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Pennsylvania capital fights bankruptcy filing
On Monday Oct. 17, a federal judge heard arguments about whether Harrisburg, Pa., could move ahead with a bankruptcy petition. The mayor of Harrisburg is fighting a 4-to-3 City Council vote that allowed the city to file for bankruptcy. The city is now hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, with six pending lawsuits. The
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Advertising mail aids suffering United States Postal Service
The Sept. 30 deadline that the United States Postal Service (USPS) had been issued to pay its financial obligations has passed. What’s the verdict? It appears that students will still receive letters from friends, birthday cards from their grandparents and care packages from their parents. What has been the saving grace, the answer that the
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Republican debate reveals candidates strengths, weaknesses
Contemporary politics are as turbulent as ever. We are currently in an election season, which is in the context of a federal credit downgrade, the assassination of Osama bin Laden and a growing protest movement, Occupy Wall Street, sweeping the streets. From the national platform to the local platform, the political atmosphere is heating up,
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