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Specter urges NFL to continue Patriots' investigation U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter today pressed the NFL to conduct an investigation into the New England Patriots' Spygate scandal, suggesting one on the scope of baseball's inquiry into the use of steroids. He hinted that if it did not, Congress may well do so, and cited the NFL's anti-trust exemption provided by Congress.

Senate GOP shoots down Pa. appellate court nominees Four vacancies on Pennsylvania's appellate courts, including one on the Supreme Court, will remain unfilled for now, stuck in a partisan dispute.
The Senate's majority Republicans today defied Gov. Ed Rendell and the Supreme Court's chief justice, Ronald D. Castille, and rejected four men nominated by Mr. Rendell to temporarily fill the openings.

Sestak: Chinook damage may have been intentional Damage to two Chinook helicopters nearing completion at the Ridley Township assembly line of The Boeing Co. may have been deliberately caused, but criminal investigators with the Defense Department are reserving judgment until they complete their probe, a congressman said today.

Clinton presses ahead in longshot campaign Hours after being routed by Hillary Rodham Clinton in West Virginia, Barack Obama picked up two more of the party leaders who are key to settling the Democratic presidential nomination. An embattled Clinton is urging the party leaders to take a hard look at West Virginia, which she won with 67 percent of the vote. But her victory did little if anything to knock Obama off stride as he approaches the delegate totals needed to give him the nomination.

Did gaming board break law? Lawmakers ask for probe Six state lawmakers called Tuesday for the state attorney general to investigate whether state gaming regulators broke the law when they, according to sources, ordered their investigators to change a background report on Mount Airy Casino Resort owner Louis DeNaples. The lawmakers are asking whether the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is allowed to directly influence and oversee the work of its Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement.

Graduation exam plan sparks great debate The plan to require Pennsylvania high school students to pass graduation competency exams will be the hot topic at a state Senate Education Committee hearing in Harrisburg today. Much of today's testimony, including that of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and the Pennsylvania State Education Association, is expected to be negative toward the state Board of Education's plan to require high school students to pass certain tests to graduate, beginning with the class of 2014.

McCain backer issues apology for remarks about Catholic church An evangelical pastor backing John McCain tried to put his remarks about the Catholic Church behind him yesterday, issuing an apology to the head of the Catholic League expressing "deep regret for any comments Catholics found hurtful

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Lowman Henry: Obama's Running Mate Now that Barack Obama appears to have derailed the Clinton regime’s return trip to the White House speculation is beginning to pick up on who might be the Illinois senator’s running mate. Both Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and our state’s Democratic U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. are being prominently mentioned.

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Madonna & Young's Politically Uncorrected: Chris Matthews Ready to Play Hardball in Pa. Publicly Matthews has done little to disguise his interest in the race. Asked if he was running on a recent Colbert cable show, Matthews said this: “Did you ever want to be something your whole life…? When you grow up, some kids want to be a fireman. I want to be a Senator….There’s a difference between being a celebrity and working for the people. And it’s a greater thing to work for the people than being on television.”

Peter J. Wirs: No, No, No, Don’t Tell Me to G-- D--- America And after the Civil War, it was a Republican Congress that passed the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. It was a Republican Congress that passed all major civil rights acts of 1870 and 1871. Even when the Democrats controlled the Congress, it was Republicans who broke the filibusters and provided the necessary votes to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Roger Stone: The Stone Zone Observations and commentary from one of the Republican party's most notable operatives, Roger Stone.

"Beautiful wedding down there in Crawford, Texas. They had a great time. And everybody enjoyed a lovely reception. And Bush danced with all the guests. And then Cheney shot the cake." --David Letterman

"And former congressman Bob Barr entered the race today as a Libertarian. He's a Libertarian. See, I don't think Bush understands these terms. When they asked Bush about it, he said, 'Look, I don't care if the guy doesn't eat meat, what does he stand for?'" --Jay Leno

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