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Pennsylvania Car Accident Attorney Supports Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving

RSS Feed — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:13:41 +0000

Caroline Munley of Munley, Munley & Cartwright, P.C., calls a proposal to ban using cell phones while behind the wheel a proper follow-up to a new prohibition applied to commercial truck and bus drivers.Scranton, PA (PRWEB) January 12, 2012 Pennsylvania car accident attorney Caroline Munley today applauded a federal agency’s recommendation for the prohibition of cell phone use by drivers of all …

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Obama: "Massive blow" to economy if tax cuts lapse

Mike — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:40:28 +0000

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned on Wednesday that the U.S. economy would suffer a “massive blow” if Congress fails to extend expiring payroll tax cuts, saying the country was not fully recovered from the recession.

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Obama’s Pennsylvania Polka

Hotmail — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:10:10 +0000

As Frankie Yankovic told us, the Pennsylvania Polka “started in Scranton” but goes “on and on until the dawn.” And Pennsylvanians had better get ready for lots of turns with dance partner Barack Obama.

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President takes tax pitch to ‘must-win’ state of Pennsylvania

RSS Feed — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:36:48 +0000

The White House is billing President Obama’s trip Wednesday to Scranton, Pa., as an opportunity to talk about tax cuts, but the location just happens to be crucial to his re-election chances next year. “It’s a must-win state for him,” said Christopher Borick, director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of …

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Pennsylvania becomes major battleground for Obama in 2012

TheBibleAnswers — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:57:37 +0000

The Obama campaign says it is working on an expanded electoral map in 2012, preparing for battle in so many places that it can afford to lose some of the big, traditional states he won four years ago.

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Pennsylvania Lottery survives casino competition – Morning Call

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:51:00 +0000

Pennsylvania Lottery survives casino competition By Robert Swift, Of The Scranton Times-Tribune HARRISBURG — When slots casinos were legalized seven years ago…

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Pennsylvania Lottery survives casino competition

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:07:00 +0000

By Robert Swift, Of The Scranton Times-Tribune HARRISBURG — When slots casinos were legalized seven years ago, opponents of legalized gambling said it would m…

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Gas production up 60 percent in Pennsylvania

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:47:00 +0000

By Laura Legere, Scranton Times-Tribune SCRANTON — Marcellus Shale natural gas production in Pennsylvania continued its rapid rise in the first half of 2011, …

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Mark Ciavarella Jr., Judge, Gets 28 Years In ‘Kids For Cash’ Case

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:51:00 +0000

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM SCRANTON, Pa. (Associated Press) — A longtime northeastern Pennsylvania judge has been ordered to spend nearly three decades in prison for…

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After 20 long rounds, Pennsylvania girl wins spelling bee

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:03:00 +0000

By JARONDAKIE PATRICK In the end, 14-year-old Sukanya Roy of Scranton, Pa., with her penchant for writing invisible words on her palm, emerged the victor of the…

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