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		<title>Stay Class, Pittsburgh</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fred Mullner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This hasn&#8217;t been front-paged on Drudge yet, but I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s only a matter of time. PNC Park guard loses finger, Pittsburgh cop injures shoulder in struggle with belligerent fan Way to go, Pirates fans.]]></description>
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		<title>Should Obama Get Credit For bin Laden Killing? Absolutely!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As published in Philadelphia Magazine&#8217;s Philly Post:  http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/05/07/obama-full-credit-killing-osama-bin-laden/ &#160; Coaches aren’t on the field, but they get credit for success.  Why the double standard from the Right? &#160; If you’re wondering why America is no longer able to make even the most basic, common-sense decisions, there are two simple answers: extreme partisanship and willful hypocrisy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convert Oil Refineries To Process PA’s Marcellus Shale Natural Gas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Delta Airlines Buying Conoco Refinery Doesn’t Solve The Problem   Psst: Don’t tell anybody, but the worst-kept secret in  Pennsylvania is that the natural gas industry &#8212; the only economic salvation our dying state had&#8212; is leaving in droves, replaced by job loss, budget holes and despair. &#160; Like most tragedies, this one was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corbett’s Colossal Cockiness Castrates His Credibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Candidate Choice Creates Calamitous Clusterf**k of Carnage “Stevie Welch sat on a wall (of cards); Stevie Welch had a great fall (winning a mere two of 67 counties). All of King (or is it Joker?) Corbett’s horses (jackasses), and all the King’s men (endorsements by 27 County Commissioners and 35 State Legislators), couldn’t put Stevie’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fattah: We&#8217;re Buying Your Votes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AlexC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, not in so few words. &#8220;Unemployment continues to drop and those people who are unemployed, they&#8217;re not going to be voting for the party who wants to cut their benefits &#8212; cut access to food stamps, cut job training,&#8221; Fattah, Senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, told MSNBC&#8217;s Al Sharpton last night. Fattah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Dog Dems Lose &#8212; The Party Opts for Left-Wing Extremists</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DB Light</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Huffington Post: The polarization of Pennsylvania politics continues as the Democratic Party purges itself of moderates. Reps. Tim Holden (D-Pa.) and Jason Altmire (D-Pa.), both members of the dwindling conservative Democratic coalition, lost their primary races on Tuesday. Before the defeat of the two incumbents, there were just 25 Blue Dogs left in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smith! Raja! Rick!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fred Mullner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was a Day of Restoration of Karmic Balance. Lots of people who deserved to win won, and lots of people who deserved to lose lost. After Governor Corbett&#8217;s arm-twisting to get the Republican State Committee to endorse Steve Welch for US Senate, Tom Smith beat the crap out of him. Even Sam Rohrer beat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show ID: Just Like Apartheid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AlexC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really. This morning&#8217;s Philly Inquirer has a &#8220;story&#8221; about the doom, gloom and punishment that voters went through to show their ID&#8217;s during yesterday&#8217;s election. One woman, described as a feisty Democrat in her late 80s, declined to show anything to poll workers, saying that &#8220;she purposely didn&#8217;t bring it, as a matter of protest,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mitt! Smith! Kane!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AlexC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PA Election Returns Statewide No surprise in Romney&#8217;s victory here in Pa, as his nomination is now a mere formality. The Ron Paulbots could not beat Rick Santorum (18%) who ended his campaign for President a few weeks ago. Armstrong County&#8217;s Tom Smith defeats Chester County&#8217;s Steve Welch and Berks&#8217; Sam Rohrer for the GOP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corbett’s Love Affair With The Democrats: An Election Letter Back At Ya’</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Well, primary election day is almost here, and some of the races have gotten downright nasty. From disingenuous, mean-spirited campaign ads to a Democrat masquerading as a Republican accusing his opponent of being a Democrat (did you get all that?), there’s something to satisfy everyone’s entertainment needs. &#160; Perhaps the ugliest race is the Democratic [...]]]></description>
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