Pa. has reopened for business (24,000 public employees and the partial shutdown of state government)

Omaha Steve

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Tue Jul-10-07 09:00 AM
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Pa. has reopened for business (24,000 public employees and the partial shutdown of state government)

Source: Philly.com

By Mario F. Cattabiani,
INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS

HARRISBURG - State government is back in business.

Gov. Rendell and top lawmakers late Monday night announced an end to their budget standoff that forced the furloughs of about 24,000 public employees and the partial shutdown of state government.

Flanked by about two dozen Democrats from the House and Senate, Rendell described the spending package as "a good budget for all."

"This is an agreement where all sides can say they have achieved some of their goals," the governor said at a news conference shortly after 11 p.m. "There has to be some give and take, and there has to be some victories and some goals not achieved."

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_top/8388422.html

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Bunny

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Tue Jul-10-07 09:04 AM
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1. What a bunch of assholes.

The whole lot. Bleh.

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zbdent

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Tue Jul-10-07 10:18 AM
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2. Maybe the Repukes in PA remembered that when the Repukes in

the Fed level decided to shut down everything to force Clinton's hand, the Repukes ended up losing the public perception battle ...

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