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	     	<title><![CDATA[South Side man accused of choking wife]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[SCRANTON - A Minooka man was arrested Sunday night for allegedly shoving his wife to the floor and choking her during an argument.
John Lesh, 46, of 3269 Oak Ave., was charged with simple assault and harassment after officers responded to his home short]]></description>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Rep. John Murtha dies at 77]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG - Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.
The Pennsylvania Democrat had been su]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:57:50 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[N.J. says onus for rail funding rests on Pennsylvania]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[You still can't get there from here.
While work has gotten under way on an initial seven-mile stretch of route in New Jersey, much more money and political effort are needed to restore passenger rail service from Northeast Pennsylvania to New York City's]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:16:43 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[McDowell suit returns focus to alleged political firing]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A battle between the majority Lackawanna County commissioners and Controller Ken McDowell over staffing cuts has brought renewed attention to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a former auditor who says Mr. McDowell fired her to "make room" for poli]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:15:34 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Ice Festival brings 'circus' to downtown Clarks Summit]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Expect a circus in downtown Clarks Summit starting Thursday evening, one that local restaurants and shops are hoping will translate into a midwinter business boost.
The theme of this year's Festival of Ice is "Ice Under the Big Top." Organizers expect th]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:10:23 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Haitian toddler finds new home with Pike County family]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[GREENTOWN - One month before an epic earthquake shattered her homeland, a 2-year-old Haitian girl arrived among the whispering pines of Pike County. 
Of course, Jewel Schcania will not understand for some time how on Dec. 11 her life was forever altered]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:09:57 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Valley View Business Park to add 26 tax-free sites]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Valley View Business Park's expansion is an investment in the region's future, an official said Thursday.
The addition of 26 new business sites represents a multimillion-dollar funding infusion into a venture that has already brought 1,500 jobs to the ar]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:09:03 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Barletta slow in repaying campaign debts]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[In November, Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta spent $8,000 to mail thousands of letters appealing for contributions to pay off debt from two previous congressional campaigns.
He said he needed to eliminate some debt before running for Congress again.
"I know]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sun, 7 Feb 2010 23:00:48 -0500</pubDate>
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