radical change in how the state divvies up its electoral votes that could have a huge impact on the 2012 election. The plan, which is being championed by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi and already has the governor’s support, would switch Pennsylvania from a...

Family Members of Flight 93 Victims Bury Remains at National Memorial in Pennsylvania
 Flight 93 Families Bury Remains 
Sep 12, 2011 5:05 PM CDT

Flight 93 Families Bury Remains

500 family members attend private ceremony

(Newser) - An honor guard played taps. American flags lay on caskets. Mourners put flowers on the casket lids. Nearly 500 family members attended the burial today of the remains of victims of Flight 93, at the new Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Penn. A Catholic priest, a Lutheran minister, a...

Flooding Forces 100K to Evacuate Pa., Drenches NY

Tropical Storm Lee fallout has already killed 3

(Newser) - Pennsylvania officials have issued a mandatory evacuation order for the more than 100,000 people living along the Susquehanna River, one of several East Coast rivers flooding over thanks to the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, the AP reports. The river is expected to crest at 41 feet by 8pm....

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