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Obama a decent guy

July 8, 2011
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Tweet I heard the CEO of Swiss America, Craig Smith talk about Obama today. He said something I have thought for a long time. Craig points out that President Obama is probably a decent guy. I agree. If he was your next door neighbor he would probably be a decent guy, most people are....

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Commentary: On-time budget won’t solve all of Pennsylvania’s problems – PennLive.com

June 10, 2011
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Commentary: On-time budget won't solve all of Pennsylvania's problems PennLive.com In the end, it's impossible to imagine a scenario in which the Pennsylvania budget is not done on time. And because this is about to be Corbett's first political score as governor — signing a bill that rescinded the need for home sprinklers...

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Pennsylvania’s Gas Lust: Species Decline and Forest Fragmentation – Press Action (blog)

June 1, 2011
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Pennsylvania’s Gas Lust: Species Decline and Forest Fragmentation – Press Action (blog)

Press Action (blog) Pennsylvania's Gas Lust: Species Decline and Forest Fragmentation Press Action (blog) The rush to extract natural gas from Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale is creating industrial zones in rural areas across the state. The industrialization of wide swaths of forestland, meadows and mountainous regions is threatening the health of humans ... Concerns...

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Sensible regulation needed for fracking – York Daily Record

May 31, 2011
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Sensible regulation needed for fracking – York Daily Record

Syracuse.com Sensible regulation needed for fracking York Daily Record Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection levied a $1 million fine against Chesapeake Energy after improper well casing and cementing resulted in natural gas migrating into the groundwater and contaminating private water ... Concerns for NJ water as Del. River eyed for 'fracking'...

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Commentary: Taxpayer Protection Pledge is controlling Pennsylvania government – Patriot-News

May 31, 2011
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Commentary: Taxpayer Protection Pledge is controlling Pennsylvania government – Patriot-News

Patriot-News Commentary: Taxpayer Protection Pledge is controlling Pennsylvania government Patriot-News Tom Corbett delivers his budget address for the fiscal year 2011-2012 to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Seated left is Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. ... and more??

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Corman: Senate might increase higher ed spending – witf.org

May 27, 2011
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Corman: Senate might increase higher ed spending – witf.org

The Herald-Mail Corman: Senate might increase higher ed spending witf.org The next vote on Pennsylvania's state budget will take place in the Senate, and the head of the chamber's Appropriations Committee says he's looking to increase funding for higher education. The budget passed by the House this week ups college and ... Commentary

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Local legislators react to Pennsylvania House passage of budget bill – Montgomery Newspapers

May 26, 2011
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Local legislators react to Pennsylvania House passage of budget bill – Montgomery Newspapers

The Herald-Mail Local legislators react to Pennsylvania House passage of budget bill Montgomery Newspapers Local legislators backed their respective party the day after the state House voted 109-92 to pass a $27.3 billion budget for 2011-12. All Democrats and only two Republicans voted against the bill. Republicans said the budget reflects the reality...

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Survey: Marcellus drilling benefits nearby businesses – Central Penn Business Journal

May 26, 2011
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Survey: Marcellus drilling benefits nearby businesses – Central Penn Business Journal

The Guardian Survey: Marcellus drilling benefits nearby businesses Central Penn Business Journal Small businesses in Pennsylvania's northern tier and southwest are indeed seeing a boost from Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling, according to Penn State researchers. However, the impact on hiring has been more modest, ... Forum works for consensus on Shale Wilkes...

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Forum works for consensus on Shale – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

May 26, 2011
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Forum works for consensus on Shale – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

The Guardian Forum works for consensus on Shale Wilkes Barre Times-Leader WILKES-BARRE – Consensus can prove devilishly difficult to achieve among any group, and with a population the size of the state of Pennsylvania , and an issue as expansive, pervasive and divisive as development of ... Coal set the stage for natural-gas...

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Does Proposed Marcellus Impact Fee Violate No Tax Pledge? Scarnati Says No – NorthcentralPa.com

May 26, 2011
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Does Proposed Marcellus Impact Fee Violate No Tax Pledge? Scarnati Says No – NorthcentralPa.com

The Guardian Does Proposed Marcellus Impact Fee Violate No Tax Pledge? Scarnati Says No NorthcentralPa.com By Feed: PA Environment Digest Grover Norquist, of the Washington, DC-based Americans for Tax Reform and the self-described opponent of all tax increases, wrote to several members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly recently charging the proposed ... Fracking...

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