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    Homicide charges in Saturday shooting
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    Homicide charges in Saturday shooting
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    June 8, 2025
    District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reported early Sunday that Thomas James McElhattan of Rutherford Run has been charged with homicide in ...
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    Behind the scenes with Josh Shapiro
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    Behind the scenes with Josh Shapiro
    MATTHEW J. BROUILLETTE RealClearPennsylvania 
    Jan 30, 2025
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    A more rational energy policy
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    Joe Biden entered the Oval Office four years ago vowing to make life miserable for America’s traditional energy producers. Four years later, Donald Tr...
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    DAVID G. SAVAGE Los Angeles Times 
    Jan 29, 2025
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    DoD’s most expensive month since ’08
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    Jan 29, 2025
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    ML CAVANAUGH Los Angeles Times 
    Jan 29, 2025
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    Facts matter now more than ever
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    Jan 28, 2025
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    FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
    Jan 28, 2025
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    Other Voices: Trump’s successful record
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    Jan 28, 2025
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    TYLER COWEN Bloomberg Opinion 
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    Lessons learned, applied in Week 1 by Trump 2.0
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    DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
    Jan 27, 2025
    WASHINGTON — What did PresidentDonald Trumplearn during his four-year hiatus from theWhite House? For one thing, he seems to have learned how to liste...
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    TikTok lives on, and so does harmful effect on kids
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    Jan 24, 2025
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    Executive orders are a shortcut to autocracy
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    NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
    Jan 24, 2025
    DETROIT (TNS) — With a few exceptions, I agree with the objectives of nearly all of the executive orders President Donald Trump has signed during his ...
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    Trump’s DEI order has flaws but gets the big picture right
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    DAVID MASTIO Kansas City Star 
    Jan 24, 2025
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    Trump sets ambitious regulatory agenda
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    Jan 23, 2025
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    Jan 23, 2025
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    LAURA ESPOSITO Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Jan 23, 2025
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    Jan 22, 2025
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    Jan 22, 2025
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    June 8, 2025
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