Community Action Groups Shut Down Center City, Protest Gov. Corbett
When Governor Corbett comes to Philly, he does so with good reason. Like, say, he speaks with the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the one group in Southeastern Pennsylvania that may still support his budget priorities. That’s what happened yesterday at the Prince Music Theater—and protesters from several community action groups were ready for his...
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Gov. Tom Corbett Protests Begin at 4 p.m.
Don't edit my blueprint for human extinction! Tom Corbett is in town today for a meeting with the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (who, by the way, have marketed themselves in the past as being not as evil as the U.S. Chamber; they have no affiliation) at the Prince Music Theater at Broad and Chestnut in Center City. Meeting him will be a horde of...
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Should Pennsylvania Judges Be ‘Elected’ or ‘Selected’?
"This judge is gonna deliver the most badass rulings." Quick. Who was the last judge you voted for? If your answer was, “How the hell should I know?” then congratulations, you are the crowd the co-sponsors of Pennsylvania House Bills 1815 and 1816 are catering to. Those bills, recently gaining steam in Harrisburg, would get rid of the current system...
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Sen. Arlen Specter Appeals To Utah Voters Using ‘Cannibals’ Rhetoric
Former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, in spite of his previous outburst while attempting to promote his book Life Among the Cannibals, continues going on television to promote his book, Life Among the Cannibals. And it keeps getting weirder. On Saturday, he went on MSNBC to talk about Utah Republican Senator Orrin Hatch, a moderate Republican dinosaur who...
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DC Court Doesn’t Block PA Dems’ Access to Ralph Nader’s Bank Accounts
Two years after hearing the case, a 3-judge panel in Washington, DC has refused to block Pennsylvania Democrats from seizing $56,928 from the bank accounts of consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader. The judgment stems from the 2004 presidential campaign, in which Nader’s petitions were successfully challenged by the Democratic...
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Pennsylvania Officially Opposes ‘Real ID Act’
As odd as it sounds—considering his giddiness of putting Voter ID laws into effect—Gov. Tom Corbett signed a bill on Wednesday prohibiting the commonwealth from participating in the Real ID Act. In an effort to supposedly fight terrorism, the Real ID Act sets “national standards for driver’s licenses and other IDs used for boarding commercial flights...
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UPenn Tangled Up In Massachusetts Senate Race
Anyone unfamiliar with the weirdness going on in the Massachusetts Senate race, it’s like this: Moderate Republican Scott Brown, who won former Sen. Ted Kennedy’s seat in a 2010 special election is being challenged by former Obama ‘consumer czar’ and Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren. Brown once posed naked in a woman’s magazine. Warren...
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Update: Following Rendell Smack, Obama ‘Mans Up’ on Gay Marriage
Whoa. President Obama has heard you loud and clear, and he has come out in favor of same-sex marriage. He gave an interview today to ABC News’ Robin Roberts and said as much. The interview will appear tomorrow on Good Morning America and ensures Obama will not officially be the last Democrat presidential candidate to fight against same-sex marriage. Here’s...
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DAILY GRINDER: [Philly Priest Abuse] Prosecution Says Lynn Lied to Police
The prosecution in the Philadelphia priest abuse case presented evidence yesterday which they claimed showed Msgr. William Lynn lied to police during the investigation of another priest. The alleged untruth happened during a 2001 police interview in which Lynn told a police officer about allegations of another priest’s history of sexually abusing members of...
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Ed Rendell Tells Obama to ‘Man Up’ on Gay Marriage
After Vice President Joe Biden told the world he was “comfortable” with gay marriage on Sunday, a number of people in the media and elsewhere have noted President Barack Obama should perhaps clarify his position on marriage equality. The issue was discussed earlier today on MSNBC, where former Pennsylvania Governor/Philadelphia Mayor and current cable news...
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