AP Exclusive: Pa. legislative leaders’ pet projects benefit most from secretive grantsHARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania House leaders are steering a disproportionate share of grant money to their districts through a long-secret system of funding state lawmakers’ pet projects, The Associated Press found. Iranian police use tear gas, fire in the air to disperse hundreds of demonstratorsCAIRO — Riot police attacked hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas and fired live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in central Tehran Monday, carrying out a threat by the country’s most powerful security force to crush any further opposition protests over the disputed presidential election. Still reeling from 2008 loss, Clinton legacy takes another beating with McAuliffe’s defeatNEW YORK — Terry McAuliffe’s crushing defeat in Virginia’s gubernatorial primary is the latest blow to former President Bill Clinton’s political legacy, still reeling from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s loss to Barack Obama in last year’s Democratic presidential contest. Texas case to be heard by justices Wednesday tests election provision of voting rights lawAUSTIN, Texas — The community of Canyon Creek was ranchland rich with limestone and cedar trees when Jim Crow held sway in the South. The first house wasn’t built until the late 1980s and not even a hint of discrimination attaches to this little slice in suburbia. Texas case to be heard by justices Wednesday tests election provision of voting rights lawAUSTIN, Texas — The community of Canyon Creek was ranchland rich with limestone and cedar trees when Jim Crow held sway in the South. The first house wasn’t built until the late 1980s and not even a hint of discrimination attaches to this little slice in suburbia. Democrat Scott Murphy wins NY’s 20th Congressional District after Republican Tedisco concedesGLENS FALLS, N.Y. — Almost a month after a special election in a heavily Republican congressional district, the Democratic candidate claimed victory Friday when his GOP opponent conceded in a race that focused attention on President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan. Democrat Scott Murphy wins NY’s 20th Congressional District after GOP opponent concedesALBANY, N.Y. — Almost a month after the election, Democrat Scott Murphy has won the race for New York’s 20th Congressional District. Republican James Tedisco has conceded. |
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