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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Allentown</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Cops: Son of fantasy artist Frank Frazetta tries stealing $20M in paintings from dad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. police: Artist&#8217;s son swipes $20M in paintings

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man used a backhoe to break into a museum owned by his father — the pioneering fantasy artist Frank Frazetta — in an attempt to steal 90 paintings valued at $20 million, police said Thursday.
State police charged Alfonso Frank Frazetta, 52, of Marshalls .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cops-son-of-fantasy-artist-frank-frazetta-tries-stealing-20m-in-paintings-from-dad-242673/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Cops: Son of fantasy artist Frank Frazetta tries stealing $20M in paintings from dad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Allentown, Pa., a comeback from Rust Belt woes has not fully solved region&#8217;s unemployment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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In revitalized Allentown, many still seeking work
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — President Barack Obama picked a city to start his jobs tour whose very name conjures Rust Belt images of shuttered factories, high unemployment and persistent hopelessness.
But Allentown, Pa., no longer resembles the place immortalized in the 1982 Billy Joel hit song. It long ago ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-allentown-pa-a-comeback-from-rust-belt-woes-has-not-fully-solved-regions-unemployment-240474/">In Allentown, Pa., a comeback from Rust Belt woes has not fully solved region&#8217;s unemployment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama offers encouragement to Pennsylvanians at job center</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama offers encouragement on jobs during visit
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — President Barack Obama has told some Pennsylvania residents at a jobs center that the new unemployment numbers are just the first of what he hopes will be &#8220;a string&#8221; of good economic reports.
After a visit to a factory in Allentown and a town hall ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-offers-encouragement-to-pennsylvanians-at-job-center-240075/">Read more : Obama offers encouragement to Pennsylvanians at job center</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Final episode of TLC&#8217;s &#8216;Jon &amp; Kate Plus 8&#8242; airs, as parents of 8 children seek divorce</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Final episode of TLC&#8217;s &#8216;Jon &#038; Kate Plus 8&#8242; airs

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The series that turned Jon and Kate Gosselin into celebrity parents of twins and sextuplets has come to an end.
The final episode of &#8220;Jon &#038; Kate Plus 8&#8243; aired Monday. The TLC reality show came to a somewhat abrupt halt in the wake ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/final-episode-of-tlcs-jon-kate-plus-8-airs-as-parents-of-8-children-seek-divorce-234824/">Final episode of TLC&#8217;s &#8216;Jon &#038; Kate Plus 8&#8242; airs, as parents of 8 children seek divorce</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney calls Gosselin mediation a success, says divorce could be finalized by end of year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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Attorney: Gosselin divorce could be finalized soon

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Jon Gosselin offered his estranged wife a bouquet of red roses at their divorce arbitration hearing over the weekend. She evidently turned them down. Despite the snub, the marathon session went so well that the feuding stars of &#8220;Jon &#038; Kate Plus 8&#8243; could be divorced .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorney-calls-gosselin-mediation-a-success-says-divorce-could-be-finalized-by-end-of-year-234684/">Attorney calls Gosselin mediation a success, says divorce could be finalized by end of year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. dog breeder pulls animal cruelty guilty plea; officials say 189 dogs were living in filth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. dog breeder withdraws animal cruelty plea

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A former eastern Pennsylvania dog breeder is scheduled to go on trial on animal cruelty charges after withdrawing his guilty plea.
Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg granted Derbe Eckhart&#8217;s request to withdraw his plea Monday. Steinberg set Eckhart&#8217;s bail at $25,000 and ordered him jailed. He .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-dog-breeder-pulls-animal-cruelty-guilty-plea-officials-say-189-dogs-were-living-in-filth-230699/">Pa. dog breeder pulls animal cruelty guilty plea; officials say 189 dogs were living in filth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. man pleads guilty in fatal fire that started when he flicked lighter to spook mother&#8217;s cat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. man tried scaring cat with lighter, killed mom

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to accidentally starting a fire that killed his bedridden mother by using a lighter to get a cat to come out of hiding.
Twenty-six-year-old Chad Lever, of Slatington, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday and was sentenced to probation.
His ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-man-pleads-guilty-in-fatal-fire-that-started-when-he-flicked-lighter-to-spook-mothers-cat-224917/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Pa. man pleads guilty in fatal fire that started when he flicked lighter to spook mother&#8217;s cat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. court throws out thousands of juvenile convictions linked to judicial corruption case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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Pa. high court dismisses juvenile convictions

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions issued by a judge charged in a corruption scandal, saying that none of the young offenders got a fair hearing.
The high court on Thursday threw out more than five years&#8217; worth of juvenile cases heard by .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-court-throws-out-thousands-of-juvenile-convictions-linked-to-judicial-corruption-case-211650/" title="Pa. court throws out thousands of juvenile convictions linked to judicial corruption case">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>PPL reports steep decline in 3rd-quarter earnings, reaffirms 2009 forecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
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PPL posts steep drop in 3Q earnings
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Energy and utility holding company PPL Corp. posted dramatically lower third-quarter earnings Thursday as charges related to economic hedges and income taxes hurt its performance.

Net income plunged to $20 million, or 5 cents per share, for the July-September period from $203 million, or 54 cents per ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ppl-reports-steep-decline-in-3rd-quarter-earnings-reaffirms-2009-forecast-211424/">Read more : PPL reports steep decline in 3rd-quarter earnings, reaffirms 2009 forecast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Pa. exotic pet dealer had expired license when wife killed by captive black bear</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A northeastern Pennsylvania dealer of exotic pets was operating with an expired license when his wife was killed by a captive black bear as she cleaned its cage.

Tim Conway of the state Game Commission says Michael Walz&#8217; license expired in June 2008. He&#8217;d had the license to keep and sell exotic animals ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-pa-exotic-pet-dealer-had-expired-license-when-wife-killed-by-captive-black-bear-187260/" title="APNewsBreak: Pa. exotic pet dealer had expired license when wife killed by captive black bear">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman in northeastern Pa. fatally mauled by pet black bear she kept caged near her home</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A woman was killed by a captive 350-pound black bear as she cleaned its cage Sunday night, officials said Monday as they revealed her husband, an exotic pet dealer, was operating with an expired license.

Kelly Ann Walz, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Tim Conway, an information and education ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-in-northeastern-pa-fatally-mauled-by-pet-black-bear-she-kept-caged-near-her-home-187133/">Woman in northeastern Pa. fatally mauled by pet black bear she kept caged near her home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. man parking van pins, kills twin who&#8217;s guiding him into space; police say alcohol involved</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania man trying to parallel park a minivan killed his identical twin brother, who was trying to guide him into the space.

Bethlehem police say 56-year-old Thomas Willgruber was outside the van helping his brother park when Timothy Willgruber lost control and pinned him against an SUV on Saturday afternoon. Thomas .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-man-parking-van-pins-kills-twin-whos-guiding-him-into-space-police-say-alcohol-involved-182278/" title="Pa. man parking van pins, kills twin who&#8217;s guiding him into space; police say alcohol involved">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. man trying to parallel park pins twin, who later dies; police say alcohol was involved</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An eastern Pennsylvania man trying to parallel park a minivan pinned his identical twin brother, who later died at a hospital.

Bethlehem police say 56-year-old Thomas Willgruber was outside the van guiding his brother into a parking space when Timothy Willgruber lost control and pinned him against an SUV on Saturday afternoon. Thomas .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-man-trying-to-parallel-park-pins-twin-who-later-dies-police-say-alcohol-was-involved-181263/">Source &nbsp;: Pa. man trying to parallel park pins twin, who later dies; police say alcohol was involved</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 former NE Pa. judges charged with racketeering, money laundering in kids-for-cash scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Federal prosecutors have ratcheted up their pursuit of two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking $2.8 million in kickbacks to place youth offenders in private detention centers.

Former Luzerne County Judges Mark Ciavarella Jr. and Michael Conahan were charged in a 48-count indictment Wednesday with racketeering, extortion, bribery, money laundering, fraud and other .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-former-ne-pa-judges-charged-with-racketeering-money-laundering-in-kids-for-cash-scheme-164281/">Original article &nbsp;: 2 former NE Pa. judges charged with racketeering, money laundering in kids-for-cash scheme</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. life inmates seek clemency after US judge&#8217;s decision that could relax rule for thousands</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Tyrone Werts earned a college degree, counseled at-risk teenagers, organized an anti-crime summit, sold Girl Scout cookies, and once prevented the rape of a teacher — all while serving a life sentence for second-degree murder and robbery.

Regarded as a model prisoner for nearly 35 years, Werts, 57, will appear before the state ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-life-inmates-seek-clemency-after-us-judges-decision-that-could-relax-rule-for-thousands-158201/" title="Pa. life inmates seek clemency after US judge&#8217;s decision that could relax rule for thousands">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. high court overturns judge, orders new competency hearing for man who killed 13 in 1982</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The state Supreme Court has ordered another competency hearing for a man who killed 13 people in a 1982 shooting rampage in northeastern Pennsylvania.

The high court set aside a judge&#8217;s determination that George Banks is too mentally unstable to be executed, saying former Luzerne County Judge Michael Conahan failed to conduct an ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-high-court-overturns-judge-orders-new-competency-hearing-for-man-who-killed-13-in-1982-152889/">Pa. high court overturns judge, orders new competency hearing for man who killed 13 in 1982</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. psychiatric aide pleads guilty to giving 4 nails to patient, getting her to swallow them</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania mental hospital worker has admitted giving four nails to a patient and getting her to swallow them.

Athena Marie Sidlar, a former 28-year-old psychiatric aide trainee at Allentown State Hospital, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lehigh County Court to reckless endangerment.
Police say that in January, she showed an 18-year-old female patient how .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-psychiatric-aide-pleads-guilty-to-giving-4-nails-to-patient-getting-her-to-swallow-them-152601/">Source article &nbsp;: Pa. psychiatric aide pleads guilty to giving 4 nails to patient, getting her to swallow them</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Pa. judges in corruption scandal withdraw guilty pleas after judge rejects plea deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Two former Pennsylvania judges charged in the &#8220;kids for cash&#8221; corruption scandal have withdrawn their guilty pleas after a federal judge rejected their plea deal.

Former Luzerne County judges Mark Ciavarella (shiv-uh-REL&#8217;-uh) and Michael Conahan were charged in January with taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to place youth offenders in privately owned ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-pa-judges-in-corruption-scandal-withdraw-guilty-pleas-after-judge-rejects-plea-deal-148561/">Former Pa. judges in corruption scandal withdraw guilty pleas after judge rejects plea deal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Pa. judges in juvenile detention kickbacks case lose bid to keep fraud plea in place</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Two former Pennsylvania judges who pleaded guilty to fraud have lost their bid to keep their plea agreement in place.

Former Luzerne County judges Mark Ciavarella (shiv-uh-REL&#8217;-uh) and Michael Conahan were charged in January with taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to place youth offenders in privately owned detention centers.
Their plea agreements with .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-pa-judges-in-juvenile-detention-kickbacks-case-lose-bid-to-keep-fraud-plea-in-place-148488/">Former Pa. judges in juvenile detention kickbacks case lose bid to keep fraud plea in place</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. Supreme Court reverses itself, now wants to save records of judicial scandal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The state Supreme Court bowed to pressure and abandoned its plan to destroy the records of thousands of juveniles who appeared before a corrupt judge between 2003 and 2008.

In a letter made public Monday, the high court said it now supports the preservation of as many as 6,500 juvenile court records that .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-supreme-court-reverses-itself-now-wants-to-save-records-of-judicial-scandal-129362/">Pa. Supreme Court reverses itself, now wants to save records of judicial scandal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. woman charged with placing 5 foreign exchange students in filthy homes, short on food</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman who worked for a student exchange agency has been charged with criminal neglect for allegedly placing foreign students in filthy homes, littered with animal waste and also occupied by ex-convicts.

Edna Burgette, 69, of Scranton was charged Wednesday with the neglect of five teenagers from Norway, Colombia, Nigeria, Tanzania and .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-woman-charged-with-placing-5-foreign-exchange-students-in-filthy-homes-short-on-food-117829/">Pa. woman charged with placing 5 foreign exchange students in filthy homes, short on food</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. high court: Juveniles suing crooked judge who took money can keep their records</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered the preservation of court records of juveniles who are suing a corrupt judge.

The court had previously said the records should be destroyed, prompting complaints from attorneys for the juveniles.
The attorneys said loss of the records could imperil the youths&#8217; ability to recover damages from the judge .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-high-court-juveniles-suing-crooked-judge-who-took-money-can-keep-their-records-117775/">Pa. high court: Juveniles suing crooked judge who took money can keep their records</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Pa. court&#8217;s refusal to preserve records jeopardizes claims against corrupt judge</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Thousands of youth offenders could lose the ability to recover damages from a corrupt judge because the state Supreme Court has refused to preserve key juvenile records, attorneys for victims of the scandal say.

In an extraordinary legal filing, lawyers for the juveniles accused the high court of sabotaging the federal claims of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-pa-courts-refusal-to-preserve-records-jeopardizes-claims-against-corrupt-judge-116447/">Read : APNewsBreak: Pa. court&#8217;s refusal to preserve records jeopardizes claims against corrupt judge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Pa. prosecutor says charges warranted in &#8216;criminal neglect&#8217; of exchange students</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A California nonprofit placed foreign exchange students in deplorable conditions in Pennsylvania, with some becoming malnourished or living in homes strewn with dog feces, and a prosecutor said the neglect merits criminal charges.

Lackawanna County Deputy District Attorney Michelle Olshefski said an investigation has confirmed that foreign exchange students were placed in unsuitable .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-pa-prosecutor-says-charges-warranted-in-criminal-neglect-of-exchange-students-105880/">Source &nbsp;: APNewsBreak: Pa. prosecutor says charges warranted in &#8216;criminal neglect&#8217; of exchange students</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sealed divorce record in Pa. county 50 miles from their home offers privacy to Jon &amp; Kate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Jon and Kate Gosselin don&#8217;t live in Montgomery County, Pa. So why are the stars of &#8220;Jon &#038; Kate Plus 8&#8243; getting divorced there?

One likely answer: to take advantage of an unusual local rule that keeps prying eyes away from divorce records. In Montgomery County, a wealthy enclave outside Philadelphia, divorce filings ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sealed-divorce-record-in-pa-county-50-miles-from-their-home-offers-privacy-to-jon-kate-91319/" title="Sealed divorce record in Pa. county 50 miles from their home offers privacy to Jon &#038; Kate">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kate Gosselin says in divorce filing that her marriage to Jon is &#8216;irretrievably broken&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Kate Gosselin says in divorce papers that her marriage to Jon is &#8220;irretrievably broken.&#8221;

The star of TLC&#8217;s &#8220;Jon &#038; Kate Plus 8&#8243; filed for a no-fault divorce Monday in Montgomery County Court outside Philadelphia. She said in papers that she&#8217;s willing to &#8220;negotiate a fair and reasonable&#8221; settlement with her husband of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kate-gosselin-says-in-divorce-filing-that-her-marriage-to-jon-is-irretrievably-broken-90276/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Kate Gosselin says in divorce filing that her marriage to Jon is &#8216;irretrievably broken&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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