Week In Review

After suggesting that an expansion of Medicare is really just a plot to make voters more “dependent” on Washington, Santorum added: “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them other people’s money.”

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President Barack Obama recess-appointed three members to the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday, bypassing fierce opposition from Republicans who claim the agency has leaned too far in favor of unions.

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Now, to mark the 150th anniversary of Wells’ birth in 2012, an effort is under way to build a sculpture to honor her legacy. The Ida B. Wells Commemorative Art Committee is seeking $300,000 in donations after commissioning noted Chicago artist Richard Hunt to create the sculpture…

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This week, Senator Washinton (D-Phila./Montgomery) introduced Senate Bill 1363 to create an Office of Children’s Ombudsman for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to support the interests and rights of children and families – both individually and system wide.

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A United States Marine didn’t let a little thing like marriage stop him from asking the First Lady of the United States out on a date. It all went down during a Christmas giveaway to needy kids. Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron Leeks was standing near the matchbox cars when Michelle Obama…

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The editor of a Dutch fashion magazine has been fired after the publication used a racial slur to refer to Barbados-born Rihanna, setting off a social media furor and prompting an outraged response from the singer.

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President Barack Obama on Thursday chided House Republicans he said are holding up an extension of expiring payroll tax cuts, saying the debate is “about the American people.”

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President Barack Obama heralded the end of the divisive Iraq war last Monday, and warned Iraq’s neighbors that the United States would remain a major player in the region even as it brings its troops home. “Our strong presence in the Middle East endures,” Obama said.

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A music executive died last Monday after being shot last week by a rampaging gunman in the heart of Hollywood, a hospital spokeswoman said. John Atterberry, who had worked with the Spice Girls, Jessica Simpson and others, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shortly before 5 PM Monday…

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LIHEAP grants are now available, and because of expected Federal funding cuts, significantly less money could be available to help low-and fixed-income customers pay their bills. Currently, $133 million is available to help Pennsylvania customers compared to $286 million last season.

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