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Former Gov. Leader recalled as caring, innovative

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:39:01 -0400

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania - Five of former Pennsylvania Gov. George Leader's successors were among the nearly 500 mourners at his funeral Thursday as friends and family members remembered him as an innovative, energetic and compassionate leader.

Funds being raised for Pa. congressman's son

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:13:08 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and former Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Goode are raising money to help pay the legal bills for a congressman's son who has been under federal investigation for months.

Former Pa. Gov. George Leader dies at 95

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:14:17 -0400

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - Former Pennsylvania Gov. George M. Leader, the son of a chicken farmer who was elected to the state's highest office before he turned 40, died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 95.

Brown, Rendell to talk public-private partnerships

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:19:17 -0400

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Maryland - Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell, both Democrats, are scheduled to deliver remarks during a forum hosted by the Urban Land Institute Baltimore.

Philly DA assembles team to investigate corruption

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:26:24 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has quietly assembled an elite team of veteran prosecutors to investigate public corruption.