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KEY HOLD: Incumbent David Schweikert (R) defeats Jevin Hodge (D) in Arizona's 1st Congressional. This is critical win for the GOP as it is now looking more and more certain the party will recapture the House

The 15-month Pa. governor who declined to run for a full term will devote more time to family.By Mario F. CattabianiInquirer Staff Writer LAURENCE KESTERSON / Inquirer Suburban Staff Gov. Schweiker, shown waiting to address legislators earlier this month, will leave office Tuesday1/21. Then his ID, below, will become a souvenir//who knows whether he'll have to turn it in or will be allowed to keep it . . .//. Schweiker said highlights of his tenure are helping complete the takeover of Philadelphia schools, taking steps to tame the statewide medical malpractice problem, and improving highway safety. HARRISBURG - It was...

Posted on Thu, Jan. 09, 2003Schweiker nominates 39 in a late move He calls it his duty, but Democrats see it as dirty. By Amy Worden Inquirer Harrisburg BureauHARRISBURG - Democrat Ed Rendell won't have to wait long for a lesson in politics, Harrisburg-style.On Jan. 21, the day Rendell will be sworn in as governor, the Republican-controlled Senate is scheduled to fill 39 vacancies on state courts and on state boards and commissions.Those 39 people were nominated by outgoing Gov. Schweiker, a Republican, and Democrats are condemning the last-minute moves as a political power grab."What the Republicans are doing is...

The last few days of turmoil, sweat, fear, despair and finally, the unbounded joy in Pennsylvania have been keeping America holding their breath. But in the swirl of confusion, the unknown, the awful thoughts that the worst was yet to come, he was standing strong and creating the calm center in the storm. He was the Republican Governor Mark Schweiker. He inspired. He motivated. He only talked in terms of success. His focused conviction that the rescuers would be successful didn't cease. He even jumped in and helped carry out the last miner on a stretcher. He sure showed the...