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  • Corbett’s setback

    This week saw the first of what could potentially end up being a series of political setbacks for Attorney General Tom Corbett’s gubernatorial aspirations, and illustrated more starkly than even before the political challenges inherent in his Bonusgate investigation.

    It happened Thursday, when a judge

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    May 23, 2009 at 4:23 pm | Comments (0)

  • Corbett’s ‘Bonusgate’ investigation comes with political promise—and peril

    It’s the classic double-edged political sword. A tough prosecutor leads the biggest investigation of Harrisburg’s public corruption in recent memory, putting lawmakers and Capitol staffers under intense legal scrutiny and racking up indictments. He’s hailed by supporters as a man who can get public servants to actually serve the public. But lo and behold, the critics see it differently: He’s a political opportunist, they say, just setting himself up for the next election.

    This is the situation state Attorney General Tom Corbett finds himself in, as he lays the groundwork for a gubernatorial campaign while still investigating the legislators he’d have to work with if he wins. As the only Republican to win a statewide election last year, Corbett is considered by many to be the early GOP front-runner. But there’s no doubt that “Bonusgate,” his investigation into legislative employees allegedly receiving bonuses for political work, will be the defining element of his campaign, with all the good and bad that goes with it.

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    April 20, 2009 at 10:43 am | Comments (1)

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