The Nov. 19-20 poll of 800 likely 2016 voters by Hart Research Associates found that 67 percent viewed as favorable Obama’s decision to act alone — rather than wait for legislative action by Congress…
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Who really rules Russia?
“Yes, they are the two people who are in fact ruling Russia. Putin is the presidential facade for Angela Merkel. Inside of Russia these two other forces rule”.
Experts question results in Turnpike corruption case
The Turnpike investigation began while Gov. Tom Corbett was attorney general. William Keisling, whose 1993 book “When the Levee Breaks” explores Turnpike patronage, called the case “a travesty,” one originally intended to embarrass Democrats for a bipartisan problem.
Graft Hobbles Iraq’s Military in Fighting ISIS
“…some of the weaponry recently supplied by the army has already ended up on the black market and in the hands of Islamic State fighters, according to Iraqi officers and lawmakers. American officials directed questions to the Iraqi government…
The best thing for lawmakers to do until there’s a new governor? How about ‘Nothing?’
HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS EDITORIAL: There’s a growing tide of speculation in Har-risburg’s political circles that strengthened Republican majorities in the state House and Senate might try to hand Gov. Tom Corbett some political victories before he leaves office in mid-January…
Leak of grand jury information could cost Attorney General Kane
As an assistant Lackawanna County prosecutor, Kathleen Kane testified at the 1999 trial of Judge Francis Eagen, charged with taking bribes. He had sought information about the investigation, she said, and she told him that grand juries operate in secret and their “strict rules” cannot be violated…
Gil Smart’s LNP column
“Upbraiding Taylor and what his shirt supposedly stands for becomes more important than praising the achievement; indeed, the achievement cannot be praised until Taylor and the rest of us are educated on the real issue here.”
The Pillars of Arab Despotism
The broader point is this: the educated youth who kicked off the revolutions of 2011 are not necessarily the vanguard of a new and more secular Middle East. They are one party in a bitter conflict over fundamental issues of identity and social order, a conflict whose outcome is far from certain.
Catch these two films before they go!
Two current films, both of them successful at the box office, are worth seeing in theaters, before they’re replaced by an avalanche of late year entertainments and Oscar contenders.
Talk of impeaching President Obama is nonsense
If there is anything as politically foolish as the way the Republicans have handled the immigration issue, it would be for them to try to impeach the first Black American President.
Pennsylvania jobless rate declines to six-year low
The state Department of Labor and Industry released preliminary data showing unemployment fell to 5.4 percent from 5.7 percent in September. October’s unemployment rate was the lowest it has been in six years…
In a Shift, Obama Extends U.S. Role in Afghan Combat
The decision to change that mission was the result of a lengthy and heated debate that laid bare the tension inside the Obama administration between two often-competing imperatives: the promise Mr. Obama made to end the war in Afghanistan, versus the demands of the Pentagon that American troops be able to successfully fulfill their remaining missions in the country…
Report undercuts Benghazi attack claims
A Republican-controlled congressional committee said on Friday that Obama administration officials did not deliberately provide misleading information about a 2012 assault on the US consulate in Benghazi and said the CIA responded properly to the attack…
Ex-Senator Jim Webb Explores Presidential Candidacy
NEW YORK TIMES: Former Senator Jim Webb of Virginia has announced a presidential exploratory committee, becoming the first candidate in either party to take such an overt step toward a White House bid.