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In possibly the most obvious headline of this election cycle, Bloomberg BusinessWeek writes that “frustration over [the] economy saps Democrats’ election enthusiasm.” Pennsylvania is experiencing particularly poor unemployment numbers, with one in six receiving government benefits, a 62-percent increase since 2007.
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President Obama spoke in Philadelphia today at the prestigious Masterman School. In his remarks, he told students that “nothing — absolutely nothing — is beyond your reach.” We’re assuming the president is excluding record deficits that now outstrip collective global wealth.
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After criticism from Joe Sestak, Pat Toomey released a list of earmarks he obtained for his district when he served as a Pennsylvania congressman from 1999-2005. In his first years in Congress, he obtained $12 million, before swearing off earmarks.
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The Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General is investigating whether there have been changes in enforcement policies and procedures in the wake of the department dropping cases including allegations of voter intimidation by the New Black Panthers in Philadelphia in 2008.