Politics & Policy
Five reasons Corbett seems headed to a historic loss
Since 1968, when Pennsylvania started allowing its governors to run for re-election, voters have returned every sitting governor for a se
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ListenNew documentary, Citizenfour, is witness to Snowden NSA leak
A new documentary captures Edward Snowden’s leak of NSA documents as it unfolds from the vantage point of his Hong Kong hotel room.
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Seven plaintiffs in no-fly list lawsuit cleared to fly
Seven people who filed a lawsuit challenging their placement on the government’s no-fly list have been cleared to fly.
The s
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Documents show how White House defended Clinton
New documents from the National Archives show that the Clinton White House made a public push to defend President Bill Clinton during sev
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Pollsters: Corbett now at point of no return
With the election less than four weeks away, pollsters say they cannot find an example of a candidate in modern Pennsylvania history who
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Obama creates 2nd board to resolve SEPTA dispute
President Barack Obama is establishing a second emergency board to try to resolve a contract dispute in the Philadelphia area between the
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Visiting Pa., Chris Christie energizes support for Corbett
Two politicians who could square off in the 2016 presidential race both rallied Thursday for opposing candidates for govenor of Pennsylva
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Hillary Clinton rallies ‘Women for Wolf’ at Constitution Center
Hillary Clinton was in town Thursday night, lending her name and support to Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf at t
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Pa. porn email scandal prompts another resignation
A Pennsylvania county prosecutor is resigning in the wake of a pornographic email scandal that the state attorney general’s office
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Supreme Court denies gay marriage appeals
The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for an immediate expansion of same-sex marriage by unexpectedly and tersely turning away appeals
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What was Hitler’s rationale for the Holocaust? His model was the U.S. A.
Why did the Hitler and the Nazi party in Germany want to exterminate European Jews? Was it just rabid insanity, or was there a rationale,
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Automatic deletion of Philly emails leads to bureaucratic tangles, city officials say
NewsWorks reported last week
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National Dems’ PAC retreats on ads supporting Trivedi in 6th District race against Costello
A super PAC backing Democrats in Congress has walked away from ad reservations in a race in the Philadelphia suburbs.
The House Ma
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Named in office porn exchanges, Pa.’s DEP chief resigns
The head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is leaving his post.
The resignation of Chris Abruzzo Thur
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Mumia Abu-Jamal to deliver commencement address via recording at Goddard College
Mumia Abu-Jamal, one of Philadelphia’s most polarizing figures, will deliver a graduation speech to seniors at Goddard College this
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