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Time for a round of Who Said That?, an occasional feature highlighting some of the most notable quotables in politics. Take your best guesses at who said or wrote these 11 things. The answers appear at the bottom.

• 1. "I realized that the president and his advisers were gun-shy about suppor...

A few notes on the local political scene …

County sales tax?

A proposal that would allow Pennsylvania's 67 counties to call for a voter referendum on imposing a 1 percent sales tax has resurfaced in the Legislature — with a new and more palatable twist to many seeking reform.

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Interesting numbers about how the media cover politics, and how voters nominate and elect presidents:

• Number of debates among the Republican contenders, including this week's face-off in Arizona: 20

• Percentage of Pennsylvania voters who say the debates are the most important fact...

Politicos are asking whether Democrat Joe Sestak will run to regain his former seat in Congress, now held by a Republican.

But the better question is: Did Sestak ever stop running?

Sestak is the former admiral and Delaware County congressman who fell short in his 2010 bid for Senate by little ...

Yes or no, Joe?

Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak said Monday he has not made up his mind on whether to run for Congress again in the newly redrawn 7th district, which covers part of eastern Lancaster County.

"You know, my wife gave me a year. She said, 'Joe, spend time with your daughter, and go ou...

Some rumors are like zombies.

No matter how many times you drown them in the swamp or hit them with heavy artillery, they just keep clawing their way back to life.

So it goes with the endless speculation that President Barack Obama is preparing to dump Joe Biden as his No. 2 in favor of Secret...

Perhaps for York and Lancaster counties, the third time will be the charm.

U.S. Senator Bob Casey Jr. this month reintroduced a bill to establish the two counties as the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area.

The bill, if enacted, would grant national recognition to the region for th...

Summaries of local news stories from the pages of the Intelligencer Journal and Lancaster New Era appear in this space each Monday. They are researched and compiled by staff member Tim Buckwalter. Full versions are available on microfilm at Lancaster Public Library, 125 N. Duke St.

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Never mind.

The decades-long effort to open a federal courthouse in Lancaster, which seemed to be on the fast track a few short months ago, appears to have been shelved once again.

There are a number of reasons, officials said this week:

• The defeat and retirement of U.S. Sen. Arlen S...

Scott Hoeflich, former Chief of Staff to Sen. Arlen Specter and a 2002 F&M College graduate, has joined IKON Public Affairs in Washington, DC.

For many years, Hoeflich served as a communications liaison for Specter in central Pennsylvania, serving Lancaster, Dauphin and Lebanon counties. In 2...