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Oct 12, 2009	Cleansing the Air at the Expense of Waterways (Toxic Waters) QUOTE: Even as a growing number of coal-burning power plants around the nation have moved to reduce their air emissions, many of them are creating another problem: water pollution.	New York Times
Sep 15, 2009	Do You Have the Right to Flip Off a Cop? QUOTE: "The law is clear that people have the constitutional right to use profanity, especially when it comes to government officials, because that is a form of political speech," [ACLU legal director Witold] Walczak says. "But despite that, we have police officers regularly misapplying the law to punish people who offend them — that's really what it comes down to."	Time Magazine
Jun 21, 2009	Lancaster, Pa., keeps a close eye on itself QUOTE: A vast and growing web of security cameras monitors the city of 55,000, operated by a private group of self-appointed gatekeepers. There's been surprisingly little outcry.	Los Angeles Times
Jun 05, 2009	Firms Tied to Murtha Have Troubled Past: Companies Under Investigation Have Gotten Millions in Earmarks QUOTE: ...question now under federal scrutiny: whether Kuchera's companies padded their Pentagon billings and diverted taxpayer money to their own pet projects.... Defense Department contracts have flowed to Kuchera's companies because of the local congressman, Democratic Rep. John P. Murtha, the chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.	Washington Post
Mar 27, 2009	Despite Red Flags About Judges, a Kickback Scheme Flourished QUOTE: the two judges [Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Judge Michael T. Conahan] pleaded guilty to tax evasion and wire fraud in a scheme that involved sending thousands of juveniles to two private detention centers in exchange for $2.6 million in kickbacks.	New York Times
Mar 25, 2009	Students Sue Prosecutor in Cellphone Photos Case QUOTE: When a high school cheerleader in northeastern Pennsylvania learned that she might face criminal charges after investigators reported finding a nude photo of her on someone else’s cellphone, she was more confused than frightened at being caught up in a case of “sexting”...	New York Times
Oct 24, 2008	'Race question mark' over US town QUOTE: Fayette County residents on the race issue "I'm not voting for Obama, he's black."	British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
May 13, 2008	A Usually Legal Practice That Wears Black Eyes QUOTE: The [Clinton] campaign paid her and seven other members of her family $100 to $200 each to knock on doors, deliver fliers and get voters to the polls for the Democratic primary on March 4, which Mrs. Clinton narrowly won...The payments, known in the political vernacular as “street money,” are a legal but controversial tool that Mrs. Clinton employed at a time when she was desperately seeking a victory after losing 10 consecutive contests to Mr. Obama.	New York Times
Jan 28, 2008	Pathologist Accused of Profiting From Office QUOTE: The upshot of the government’s case is that [forensic pathologist] Dr. [Cyril H.] Wecht...used his office to benefit himself. The accusations include using county equipment, vehicles and employees in his private forensic pathology business.	New York Times
Jan 13, 2008	On the Lookout for Out-of-District Students QUOTE: Clifton is hardly the only district searching for students sneaking into its schools....And there are many ways to find students who don’t belong. Bounties, detectives, stakeouts with cameras, and hot lines that receive tips from anonymous callers are tools that some school districts use to combat the perennial problem of illegally enrolled students.	New York Times
Aug 17, 2007	Commercial College Ordered to Repay U.S. $2.5 Million QUOTE: The parent company of Interboro Institute, a commercial college in New York City that a state investigation found had cheated in determining student eligibility for government financial aid, has been ordered to repay the federal government about $2.5 million...	New York Times
Feb 13, 2007	In Philadelphia, a 'disturbing' black murder rate: With more than triple the US average of African-American homicides, the city is battling to protect kids from gunfire QUOTE: Overall, murders have been on the rise – 406 last year. Of those, 317 were gun-related, compared with 233 four years ago. And it's the city's black residents and neighborhoods that feel the effects most acutely.	Christian Science Monitor
Oct 13, 2006	Prosecutors want reporters' hard drives (Police blotter) QUOTE: Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett demands reporters' entire hard drives...Court denies attorney general's request, saying it would be too invasive and create a chilling effect for journalists.	News.com
Aug 17, 2006	At 3rd Circuit, Topless Bar Topples Lewdness Law QUOTE: A Philadelphia topless bar has toppled a half-century old Pennsylvania statute that prohibits "lewd" entertainment in any venue that has a liquor license with its victory in a federal appeals court that struck the law down as unconstitutionally overbroad.	Law.com
Jul 12, 2006	Failure to Tell Partner of HIV Can Bring Criminal Prosecution QUOTE: the Superior Court has ruled that HIV-positive Pennsylvanians accused of not telling their consensual sexual partners they have the virus can be charged with reckless endangerment.	Legal Intelligencer
Nov 15, 2005	Supreme Court to Review a Pa. Prison Policy That Alito Backed in Dissent QUOTE: The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will review a Pennsylvania inmate's claim that his First Amendment rights were violated by a prison policy that denies dangerous prisoners access to most reading material, television and radio.	Washington Post
Oct 23, 2005	Who Should Redistrict? QUOTE: ...how many of the complaints about elections would really disappear simply by taking the redistricting process out of the hands of elected officials? Houston says districts should be compact and competitive, but in California, like-minded people tend to cluster.	New York Times
Sep 22, 2005	Grand Jury in Pa. Says Church Hid Sex Abuse QUOTE: "The abuser priests... were able to prevent or delay reports of their sexual assaults, to the point where applicable statutes of limitations expired. And Archdiocese officials, by burying those reports they did receive and covering up the conduct, similarly managed to outlast any statutes of limitation... "	Washington Post
Jun 13, 2005	Homeschoolers may win access to school clubs: State Senate panel has OK'd bill to compel all districts to open up QUOTE: "[Pennsylvani--Ed.] Senate Bill 361 would require school districts to allow the state's 24,415 homeschooled children to participate in extracurricular activities."	Morning Call, The (Allentown, PA)
Nov 02, 2004	G.O.P. in Ohio Can Challenge Voters at Polls QUOTE: a Federal appeals court ruled early Tuesday morning that the Republican Party could place thousands of people inside polling places to challenge the eligibility of voters, a blow to Democrats who argued those challengers will intimidate minority voters.	New York Times
Sep 26, 2003	Doctors Can Pursue RICO Suit Against HMO QUOTE: ... doctors accuse Keystone of "shaving" their monthly capitation payments by under-reporting the number of patients enrolled in the doctors' practice groups, and "manipulating" the coding system used to reimburse for services...	Law.com
Mar 05, 2003	Suspension of Executions Is Urged for Pennsylvania QUOTE: A committee appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recommended that the state halt executions until the effects of possible racial bias in capital cases are better understood.	New York Times
Jan 10, 2002	High Court Reaffirms 'Truth in Sentencing': Capital-case Jurors Must Know Options QUOTE: The Supreme Court, in a split decision, reaffirmed...that courts must tell jurors that life without parole is an alternative to the death penalty in capital murder cases where the defendant's future dangerousness is at issue.	Washington Post
May 27, 2001	The Ghosts of Racism Past and Present Are Haunting a Pennsylvania Town QUOTE: ...National Alliance, a neo-Nazi organization that experts on hate groups call one of the fastest-growing and most dangerous racist organizations in the country.	New York Times

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