Tom Corbett

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PA Republicans Should Vote by Secret Ballot

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), commonly known as “Card Check,” is the misnamed legislation promoted by organized labor to stop the hemorrhaging within union […]

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What If Romney and Gingrich Had Voted for Obama in 2008?

To say the Republican presidential primary has become interesting would be a gross understatement. With three different winners in the first three contests—an unprecedented situation—everyone […]

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Governor Corbett Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Joe Paterno

Governor Tom Corbett has ordered that all flags at fly at half-staff until Joe Paterno is buried. This mandates that all commonwealth facilities in Pennsylvania […]

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Corbett: Save Money or Eat Dinner? Your Choice!

Most of the time, Governor Tom Corbett is as careful and deliberative as they come. Friends attribute it to his prosecutorial background (so does he, […]

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Flyers Lose Classic in Dramatic Fashion

Flyers Drop Classic to Rangers in Dramatic Fashion. Somehow, the most publicized regular season hockey game of the year managed to live up to all […]

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My Biggest Losers of 2011

Although Freindly Fire has never been known for sarcasm and negativity, it feels compelled as a civic duty to point out this year’s biggest losers. […]

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Tom Corbett’s Jerry Sandusky Problem

Most people cite Bonusgate—the bipartisan political corruption prosecution—when asked to name Tom Corbett’s chief accomplishment as state attorney general. But not his wife. In an […]

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Grover Norquist’s No-Tax-Increase Pledgers Are Insane

Pity the politicians who woo fickle anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist, architect of the famous (or infamous, depending on your politics) “Taxpayer Protection Pledge,” which commits […]

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Why Did Tom Corbett Give a State Grant to Sandusky’s Charity?

Pop quiz: What’s the relationship between the following two statements that have appeared in recent news articles? 1) “Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s national profile rises […]

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Governor Corbett Approved Grant for Sandusky’s Charity

Governor Corbett—who has been aware of the investigation of Jerry Sandusky since it started while he was the state’s attorney general—approved a $3 million grant […]

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What Corbett Knew About PSU Scandal

Turns out, Tom Corbett took the governor’s office with a 24-style ticking clock in his head over the sex-abuse allegations at Penn State, but “he […]

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Paterno Fired, Penn State Riots

Students Riot After Board of Trustees Fires Joe Paterno. Last night Joe Paterno was fired by Penn State’s Board of Trustees over the phone. President […]

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Corbett Urges Firm Action From Penn State

The governor of Pennsylvania Tom Corbett gave his first address on the sexual-abuse scandal at Penn State. Corbett urged the university to act quickly and […]

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Pennsylvania’s Texting While Driving Ban

The state Senate has voted 45-5 to amend House legislation, adding a ban on texting while driving. Governor Corbett is expected to sign the measure […]

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Vandals Tag Governor’s Mansion

Last night someone tagged Governor Corbett’s residence in Harrisburg. The tag reads, “WOLF PAC.” Underneath the tag the vandals spray-painted the inequality, “freedom>government.” Authorities are […]