Franken embraces policy roll in Senate debut
Al Franken shines on policy as a freshman, co sponsoring several bills and probing Sonia Sotomayor's hearings. He anchors himself on two key committees, stays out of the spotlight, and earns praise for rapid learning and collaborative talk with Republicans.
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Washington
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al Franken
Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
Franken
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Johnny Isakson
Rga
Department of Veterans Affairs
Isakson
Judiciary Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Sotomayor
Dahlia Lithwick
Slate Magazine
Lithwick
Jeff Sessions
R-Ala
Associated Press
Justice Thomas
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Budget fight stalls as lawmakers seek a deal in Pennsylvania
Democrats plan to take up the Republican bare bones budget while Rendell pressures tax hikes. Kotik proposes a $27.5 billion amendment to fund county services and end the stalemate, with Republicans split on supporting it. Rendell insists on a personal income tax increase as a path to resolution, calling Sunday talks a last-ditch effort. House leaders warn a two thirds vote may be needed to bring Kotik’s plan to the floor.
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Dwight Evans
House
Senate
State House
Rendell
Sam Smith
R-Jefferson
Nick Kotik
Dallegheny
Smith
Keith McCall
D-Carbon
Kotik
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Todd Bachus
D-Luzerne
Autograph Gift Highlights Apollo 11 Era Fan
Ricketts kept October 1969 photos showing a CBS News Simulation moon lander. At his niece’s wedding, Armstrong signed both pictures after Shelli Van Orman asked. Armstrong, a private figure, agreed. Ricketts recalls the Cold War push to the moon and NASA’s Mars plans, noting Apollo 11’s legacy and five later moon landings ending December 14, 1972.
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Mr. Armstrong
Armstrong
CBS News
U.S.S.R
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Mars
NASA
Edwin Eugene
Buzz” Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Red Planet
Jack Kennedy
Fumo Case Highlights Debate Over New Sentencing Rules
Vincent Fumo, a powerful Pennsylvania Democrat, heads to prison for a 4 year term amid a storm over sentencing guidelines. The rulings feature divergent sentences for co-defendants and prompt prosecutors to challenge whether federal judges are applying the rules consistently. Both Fumo and Ruth Arnao face Aug. 31 reporting dates, with performances by judges Buckwalter and Yohn under scrutiny for differences in emphasis on public service versus egregious conduct.
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Philadelphia
Vincent Fumo
Pennsylvania
State Senate
Supreme Court
Fumo
U.S
Ronald L. Buckwalter
Ruth Arnao
William H. Yohn Jr
Famo
Arnao
Robert Zauzmer
Study finds high complications in Pa liver transplants
A Pittsburgh based study from UPMC reports two thirds of patients receiving living donor liver transplants between 2003 and 2006 experienced serious complications. The one year survival meets national standards, but donor complications affected over 10 percent. The work cites Thomas Starzl and J Wallis Marsh among authors.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Journal of
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
UPMC
Thomas Starzl
J. Wallis Marsh
Amadeo Marcos
Brobson Seeks Commonwealth Court Seat With Community Focus
Mr. Brobson cites nonprofit work and a pro bono program as foundations for his judge ambition. He aims to improve access and outcomes in health care and calls for publishing more opinions. Noted Dauphin County attorney, author of awards, endorsed by Pennsylvania Bar and Republican Party, lives near Harrisburg with wife Lauren and children Claire Will Gabe.
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Kevin Brobson
Commonwealth Court
Pennsylvania
Clearfield
James Flowers
Clearfield County
Susan Williams
Republican State Committee
Jane Elling
Brobson
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Republican Party of Pennsylvania
Lauren
Claire
Will
Gabe
Harrisburg
Middle Paxton Township
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Grampian Band
Jay Buhler
Clearfield Area
David H. Litz
Utahville
Buckwalter
Lancaster County
Bush
John
Don” Stanfa
Quehanna
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