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<title>Why Don't We Get Invited To These Parties?</title>
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<description>And To Think We Were Home Watching "Gossip Girl" On The DVR. Instead, we could have been in Philly last night for a $1,000-a-head (or $1,500-a-couple) reception for Attorney General Tom Corbett's gubernatorial campaign. Our thanks to the anonymous Capitol...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-06T08:43:18-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Reports: Changes  Afoot In House GOP Caucus.</title>
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<description>Brett Feese ... ... the former state lawmaker-turned-House GOP counsel has resigned, the Post-Gazette reports. Feese, who was paid $197,000-a-year, put in his last day of work on Tuesday. House GOP spokesman Steve Miskin tells the P-G that Feese, who...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-05T19:47:32-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Knox Rolls Out Reform Agenda.</title>
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<description>Democratic Gubernatorial Canidate Tom Knox ... ... rolled out his plan to reform state government this afternoon. And in a respectable nod toward Web 2.0, he even spent some time taking real live questions from real live voters. It was...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-05T13:26:41-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Thursday Lightning Round.</title>
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<description>Good Morning, Fellow Seekers. For obvious reasons, it's a pretty big day here at Capitol Ideas World HQ. Our beloved New York Yankees took home their 27th World Series title last night, defeating the tenacious Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, at home...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-05T09:14:42-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Some Post-Election Thoughts.</title>
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<description>File This One Under ... ... Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: If you say that 2009 will be the dry run for the 2010 mid-terms often enough, you'll get exactly what you expected. Republicans had a pretty good night nationwide and here in...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-04T08:32:02-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Panella Concedes In High Court Race.</title>
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<description>Republican Joan Orie Melvin ... ... has won a hard-fought race to become Pennsylvania's newest state Supreme Court justice. From the Associated Press: "HARRISBURG, Pa.—Republican Joan Orie Melvin has been elected to Pennsylvania's highest court. The 53-year-old Melvin beat 54-year-old...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-03T23:26:05-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>A Capitol Ideas Exit Poll: How Did You Decide To Vote Today For Supreme Court?</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/OTPUn8I8CLQ/a-capitol-ideas-exit-poll-how-did-you-decide-to-vote-today-for-supreme-court.html</link>
<description>Answer The Questions Below ... ... and then compare the results with your friends. What Swayed You In The PA Supreme Court Election?(survey software)
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-03T23:03:36-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Live Tweeting.</title>
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<description>We'll Have ... ... some summary stuff here later tonight. In the meantime, you can get up-to-the-minute updates from our Twitter page. We'll be posting results there for the foreseeable.
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-03T22:07:32-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Some Statewide Flavor.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/Alz6VI_n2t0/some-statewide-flavor.html</link>
<description>With 15 Percent Of Statewide Precincts Reporting ... ... here's what the unofficial picture holds in the race for state Supreme Court: In Lancaster Co., it's Panella over Orie Melvin, 54.3 percent to 45.7 percent, with 8.09 percent reporting. In...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-03T21:20:46-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>The First 6.25 Percent Reports.</title>
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<description>The Early Returns Are Trickling In: Democrat Jack Panella leads Republican Joan Orie Melvin 63.5 percent to 36.5 percent. And in New Jersey, if you're wondering, NBC News says the fight between Republican Chris Christie and Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-03T21:03:45-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Some Early Returns.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/-AApe1qUDIA/some-early-returns.html</link>
<description>This One's Taking Place Entirely ... ... entirely in the imagination of viewers of the ABC soap "One Life to Live," but the residents of Llanview, Pa., are being treated to a brutal mayoral contest between one Vicki Davidson and...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>
<dc:subject>Television</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-03T20:57:51-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Court Reformers Say: PA Supreme Court Race Sets Fund Raising Record.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/LMgznc2qoB8/court-reformers-say-pa-supreme-court-race-sets-fund-raising-record.html</link>
<description>Saving Us A Few Steps ... ... the folks at Pennsylvanians For Modern Courts have run the numbers and concluded that this year's Supreme Court contest between Republican Joan Orie Melvin and Democrat Jack Panella was a bank-buster. Fueled by...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-03T20:24:04-05:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/11/today-is-election-day.html">
<title>Today Is Election Day.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/y_Jca-k-cVk/today-is-election-day.html</link>
<description>Good Morning, Fellow Seekers. It's the first Tuesday in November in an odd-numbered year. And, if tradition holds, that means roughly 25 percent of Pennsylvania's registered voters will head to the polls today to vote for a host of municipal...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-03T08:57:04-05:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/11/afternoon-drips-and-drabs.html">
<title>Afternoon Drips And Drabs.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/Tthac-7lDOk/afternoon-drips-and-drabs.html</link>
<description>Here's A Few Snacks To Get You Through ... ... until dinner. All are high in sugar. Guaranteed to give you a buzz until quitting time. Faster Than You Can Say Federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Enhancement Act ... ... U.S....
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-02T15:05:07-05:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/11/politics-as-usual-drivin-and-cryin-edition.html">
<title>Politics As Usual: Drivin And Cryin' Edition.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/FgofUB3fk10/politics-as-usual-drivin-and-cryin-edition.html</link>
<description>Good Afternoon, Everyone. This week's edition of Pennsylvania's Only Statewide Political Podcast (TM) finds the loyal PAU crew battling through some technical gremlins to bring your recommended daily allowance of political gossip, sports anecdotes and grilling tips. Here's what you'll...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-02T12:35:44-05:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/11/monday-morning-coffee.html">
<title>Monday Morning Coffee.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/BtvL3u339io/monday-morning-coffee.html</link>
<description>Good Morning, Fellow Seekers. The first Monday of November finds us in fine fettle, if a little sleepy from staying up too late to watch our beloved New York Yankees dispatch the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on their own turf. But...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-11-02T08:19:29-05:00</dc:date>
<feedburner:origLink>http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/11/monday-morning-coffee.html</feedburner:origLink></item>
<item rdf:about="http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/10/rendell-to-lawmakers-pass-table-games-already.html">
<title>Rendell To Lawmakers: Pass Table Games Already.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/2clvrQGB5Ns/rendell-to-lawmakers-pass-table-games-already.html</link>
<description>Gov. Ed renewed his call this afternoon for state lawmakers to tie up one of the remaining loose ends in this year's epic budget debate - the legalization of table games at Pennsylvania's slot-machine casinos. In a conference call with...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-10-30T14:39:18-04:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/10/its-friday-were-easily-amused.html">
<title>It's Friday, We're Easily Amused.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/WZLSfI5K-Fo/its-friday-were-easily-amused.html</link>
<description>And We're Also Buoyed ... ... by the Yankees' Game 2 win over the Phillies last night. So we figured we'd pass along this amusing little trifle. For some time now, we've been getting e-mail from a group billing itself...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-10-30T11:45:10-04:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/10/supreme-court-race-goes-negative.html">
<title>In Final Days Supreme Court Race Goes Negative.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/E8KyWZ0uQEQ/supreme-court-race-goes-negative.html</link>
<description>Yeah, We Know ... ... you're asking yourself, "What? It's not negative already?" But brace yourselves, fellow seekers, because the state of affairs in the contest between Republican Joan Orie Melvin and Jack Panella has apparently gotten so bad that...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-10-29T09:20:50-04:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/10/turnpike-commission-redux.html">
<title>Turnpike Commission Redux.</title>
<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/z3pDzKiUSHs/turnpike-commission-redux.html</link>
<description>Well, We Started Our Day ... ... with a story about the PA Turnpike Commission, and now we're ending our day with one as well. If you were with us this morning, then you know that an online industry trade...
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<dc:subject>Current Affairs</dc:subject>

<dc:creator>John Micek</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2009-10-28T19:00:39-04:00</dc:date>
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