$10 a gallon.
From the NYSun: “Oil recently hit an all-time high of nearly $120 a barrel, more than double its early 2007 price of about $50 a barrel. It closed Friday at $118.52. The forecasts calling for a jump to between $7 and $10 a gallon are based on the view that the price […]

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From the archives, 1999. Because the youngsters would never believe us.

The Wall Street Journal reports that more teens are expected to look for summer jobs this year, in part because it costs so darn much to fill up their gas tanks. But they’re going to find stiff competition: “More adults, including unemployed college grads, older […]

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In the Republican contest for state Senate in the 13th district, Steve McDonald raised $50,508.18 between January and early April. Lloyd Smucker took in $246,784.15 over the same time period. And Paul Thibault got $159,025.57. Here’s a clickable map of who gave what to whom.

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UPDATE (10:48 A.M.): I don’t have much pull.
From The Patriot-News:
On Saturday, the Pennsylvania tour continues as Obama, who bill’s himself as the candidate of the future, boards a train from Philadelphia for an old fashioned whistle-stop tour across southeastern Pennsylvania that will end in Harrisburg.
Everybody together now: What city has a train station between Philly […]

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Lucky you. (If you must, Will Bunch at the Philadelphia Daily News had probably the best live-blog going. Review at your own risk.)

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Steve McDonald’s campaign today posted online his most recent campaign expense report. It shows:

McDonald reported $50,508.18 in contributions, or $24,508.18 if you exclude the $25,000 loan and $1,000 contribution from himself.
He brought forward $15,903.57 from his last report, meaning he had $66,411.75 on hand to spend between Jan. 1 and April 7.
He spent $52,539.44, leaving […]

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… it should be reading John Baer’s Philadelphia Daily News column.
All I can really say is, Amen.

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In full, here are statements from the Paul Thibault and Lloyd Smucker campaigns to the New Era this morning, shortly after Smucker made public his campaign finance report showing he did not raise $185,000 over two weeks in late January and early February as his campaign had initially claimed.
FROM THE THIBAULT CAMPAIGN:
“Lloyd the Builder”…Who is […]

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Mitt, as you know, is speaking at a Lancaster County Republican Committee function at Willow Valley tonight. NBC’s First Read says the speech will serve as his veep audition.
The audition? Tonight, Romney stumps on McCain’s behalf in Lancaster, PA, giving a keynote speech before local Republicans. Yes, we know that McCain might not be […]

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Is she the next Larry King?

From today’s Wall Street Journal:

One possible new job for Ms. Couric: succeeding Larry King at CNN. Mr. King, who is 74 years old, has a contract with the network into 2009. CNN President Jon Klein, a CBS veteran with close ties to some at the network, has expressed admiration for […]

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