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17 hrs ago | EDGEphiladelphia.com News Feed

Pennsylvania HIV/AIDS organizations grapple with budget cuts, recession

As both the city and the commonwealth grapple with ongoing budget shortfalls, local HIV/AIDS organizations continue to struggle during what have proven a very rough year.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Pennsylvania

Yesterday | Newswatch 50

Penn. Gov. walks away from transit talks

PHILADELPHIA a " Pennsylvania's governor has walked away from the stalemated negotiations aimed at ending a days-old transit strike in Philadelphia.The talks broke down last night over union demands for independent pension audits and the potential impact of the health care overhaul.Gov. Ed Rendell told reporters he has 'never been more disappointed ...

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, US Governors

Yesterday | Chambersburg Public Opinion

Pennsylvania, four other states seek $300 million to improve rail lines

Pennsylvania and four other states are seeking stimulus money to make upgrades to their rail systems, including the proposed intermodal terminal in Greencastle.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Harrisburg Metro, Harrisburg, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Opinion

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Freshnews

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says Flight 93 National Memorial Will Soon Be a Reality

Before helping to break ground for a national memorial honoring the 40 heroic passengers and crew members who died aboard United Flight 93 on 9/11, Governor Edward G. Rendell recognized the sacred ground on which he stood and reiterated a commitment made earlier this year.

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Related Topix: Ed Rendell, US Governors, US Politics, Flight 93 National Memorial, US National Parks, US News, Arlen Specter, US Senate, Republican, Pennsylvania

Fri Nov 06, 2009

NewsTarget.com

Act Threatens Pennsylvanians with Government Takeover and Forced Vaccinations

Pennsylvania House Bill 492, the Emergency Health Powers Act, was introduced by Rep.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Life, Veteran Affairs

Thu Nov 05, 2009

PittsburghLIVE.com

Orie Melvin leads Panella for Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat

Voters elected four judges to the Pennsylvania's Superior Court and two judges to the Commonwealth Court.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, US News, Philadelphia, PA, Upper St. Clair, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

Wed Nov 04, 2009

GlobeNewswire

Learn About the History of the Pennsylvania Grape Industry New Book...

Xlibris, the leading print-on-demand self-publishing services provider, today announces the release of History of the Pennsylvania Grape Industry, an engaging new book authored by Carl William Haeseler, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus of Pomology and Viticulture .

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Penn State University Park, Pennsylvania State University, UMass Amherst

Tue Nov 03, 2009

KXMB-TV Bismarck

Calif. debt firm settles Pa. classaction suit

Calif. debt firm settles Pa. class-action suit Eds: APNewsNow. Will be led. By DAN NEPHIN Associated Press Writer PITTSBURGH A California debt collection company has agreed to pay $2.55 million to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of Pennsylvanians who claim they were wrongly led to believe they had to pay costly fees to avoid criminal charges ...

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Pennsylvania, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense Law, Law

The Centrist

New budget year, new deficit for PA

It may be a new fiscal year, but Pennsylvania is stuck in the same fiscal rut. The state is spending more money than it takes in.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Science Daily

Speed Limit To The Pace Of Evolution, Biologists Say

A major conclusion of the work is that for some organisms, possibly including humans, continued evolution will not translate into ever-increasing fitness.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, E. Coli, Health

PennLive.com

Grants available to help Pennsylvanians pay for electric, heating bills

The LIHEAP program helps people to pay their utility bills. Those who need financial help to pay their energy bills this winter can begin applying for grants starting tomorrow, but some who qualified for help last year might not get it this year.

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Ballot Access News

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Won't Hear Case on Ballot Access in Special Elections

On October 22, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order, affirming the decision of the Commonwealth Court in Baylor v Cortes, 3 MAP 2009.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election

Sun Nov 01, 2009

PennLive.com

Pennsylvania voters focus on performance, not ideology

In this age of raucous and rabid partisan polarization, it's easy to picture two forces, one on the far right and the other verging on communism, poised to battle each other to the death.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Jim Gerlach, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, Opinion

Sat Oct 31, 2009

PennLive.com

Poll finds there's little escaping recession's impact in Pennsylvania

One in two Pennsylvanians has experienced pay reduction, layoffs or an inability to pay for medical care, among other hardships, during this worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, according to the latest poll from the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Franklin & Marshall College

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Press & Sun-Bulletin

Pa. renews push for federal approval to toll I-80

Pennsylvania is making a new push to get federal approval for tolls on Interstate 80, the heavily used route that bisects the state from Ohio to New Jersey.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Tony Phyrillas

Pennsylvanians Lose Employment-Based Health Care Faster Than the Nation

Employers provided health insurance to 694,471 fewer Pennsylvanians in 2007 and 2008 than at the start of the decade, according to a new report analyzing U.S. Census data.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Health Insurance, Health

NetworkWorld

Mainframe consolidation saves cash for Pennsylvania government

In the Pennsylvania state government, the mainframe still plays a crucial role delivering applications to users and handling the government's business.

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NorCalBlogs

North Carolina Sea Levels Rising 3mm a year? UC Sea Level data says differently

Note marker at 36N -76W. Image from Google Earth PHILADELPHIA - "- An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Geology, Science

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Pocono Record

Sen. Argall introduces legislation to reduce Pa. legislature

Senator David G. Argall announced legislation today that would reduce the size of the state legislature by more than 20 percent.

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Science Daily

Fighting Sleep: Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairment Caused By Sleep Deprivation

Just as important, the team believes that the cognitive deficits caused by sleep deprivation, such as an inability to focus, learn or memorize, may be reversible by reducing the concentration of a specific enzyme that builds up in the hippocampus of the brain.

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Related Topix: Sleep, Pop/Rock, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

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