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	Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pennsylvania (the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) is one of four states of the United States of America that is called a commonwealth.
		Pennsylvania's nickname "The Keystone State" is quite apt, as the state forms a geographic bridge both between the Northeastern states and the Southern states, and between the Atlantic seaboard and the Midwest.
		Pennsylvania is bisected diagonally by ridges of the Appalachian Mountain chain from southwest to northeast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pennsylvania (4172 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pennsylvania
		Pennsylvania is divided into 60 judicial districts[1], most of which (save Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties) have district justices (formerly called justices of the peace), who preside mainly over minor criminal offenses and small civil claims.
		Pennsylvania is 180 miles (290 km) north to south and 310 miles (500 km) east to west.
		In 1961 an exposed seam of coal at Centralia, Pennsylvania caught fire and forced eventually almost the entire community to abandon their settlement; the coal fire is still burning today and is estimated to last 100 years more.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pennsylvania (10377 words)

	PHMC: Governors of Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although it can be said that Martin was the last Pennsylvania governor born in a log cabin, his parents were well-to-do farmers and sheepherders who descended from Scotch-Irish immigrants in the mid-1600s in New Hampshire on his father's side and from nineteenth century German immigrants on his mother's side.
		Governor Martin's historical perspective on the principles of William Penn and fighting alongside soldiers of all walks of life led the governor to call for an end to discrimination.
		In the Pennsylvania primary, Martin received more than 45,000 write-in votes for president, the largest in history for a Pennsylvania governor until William Scranton in 1964.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/governors/martin.asp?secid=31 (1651 words)

	List of Governors of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The office of Pennsylvania governor was created by the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1790.
		Singel acted as Governor until Casey resumed the powers and duties of the office on the evening December 13, 1993.
		A number of surnames of governors are used as names of streets in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, the state's largest city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Governor_of_Pennsylvania (332 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		John White Geary had a colorful career as a governor of two states and was known as a consummate administrator as far west as California.
		Geary was born December 30, 1819, in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, the son of Richard Geary, an ironmaster and schoolmaster of Scottish heritage, and Margaret White, a native of Maryland with English roots.
		Governor Geary died unexpectedly of a heart attack at age 53 on February 8, 1873, two weeks after leaving office.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/governors/geary.asp (699 words)

	Executive Mansion 2
		Martin was only the third Governor of Pennsylvania to be elected to the U.S. Senate in the company of William Findlay, in 1821, and William Bigler, in 1855.
		It was during Governor James’ administration that Bell, as Secretary of Banking, was given the tremendous responsibility of overseeing the liquidation of closed banks and building and loan associations.
		Lieutenant Governor Mark Schweiker assumed the governorship of Pennsylvania on October 5, 2001, upon the resignation in office of Governor Tom Ridge.
	www.greencastlemuseum.org /Governors/executive_mansion_2.htm (4194 words)

	MSN Encarta - Tom Ridge
		Ridge, Tom, born in 1945, governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001 when he was chosen by President George W. Bush to head what became the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
		Thomas Joseph Ridge was born in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and moved with his family to the city of Erie in the northwestern part of the state as a young boy.
		Ridge became governor of Pennsylvania in 1995 and was reelected in 1998.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_701505579/Tom_Ridge.html (472 words)

	Pennsylvania (U.S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One of the original 13 colonies, Pennsylvania is represented by a star and a stripe on the 13 star U.S. flags.
		Pennsylvania's State Flag is composed of a blue field on which is embroidered with the State Coat of Arms.
		Pennsylvania's Civil War military flags, as well as a few dated to the pre-war period, are preserved in Harrisburg and can be viewed at http://cpc.leg.state.pa.us/main/cpcweb/projects/preservcivwartreasure.html.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/us-pa.html (1883 words)

	Pennsylvania Governor, Lieutenant Governor Races
		JOB DESCRIPTION: The governor, as the chief executive officer of the commonwealth, administers the laws and manages the financial affairs of the state, has extensive appointive powers, and may approve or veto every bill passed by both houses of the General Assembly.
		The lieutenant governor is president of the Senate but has no vote except in case of a tie.
		In case of death, conviction or impeachment, failure to qualify, resignation or other disability of the governor, the powers, duties and salary of the office are assumed by the lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term or until the disability is removed.
	www.post-gazette.com /election/20020514vgagatepagov0514P9.asp (1707 words)

	PHMC: Governos of Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When he ran for governor, Brumbaugh was characterized in the press as a farm boy, a description that Brumbaugh did not discourage because it added to public perception of him as a man of the people.
		When it was time to select a new governor in 1914, Brumbaugh was described in the press as a "Hercules of the Educational World." His previous achievements and his success in modernizing Philadelphia's public schools as that city's superintendent had by then made Brumbaugh one of the most prominent men in Pennsylvania.
		A rift also widened between the governor and the dominant Penrose political wing, especially after Brumbaugh gathered enough political strength to be nominated for president to run against Democrat Woodrow Wilson in 1916, a nomination the governor declined.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/governors/brumbaugh.asp?secid=31 (1383 words)

	PHMC: Governors of Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1982 he was elected by a narrow margin to the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 21st District.
		A prosperous national economy during most of the 1990s yielded the Commonwealth enhanced tax revenues and enabled Governor Ridge to grow the “Rainy Day” Fund balance to over $1 billion to be utilized during an economic downturn or recession.
		Governor Ridge also signed legislation to revise the Commonwealth’s economic development programs by combining the Departments of Community Affairs and Commerce into a newly created Department of Community and Economic Development.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/governors/ridge.asp (995 words)

	Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In Thornburgh, the Court struck down Pennsylvania's requirement that a second physician be present at postviability abortions to help preserve the health of the unborn child, on the ground that it did not incorporate a sufficient medical emergency exception.
		The Pennsylvania Legislature was in a position to weigh the likely benefits of the provi sion against its likely adverse effects, and presumably concluded, on balance, that the provision would be beneficial.
		We observe that Pennsylvania's present definition of medical emergency is almost an exact copy of that State's definition at the time of this Court's ruling in Thornburgh, one which the Court made reference to with apparent approval.
	supct.law.cornell.edu /supct/html/91-744.ZX3.html (10366 words)

	Home - Chesapeake Bay Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Governor Rendell (center) was elected Chair of the Chesapeake Executive Council at the Jan. 10 meeting at Mount Vernon on the banks of the Potomac River.
		Pennsylvania’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed contributes half the fresh water to the Bay.
		Under the leadership of the Governor and Pennsylvania’s members of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, Pennsylvania has taken its role as a steward of the Bay seriously since the original Bay agreement was signed in 1983.
	www.dep.state.pa.us /hosting/pawatersheds/chesapeakebay (614 words)

	The Pennsylvania - The United States Mint
		The Pennsylvania quarter, the second coin in the 50 State Quarters® Program, depicts the statue "Commonwealth," an outline of the state, the state motto, and a keystone.
		Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge issued a proclamation establishing a Commemorative Quarter Committee to review possible designs.
		The committee reached consensus on their recommendations, and the governor forwarded five preferred concepts to the United States Mint.
	www.usmint.gov /mint_programs/50sq_program/states/index.cfm?state=PA (275 words)

	Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While the State is free, pursuant to § 3208 of the Pennsylvania law, to produce and disseminate such material, the State may not inject such information into the woman's deliberations just as she is weighing such an important choice.
		Those sections, which require the physician to inform a woman of the nature and risks of the abortion procedure and the medical risks of carrying to term, are neutral requirements comparable to those imposed in other medical procedures.
		In this case, the Pennsylvania statute directs that counselors provide women seeking abortions with information concerning alternatives to abortion, the availability of medical assistance benefits, and the possibility of child support payments.
	supct.law.cornell.edu /supct/html/91-744.ZX1.html (3221 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Pennsylvania: Governors
		Governors of Pennsylvania: Events and Candidates of the 1820's (may be incomplete!)
		Governors of Pennsylvania: Events and Candidates of the 1830's (may be incomplete!)
		Governors of Pennsylvania: Events and Candidates of the 1840's (may be incomplete!)
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/PA/ofc/gov.html (493 words)

	PAPower: GOVERNOR RENDELL RESURRECTS PENNSYLVANIA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
		The Governor will meet informally today with energy leaders from the private sector and nonprofit organizations to discuss the direction of the newly revitalized authority, which will be administered by the Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Energy and Technology Development.
		Among the proposals is expanding the Pennsylvania Energy Harvest to provide the financial tools to encourage clean and renewable energy projects from advanced energy sources such as biomass, wind, solar, small-scale hydroelectric, landfill methane, coal-bed methane and waste-coal.
		Building on the leadership position of having already doubled the amount of "green" energy that Pennsylvania uses, the Governor also directed agencies to redouble that effort again so that fully 20 percent of the state's energy needs are met by state-of-the-art technologies.
	www.state.pa.us /papower/cwp/view.asp?Q=436488&A=11&pp=3 (436 words)

	John F. Hartranft: Pennsylvania General and Governor
		The 51st Pennsylvania was sent to Virginia in the summer to join Pope's army and fought at the Second Battle of Bull Run in August 1862.
		Hartranft died in Norristown, Pennsylvania on October 17, 1889, and is buried in the local cemetery.
		The Pennsylvania National Guard provided an obelisk for his grave, monuments at Petersburg and Vicksburg honor his battlefield exploits, an equestrian statue stands next to the Pennsylvania Capitol Building, and Camp No. 15 of the Sons of Union Veterans is named in his honor.
	civilwarstudies.org /articles/Vol_3/hartranft.htm (931 words)

	Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Signs Execution Warrant
		On April 25, 1991, Cox was formally sentenced to die for the brutal murders of Evelyn Heath Brown and her 17-year-old daughter, Tina Brown.
		The Pennsylvania Supreme Court stayed the execution on April 21, 1997 pending the resolution of Cox's certiorari petition to the United States Supreme Court.
		The Court of Common Pleas denied Cox's PCRA petition on June 18, 2002 and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the denial of PCRA relief, thereby lifting the stay of execution.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-20-2005/0002866329&EDATE= (242 words)

	BIO Names Pennsylvania's Ridge 'Outstanding Governor of the Year'
		"Governor Ridge is being honored for his championship commitment to the biotechnology industry," said BIO President Carl B. Feldbaum.
		"Governor Ridge's actions will make a real difference for the biotechnology industry in Pennsylvania." BIO presents an annual award to a Governor in recognition of outstanding efforts to improve the business and regulatory climates for biotechnology companies.
		In addition to a substantial pharmaceutical presence, Pennsylvania is home to over 100 emerging biotechnology companies, employing more than 3,300 people.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/2-12-98/414896&EDATE= (296 words)

	IssuesPA - Wanted: Governor of Pennsylvania
		Pennsylvania's Primary Election is just around the corner - May 21.
		Pennsylvania's Governor is the Chief Executive Officer of a $42 billion, 85,000-employee diversified government services organization.
		Appoint or nominate commissioners, board members, and regulators for quasi-independent Pennsylvania state-related agencies, and fill vacancies for statewide elected and appointed administrative offices.
	www.issuespa.net /articles/217 (475 words)

	PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, et al. v. CASEY, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, et al.
		Wade, 410 U.S., is not directly implicated by the Pennsylvania statute, which simply regulates, and does not prohibit, abortion, a reexamination of the "fundamental right" Roe accorded to a woman's decision to abort a fetus, with the concomitant requirement that any state regulation of abortion survive "strict scrutiny,"
		The Pennsylvania statute should be upheld in its entirety under the rational basis test.
		At issue in these cases are five provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982, as amended in 1988 and 1989.
	www.guncite.com /court/fed/sc/505us833.html (4907 words)

	GOVERNOR RENDELL HONORS PENNSYLVANIA’S VOLUNTEER FOREST FIREFIGHTERS
		Governor Rendell has proclaimed the week of March 14-20 as “Wildfire Prevention Week” in Pennsylvania.
		“We have been fortunate in Pennsylvania, being spared the wildfires seen raging last year in California and Oregon, but that does not mean it cannot happen here,” the Governor said.
		Through its Pennsylvania Firewise Program, DCNR’s Bureau of Forestry works with communities and developers to lessen wildfire dangers in the state's wildland/interface areas, where developments adjoin wilderness tracts.
	www.outdoorcentral.com /mc/pr/04/03/22b2.asp (509 words)

	AllRefer.com - John Penn, 1729–95, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		John Penn, 1729–95, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, U.S. History, Biographies
		John Penn 1729–95, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, b.
		During that time Pennsylvania was torn by a bitter struggle between those who favored proprietary government and those who sought to end it.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Penn-J1.html (218 words)

	PENNSYLVANIA NEWS PENNSYLVANIACENTRIC \| HavenWorks.com/pennsylvania - PA Pennsylvania Centric News and Links. Best ...
		"Science teachers at the high school in Dover [Pennsylvania] repeatedly resisted the school board's efforts to force them to teach creationism on equal footing with evolution in biology class, according to a former teacher who is among those challenging the board in a landmark trial."...
		"Rep. Curt Weldon, a Pennsylvania Republican who is vice chairman of both the House Armed Services and Homeland Security committees, said the information was provided to the staff of the Sept. 11 commission but some commissioners were never briefed on the material."...
		It has been 100 years since the first shovels of dirt were turned for a factory that created a community [in Hershey, Pennsylvania], where residents still are mindful of founder Milton S. Hershey, his generosity and his business acumen."...
	www.havenworks.com /pennsylvania (3530 words)

	Swann's new team to look into run for governor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Swann joins two other GOP gubernatorial hopefuls who are more established politically but perhaps not as well-known to the general public: former Lt. Gov.
		He said that over the next several months, he plans to have "a conversation with the people of Pennsylvania regarding a potential campaign" to unseat Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell next year.
		GOP candidates who are endorsed by the state committee have done well in statewide elections, he added.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05056/462734.stm (464 words)

	Governor's Troop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The "Governor's Troop" of Pennsylvania Cavalry served in the Second Army Corps attached to the corps headquarters.
		In her quota was found to be the old state organization known as the "Governor's Troop" of Harrisburg.
		Everything progressed rapidly, when at last the Pennsylvania cavalry found themselves to be the only troops left at Camp Hastings at the end of June.
	www.spanamwar.com /Governorstroop.htm (1381 words)

	Bio of Dick Thornburgh: Former Governor of Pennsylvania and Attorney General of the United States of America
		Elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1978 and re-elected in 1982, Thornburgh was the first Republican ever to serve two successive terms in that office.
		During his service as Governor, Thornburgh balanced state budgets for eight consecutive years, reduced both personal and business tax rates, cut the state's record-high indebtedness and left a surplus of $350 million.
		Dick and his wife Ginny, along with their son Peter, were named "Family of the Year" in 1985 by the Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Citizens.
	www.benderconsult.com /news/ada/dthornburgh.html (865 words)

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