Monday, February 4, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013

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Gov. Corbett addresses a news conference in Pittsburgh, where he announced his plan to privatize the Pa. liquor system. (Associated Press)
Corbett a shoo-in to win the unpopular vote
AND NOW for the budget address Gov. Corbett WON'T give Tuesday to a joint session of the Legislature: Speaker Smith, President Pro Tempore Scarnati, Lt. Gov. Cawley, members of the General Assembly, distinguished Cabinet, fellow citizens.
NJ man pleads guilty to campaign violations
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to conspiring with his brother to violate federal elections laws.
State-worker pension reform: No will, no way
THE PENDING FIGHT over pensions for Pennsylvania state workers and public-school employees is certain to include enough actuarial data and ideology to make most minds, including mine, go numb.
In this Nov. 6, 2012, photo, people line up to cast their votes in Lindell School in Long Beach, N.Y., one of several voting locations that was created as a result of Superstorm Sandy. Exit polls from Tuesday’s election show that the voters have a plan. (AP Photo)
Aid for Latinos sought at polls
The Camden County Board of Elections is searching for bilingual poll workers to help the area's growing number of Latinos cast their ballots in the June primary.
FILE - This Aug. 28, 2012 file photo shows Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus speaking at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Priebus has been elected to lead the Republican National Committee for another two years. The 40-year-old RNC chairman ran unopposed in his bid for a second term, which begins less than three months after what most Republicans consider a disastrous election cycle. The GOP in November lost a competitive presidential election and gave up seats in the House and Senate. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
RNC Chair Priebus re-elected
Reince Priebus (ryns PREE'-bus) has been elected to lead the Republican National Committee for another two years.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walked to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
GOP is pushing state election changes
Around the country, Republicans are trying to change state laws to make it easier for them to win presidential elections. In Washington, Senate Democrats are trying to rein in the chamber's hallowed filibuster rules to make it easier for them to prevail.
City Commission candidate Stephanie Singer says thousands lack IDs.
City Commission fights 'fact-finding team'
Clout: The City Commission, which oversees elections in Philadelphia, is refusing to cooperate with a "fact-finding team" appointed by Mayor Nutter last month to examine problems in the Nov. 6 general election.
A trial run before running for office
The Board of Ethics on Wednesday made it easier for city employees to test the waters before deciding whether to run for elected office.
Gov. Tom Corbett on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Corbett's road show to promote his agenda
The governor is making appearances to promote his agenda.
Not so long ago, Pennsylvania political people would joke that Gov. Corbett was like Calvin Coolidge, a man so famous for his reticence that a woman at a White House dinner once tried to open him up by saying she had bet a friend she could make the president utter more than two words.
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, from Florida, gavels the start of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP File Photo/Charles Dharapak)
DNC in dispute over new officers
Members balked at removing a longtime activist to make way for an Obama choice.
Gov. Corbett addresses a news conference in Pittsburgh, where he announced his plan to privatize the Pa. liquor system. (Associated Press)
Corbett a shoo-in to win the unpopular vote
AND NOW for the budget address Gov. Corbett WON'T give Tuesday to a joint session of the Legislature: Speaker Smith, President Pro Tempore Scarnati, Lt. Gov. Cawley, members of the General Assembly, distinguished Cabinet, fellow citizens.
Paul Ryan, vice presidential candidate. JACQUELYN MARTIN / AP
Back Channels: Ryan sees path ahead for GOP
Kevin Ferris: Paul Ryan is taking a different approach to life after a lost election than the last person who came up short in a campaign for vice president.
State-worker pension reform: No will, no way
THE PENDING FIGHT over pensions for Pennsylvania state workers and public-school employees is certain to include enough actuarial data and ideology to make most minds, including mine, go numb.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, testifies on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, before Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the deadly September attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Clinton supporters form super PAC in case she runs
Some grass-roots supporters of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have formed a super PAC to help a potential Clinton presidential campaign in 2016 _ even though Clinton says she hasn't decided her plans.
NJ man pleads guilty to campaign violations
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to conspiring with his brother to violate federal elections laws.
Pages lead a Senate procession carrying two boxes holding Electoral College votes through Statuary Hall to the House Chamber on Capitol Hill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, for the counting of the votes in the presidential election. A tally of the U.S. Electoral College vote affirmed President Barack Obama´s re-election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Is winner-take-all Electoral College voting in trouble?
What difference would it make?
Can anyone sue to stop an effort to change how electoral votes are allocated in swing states? Lyle Denniston examines the constitutional arguments about a contentious issue.
Mayra Acevedo of the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia holds up a sheet of paper containing numbers that according to poll workers are help for her and her situation. According to Mayra she registered to vote before the deadline but was not on the list. She was not given or offered a provisional ballot. Picture taken outside the Esperanza Health Center at 6th and Cayuga. This is the 43rd Ward, 3 and 6 district. Photo taken on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/Staff)
Nutter taps voters to aid Election Day investigation
Hey, Philly voters. The Nutter administration wants to hear about your Election Day experience.
In this Nov. 6, 2012, photo, people line up to cast their votes in Lindell School in Long Beach, N.Y., one of several voting locations that was created as a result of Superstorm Sandy. Exit polls from Tuesday’s election show that the voters have a plan. (AP Photo)
Aid for Latinos sought at polls
The Camden County Board of Elections is searching for bilingual poll workers to help the area's growing number of Latinos cast their ballots in the June primary.
FILE - This Aug. 28, 2012 file photo shows Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus speaking at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Priebus has been elected to lead the Republican National Committee for another two years. The 40-year-old RNC chairman ran unopposed in his bid for a second term, which begins less than three months after what most Republicans consider a disastrous election cycle. The GOP in November lost a competitive presidential election and gave up seats in the House and Senate. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
RNC Chair Priebus re-elected
Reince Priebus (ryns PREE'-bus) has been elected to lead the Republican National Committee for another two years.
General Election 2012 results
Here are the complete results of the 2012 General Election for New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Pages lead a Senate procession carrying two boxes holding Electoral College votes through Statuary Hall to the House Chamber on Capitol Hill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, for the counting of the votes in the presidential election. A tally of the U.S. Electoral College vote affirmed President Barack Obama´s re-election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Is winner-take-all Electoral College voting in trouble?
What difference would it make?
Can anyone sue to stop an effort to change how electoral votes are allocated in swing states? Lyle Denniston examines the constitutional arguments about a contentious issue.
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