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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 19:34 UTC

Robert Edgar, former Pa. congressman, dies at 69

Robert W. Edgar, who represented Pennsylvania for six terms in the House of Representatives and went on to lead the public interest group Common Cause, died Tuesday. He was 69.

congressman   President and CEO  Washington  United States Senate  House of Representatives  Merle Edgar  +8 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 17:55 UTC

Bald eagle found in western NY ditch recovering

An American bald eagle found injured in a ditch along a western New York road is recuperating at a Buffalo-area animal shelter.

Beverly Jones  western New York  wildlife services  Pennsylvania  New York City  Chautauqua County  +5 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 14:52 UTC

Housekeeper pleads guilty in Pa. 'Ben' bust theft

A housekeeper has pleaded guilty to state court charges in the theft of a Benjamin Franklin bust taken from a home in suburban Philadelphia.

Andrea Lawton  interstate transportation  Pennsylvania  Alabama  Franklin  housekeeper   +5 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 13:05 UTC

2nd child of Pa. couple dies after only praying

A Philadelphia couple - serving 10 years' probation for the 2009 death of their toddler after they turned to prayer instead of a doctor - has violated their probation now that another of their children has died.

Herbert Schaible  Pa  Catherine Schaible  Benjamin Lerner  Pennsylvania  Philadelphia Judge   +1 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 02:29 UTC

Alaska gambles with major oil-tax cut

Alaska plans to give up billions of dollars in tax revenue it has been drawing from oil producers to spur new drilling at a time when energy production is surging across the Lower 48 states.

Alaska  Pennsylvania  energy  oil prices  Texas  oil  +40 more

Seattle Times, 23.04.13 00:47 UTC

Gun-control debate looking forward: the National Rifle Association s miscalculation

It often takes defeats to inspire a movement to build up the strength required for victory. So it is with the U.S. Senate s rejection of expanded background checks for gun buyers, writes E.J. Dionne Jr.

Republican Party  Joe Manchin  Pat Toomey  Max Baucus  Rob Portman  Heidi Heitkamp  +12 more

Seattle Times, 22.04.13 04:55 UTC

Senate vote nears on Internet sales tax

The legislation would echo the so-called Amazon tax laws passed by several states forcing the giant online retailer to collect sales taxes from shoppers who live in the state, even though Amazon didn t have a bricks-and-mortar presence there.

online retailer  internet sales  non-Internet competitors  internet purchases  Internet shopping  Washington  +19 more

Daily Mail, 21.04.13 09:27 UTC

Are crooks really criminally minded? Abnormal brain activity 'means offenders cannot control their behaviour'

PUBLISHED: 08:59 GMT, 21 April 2013 | UPDATED: 09:10 GMT, 21 April 2013 Criminal activity could be all in the brain, meaning offenders cannot control their behaviour and need treatment to help them ...

Pennsylvania  The Sunday Times  Sunday Times Limited (The)  criminology professor   University of Pennsylvania  the University of Pennsylvania  +1 more

Seattle Times, 21.04.13 04:22 UTC

Catalog of horrors outlined at trial of abortion doctor

It wasn t until 2010, when authorities raided the Philadelphia abortion clinic over its distribution of painkillers, that authorities uncovered evidence that led to Dr. Kermit Gosnell s capital-murder trial, which started in March.

attorney   Philadelphia  Kermit Gosnell  Supreme Court  Tom Corbett  anti-abortion activist  +9 more

Seattle Times, 19.04.13 23:56 UTC

Judge sides with sons about Jim Thorpe's remains

A federal ruling is clearing the way for sports great Jim Thorpe's sons to have his remains removed from the Pennsylvania town that bears his name and reinterred on American Indian land in Oklahoma.

United States  Richard Caputo  Jim Thorpe  Richard Thorpe  Pennsylvania  Oklahoma  +8 more
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, often colloquially referred to as PA (its postal abbreviation, which succeeds the archaic Penn. and Penna. as common abbreviations) by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New Yo...
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