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		<title>Clarke Report Shutting Down</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/clarke-report-shutting-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 22:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a great ride, but like all good things, The Clarke Report must come to an end. As most of you know, last month I opened my own law practice. Since then, the majority of my time has been spent recruiting and servicing clients, leaving little time in the day to spend with my family [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=883&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Goodman Blew It</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 03:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There. Someone finally said it.
The talk around the water cooler the past few days centered around one question: How did the Shenandoah teens get away with murder?  The answers given have spanned everything from the race card to conspiracy theories. Thank goodness the Clarke Report is here to set the record straight. In my opinion, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=880&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jury Deliberations Begin Today in Shen Murder Trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 13:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a day of testimony where District Attorney James Goodman saw two police officers and one of the victim&#8217;s friends testify that Brandon Piekarsky was NOT the person who fatally kicked Luis Ramirez in the head, his battered prosecution team will look to recover during closing arguments today. The &#8220;trial of the decade&#8221; has not gone according [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=876&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trial of the Decade Begins Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nine months ago, Schuylkill County grabbed national headlines with the brutal beating death of an illegal immigrant in Shenandoah and subsequent arrest of three high school students in connection with it. The limelight will again shine on our fair county for the next two weeks as two of those students, Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak, go [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=873&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Going on w/ 3rd Shen Teen&#8217;s Trial?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Schuylkill County President Judge William E. Baldwin issued a press release earlier this week that indicated the  date of the long-awaited murder trial of three Shenandoah teens in connection with the beating death an illegal Mexican immigrant had been set, something was mysteriously missing . . . . the third defendant&#8217;s name on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=869&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seip a Slum Lord?</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/seip-a-slum-lord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the problems that Pottsville has right now, from rising crime and the heavy influence of drugs seemingly on every street corner to blighted and vacated properties, you&#8217;d think that the residents of Schuylkill County&#8217;s biggesst city would be able to count on their state representative to be part of the solution. Well, after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=866&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clarke Report Opens Law Practice!</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/clarke-report-opens-law-practice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took me long enough, but I finally started my own legal practice. That is what has been keeping me from my Clarke Report duties over the past two weeks. So, if you need legal advice or representation at a very affordable rate, please check out the new website and contact me today.
And I will be back [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=863&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another Allegation of Rendell Corruption</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/another-allegation-of-rendell-corruption/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time, Fast Eddie seems to be using no-bid contingency contracts to reward trial lawyers for making lucrative donations to his re-election campaign. In a case in front of the PA Supreme Court today, Jannsen Pharmaceuticals has asked that the Houston law firm of Bailey, Perrin, &#38; Bailey be removed as trial counsel for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=861&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Schuylkill Not Blue Enough for Stimulus Money</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/obama-schuylkill-not-blue-enough-for-stimulus-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania has $102 million dollars in federal dollars coming its way to promote energy efficient technologies as a result of the $787 billion dollar stimulus package. How much of that will Schuylkill County see? ZERO. Yes, that&#8217;s right. A county with a abundance of coal reserves, plans for coal to oil plants, and over 10% [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=854&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Surprises at GOP Convention, Knowles Wins on 1st Ballot</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/no-surprises-at-gop-convention-knowles-wins-on-1st-ballot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If nominating conventions were movies, the 29th senate district conference that nominated Dave Argall by the slimest of margins after five ballots last December would be Transporter 3, while tonight&#8217;s 124th house district conference could be most aptly described as a 4-hour History Channel documentary about yarn. By a resounding 11-3-3 vote on the first [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=848&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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