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Professor Says More Than 1,000,000 PA Voters Don’t Have Proper ID

A University of Washington professor testified on Thursday in Commonwealth Court on the issue of Pennsylvania’s new Voter ID law. The professor testified that over […]

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Gay Marriage Makes $275 Million for New York

As New York celebrates the one-year anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage, the state estimates that it’s made $275,000 in revenue by legalizing it.

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Rick Santorum Is Still Really Jazzed About Chick-Fil-A

You know who’s really excited about Chick-Fil-A’s chick-in-strips? Rick Santorum, that’s who! The former Republican presidential candidate tweeted that he was enjoying some of the […]

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Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Case Heads to Court

A debate on the validity of Pennsylvania’s Voter-ID law has begun in a Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg. Attorneys representing civil liberties group argue that the […]

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New Poll Shows President Obama Has a Six-Point Lead in PA

Public Policy Polling has released new polls that indicate that President Barack Obama has a six-point lead on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in the […]

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Phillies, Vice President Biden Will Probably Make It So That I-95 Sucks Worse Than Usual This Afternoon

The Phillies look to continue their winning streak (!!!!) with a matinee win at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. Couple that with Vice President Joe […]

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Mitt Romney Blasts Obama for Leaks, Defense Cuts

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney—ahead of a week he’ll spend abroad—addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Nevada on Tuesday. In his speech, Romney accused […]

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VIDEO: President Obama Talks Into Camera for New TV Ad

The campaign to re-elect President Obama released a new television ad on Monday that features President Obama speaking directly into the camera about the differences […]

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This is What’s Wrong With PA’s Voter ID Law

Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law goes to court this week as civil rights groups argue it discriminates against minorities. As many as 750,000 voters in Pennsylvania could be turned away from the polls come November – and most are Democrats.

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Governor Christie Says Pols Are Grandstanding on Guns in Wake of Colorado Shooting

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says that it’s too soon to argue about gun control in the aftermath of the deadly shooting in Aurora. I’m […]

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Is James Holmes Evil, Or Is He the Face of the U.S. Constitution?

Here’s the bottom line: The Second Amendment is a Constitutional guarantee of the right of Americans to kill and injure each other. So maybe Colorado […]

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RNC Chair Blasts Obama in Philly, District Attorney Seth Williams Fires Back

On Thursday, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus appeared in Philadelphia with Senate candidate Tom Smith to tell voters that President Barack Obama promised jobs […]

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City Council President Darrell Clarke Is Donating His Raise to the Obama Campaign

Mayor Michael Nutter and a number of city officials are set to receive automatic pay increases. Of the officials up for the pay bump, six […]

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Mayor Nutter Wants to See Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns

Mayor Nutter and a number of other mayors have sent a strongly-worded letter to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney urging the release of his tax […]

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Governor Christie Set to Sign Bill to Send Non-Violent Offenders Rehab Instead of Jail

On Thursday morning, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to sign a bill that will, eventually, sentence non-violent drug offenders in the Garden State […]