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Sen. Marco Rubio: Obama Has Made Everything Worse

2012-01-28T12:53:00.000-05:00

America's future explored in 'Monumental'

2012-01-28T02:39:00.000-05:00

CCRKBA Says Hypocritical, Anti-Gun San Francisco Sheriff Should Quit Over DV Charges

2012-01-27T20:03:00.000-05:00

CCRKBA Says Hypocritical, Anti-Gun San Francisco Sheriff Should Quit Over DV Charges

U.S. Border Control Joins Louisiana in Opposing Flawed Census Data

2012-01-27T20:02:00.000-05:00

U.S. Border Control Joins Louisiana in Opposing Flawed Census Data

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Signs New Commercial Driver Safety Law

2012-01-27T19:07:00.000-05:00

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Signs New Commercial Driver Safety Law

Newspaper: Is Obama Creating A Nation Of Dependents?

2012-01-27T17:04:00.000-05:00

Is Obama Creating A Nation Of Dependents? Nearly Half Now Get Government Benefits - Investors.com

Taxpayers Still In Hole $133B From Gov't Bailouts

2012-01-27T16:57:00.000-05:00

Bailouts Still $133 Billion Short Of Being Fully Paid Back — And May Never Be - Investors.com

IRS: 36 Obama aides owe $833,000 in back taxes

2012-01-27T16:13:00.000-05:00

As Obama demands rich Americans pay more in taxes, the IRS reveals 36 Obama aides are far behind in their taxes by Andrew Malcolm - Investors.com

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2012-01-27T12:36:00.000-05:00

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Comedian-In-Chief

2012-01-27T12:33:00.001-05:00

Gov. Corbett Announces Recent Confirmations, Nominations, Appointments

2012-01-27T12:27:00.001-05:00

Governor Corbett Announces Confirmations, Nominations, Appointments

Pew: New Reforms in 47 States and D.C. Improve Military and Overseas Voting

2012-01-27T12:26:00.000-05:00

Pew: New Reforms in 47 States and D.C. Improve Military and Overseas Voting

"I'm Spending And I Know It," A New Hit Song By Barack Obama

2012-01-26T17:17:00.000-05:00

MRC's Bozell Announces Launch of 'Tell the Truth! 2012' Campaign

2012-01-26T16:39:00.000-05:00

MRC's Bozell Announces Launch of 'Tell the Truth! 2012' Campaign | NewsBusters.org

Study: State Taxpayers Pay 14% Higher Prison Costs Than Budgets Reflect

2012-01-26T14:31:00.000-05:00

First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds State Taxpayers Pay 14 Percent Higher Prison Costs Than Budgets Reflect

Pennsylvania Launches Justice Reinvestment Initiative

2012-01-26T14:29:00.000-05:00

Pennsylvania Launches Justice Reinvestment Initiative

New NRCC Web Ad: Every Day of Democrats

2012-01-26T11:33:00.000-05:00

Opinion: Pennsylvania Needs Voter ID Law

2012-01-26T11:17:00.000-05:00

Voter Photo ID bill must become law - dailylocal.com

Game Board Purchases Land in 3 PA Counties

2012-01-26T11:10:00.000-05:00

Board Approves Purchases Land in Three Counties

Poll: Obama job approval at 40% in Pa.

2012-01-26T11:06:00.001-05:00

Highlights from the January 2012 Franklin and Marshall College Poll:

1. Most (47%) of the state’s voters believe Pennsylvania is headed in the wrong direction, a sentiment little changed during the past two years. The last time a majority of the state’s registered voters believed the state was headed in the right direction was September 2006.

2. More voters report they are worse off financially than are better off financially (26% and 15%, respectively) compared to one year ago, although most (60%) say their finances are the same as last year. Fewer voters expect to be worse off financially next year (13%) than they were last March (26%), the last time this question was asked. Most (51%) respondents report economic and financial issues are their most pressing personal problems.

3. President Obama has seen a minor improvement in his job performance ratings compared to the October 2011 Franklin and Marshall College Poll, rising from 37% positive to 40% positive. Voters’ rating of his handling of the economy, with only 29% providing a positive rating, is lower than his overall job performance rating. Generally speaking, more voters in Pennsylvania still believe it is time for a change (49%) than believe the president deserves re-election (44%).

4. Despite President Obama’s tepid job approval ratings, he continues to lead his Republican challengers in the state. Obama’s lead over both Romney and Santorum is still more than 10 points. The president is up two points on Romney from October; however, his lead over Santorum has remained stable at 13 points.

January 2012: Obama 41%, Romney 30%, other 8%, don’t know 24%
October 2012: Obama 35%, Romney 26%, other 10%, don’t know 30%
January 2012: Obama 43%, Santorum 30%, other 8%, don’t know 19%
October 2012: Obama 38%, Santorum 25%, other 11%, don’t know 26%

5. The explanation for the president’s current advantage may stem from several sources. First, less than half (46%) of voters are very interested in this year’s election; in January 2008, three in five (60%) voters were very interested in that year’s election. Second, President Obama is more personally appealing than either of the two Republican challengers tested with nearly half (45%) of voters having a “favorable” opinion of the president compared to around one-quarter who have a favorable opinion of Mitt Romney (25%) and Rick Santorum (29%). Importantly, this pattern holds true among independent voters.

Read the full poll results here.

AHI to Secretary Clinton: Turkey Is an Unreliable NATO Ally

2012-01-25T20:37:00.000-05:00

AHI to Secretary Clinton: Turkey Is an Unreliable NATO Ally

FACT CHECK: Obama pushes plans that flopped before

2012-01-25T16:19:00.000-05:00

FACT CHECK: Obama pushes plans that flopped before

Pennsylvania Department of Health to Move Office for Birth, Death Certificate Requests

2012-01-25T15:25:00.000-05:00

Pennsylvania Department of Health to Move Office for Birth, Death Certificate Requests

Governor Corbett Announces $98 Million Investment in Water Infrastructure Projects in 19 Counties

2012-01-25T15:24:00.001-05:00

Governor Corbett Announces $98 Million Investment in Water Infrastructure Projects in 19 Counties

PA Insurance Department Announces 2011 Enforcement and Market Conduct Actions

2012-01-25T15:24:00.000-05:00

PA Insurance Department Announces 2011 Enforcement and Market Conduct Actions