Saturday, July 21, 2012
"They had hopes for the future and dreams that were not yet fulfilled, and if there’s anything to take away from this tragedy, it’s a reminder that life is fragile."
President Barack Obama dedicated his weekly address to remembering the tragedy of the shooting in Aurora, Colo., at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." "While we will never know fully what causes someone to take the life of another, we do know what makes that life worth living," Obama said. See our video above for the president's full remarks. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney also issued a statement in response to the incident. According to the Huffington Post, Romney called for citizens to focus on loving each other and those affected by what he called "a few moments of evil." You can watch the video of Romney's remarks here.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Keystone state lawmakers say Supreme Court ruling on health care is "unfortunate"
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Requiring individuals to purchase health care is constitutional. Withholding extensive federal funding from states as punishment is not constitutional. Also: paying a tax for not buying health insurance is constitutional. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the major components Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that includes the controversial individual mandate on the grounds that Congress has powers to levy taxes and fees. The decision was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts siding with the majority. Upholding the act will give hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians access to health care, whether through an individually purchased policy or through a Medicaid expansion. …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Take our poll and tell us how you think the Supreme Court will rule on ObamaCare
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The Supreme Court will wrap up business for its latest session on Thursday including handing down a highly anticipated ruling on President Barack Obama's controversial health care reform law. How will the court rule? Take our poll and add your comments below. A majority of PoliticsPa readers expect the court to strike down the individual mandate but leave most of the law intact. Patch coverage of the issue includes a recent presentation in Bethlehem by a Tea Party candidate who is also a registered nurse.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Obama volunteers will conduct a voter registration drive in Lehigh Valley on Saturday
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
Volunteers supporting President Barack Obama's reelection will gather in Allentown on Saturday, June 16 as part of a statewide "Gotta Vote" project. Organizing for America Pennsylvania (OFA PA) volunteers and community leaders will host voter registration drives in communities across the state to talk to people one-on-one about what’s at stake in the presidential election and remind them of the importance of making their voices heard in November. In Allentown, volunteers will gather at the Allentown OFA PA Office at 1031 W Linden Street to register voters and educate people about the latest voter registration and voting laws. Saturday's event is timed to coincide with a Pennsylvania visit by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Fewer Pennsylvanians think Gov. Tom Corbett is doing a good job
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Friday, June 15, 2012
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett hit an all-time low this week. Thirty-six percent of voters approve of the way the first-term governor and former Pennsylvania attorney general is doing his job, compared with 47 percent who disapprove, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. Do you approve of the governor's job performance? Vote in our poll and tell us in the comments section below. But these figures don’t bother Corbett — he doesn’t read polls, he said. “If I was looking at the polls, I wouldn’t be doing some of the things I’m doing, would I?” Corbett said. The poll queried 997 registered voters from June 5-10 with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. Corbett's approval …
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