For more than a decade, Bonnie Burnett and her husband Truman have owned a second home in the hilly farmland of Bradford County, in northeastern Pennsylvania. It was a getaway for the Burnetts (who live three hours to the south, in Stroudsburg), a place to take their grandchildren for a swim in the wooded pond that lies just a few steps from their front door. “It used to be heaven here,” says Bonnie. “We were going to move here to live.” The Burnetts say their plans changed when a natural gas drilling operation on an adjacent property started less than 400 ft. (122 m) from their house.

In a surprise announcement, former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) will be running for Sen. Bob Casey’s senate seat in the 2012 primary election. supporters.

In a statement released to the press, Specter noted he came to this decision after watching Senator Toomey’s maiden floor speech, and throwing the remote at his TV.

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