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Leftovers: Bits ‘N’ Pieces• In a step for gay rights — uh, I guess — two women were listed as the parents on a birth certificate in New Jersey. It is an important decision because it allows the child to receive health care from either parent. You see, it always comes back to that health care thing. [AP/Camden Courier-Post] • Western Pennsylvania Congressman Jack Murtha was defeated in his bid to become House Majority Leader by Steny Hoyer in a blowout. But, hey, he still has Johnstown behind him. [AP/Philly.com] • Investigators are now checking to see if the College of NJ student found dead in a landfill in Bucks County was playing hide-and-seek before his death. I don’t know about you guys, but my college hall games were never that wild. [AP/Inquirer] • Local ‘It’ writer Sam (nee Matt) Schwartz has an Interview with himself up. Huzzah. [Daily Miltonian] • And, finally, here’s an article to make you feel good about Philadelphia city government. [LA Weekly] |
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I was born in Johnstown, and I still don’t support John Murtha. Then again, I don’t get to vote there, so it’s really a moot point.