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		<title>CLARKE REPORT EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Mantura Gallagher</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/clarke-report-exclusive-interview-with-mantura-gallagher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday morning at the county courthouse, I conducted an exclusive interview with Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Mantura Gallagher.  Mrs. Gallagher requested my time because she took issue with parts of my recent article concerning the alleged fraud of custody conciliation officer Lynn Bressi and perceived diversionary tactics by Gallagher and Pottsville Republican and Herald publisher Henry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=917&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Local GOP Lays an Egg</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a night when Republicans statewide and nationally enjoyed the riches of election night victory, scores of local GOP candidates went down in flames, some more painfully than others. Former Pottsville City Police Chief and Sheriff candidate, Dale Repp, lost a heartbreaker to incumbent Joseph Groody by 500 votes. Pottsville mayoral candidate Beth Pillus fell short of incumbent Mayor John [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=913&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners &amp; Local Media Playing Politics with Bressi Fraud Case</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/commissioners-local-media-playing-politics-with-bressi-fraud-investigation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than a week ago, news broke that Pottsville attorney Lynn G. Bressi, who was employed as a custody master by the Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas, was fired from her position and was being investigated for fraud relating to the alleged over-billing of the county.  According to sources close to the investigation, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=908&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>School Board Race Gets Dirty</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/school-board-race-gets-dirty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlie Dries will do anything to hold onto a slim majority on the Pottsville School Board. It looks as though he&#8217;ll even use Nixonian dirty tricks on a civic-minded teenager. Dries, the Pottsville City democratic party chairman, has reportedly been leading a door to door smear campaign against School Board candidate Scott Thomas, telling voters that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=906&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holman &amp; Goodman Slug it out at Chamber Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chamber breakfasts are supposed to be quaint affairs. Business people and politicians coming together to revel in their successes, network, and make their best pitch for an upcoming project or votes in an election. I have been to more than a few of these events, which usually turn out to be snoozefests. However, today&#8217;s Schuylkill [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=895&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Mystery of the Phantom Courthouse Car Accident</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/the-mystery-of-the-phantom-courthouse-car-accident/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[County Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few months, a string of allegations of abuse of power has swept through the four corners of the Schuylkill County Courthouse. Now, I am not here to judge the veracity of those allegations, but considering that many of these stories have been swept under the rug, some by government themselves, and others [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=889&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Baaaaaaaaack!</title>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/im-baaaaaaaaack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like a moth to porch light, I just couldn&#8217;t stay way. With exactly one month to go until Election Day, the draw was just too damn strong and as much as I try, I just can&#8217;t stay silent any longer. So, by the power vested in me by me, I hereby re-christen The Clarke Report [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=clarkereport.wordpress.com&blog=2793637&post=887&subd=clarkereport&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category>

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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>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/goodman-blew-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 03:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Clarke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category>

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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>
		<link>http://clarkereport.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/jury-deliberations-begin-today-in-shen-murder-trial/</link>
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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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