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State Democrats, still hung over from Republican maneuvering that may continue Rep. John Perzel's hold on the House speaker's chair, will hold rallies today in Reading and tomorrow in Harrisburg to highlight what they're calling the "political treason" of one of their own. The rallies are billed as a show of "support for the will of the voters" by state Democratic Party Chairman T.J. Rooney, who called on Rep. Tom Caltagirone, a Reading Democrat, to vote for Greene County Democrat H. William DeWeese as speaker or resign. Mr. Caltagirone announced over the weekend that he will support Mr. Perzel, a...

MAYBE MY eggnog has been spiked. Or my fondness for big colored gaudy Christmas lights has blinded my sensibilities. But I'm one Republican hoping that in the event South Dakota Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson can't serve - and I pray he gets healthy and can fulfill his responsibilities - Gov. Mike Rounds replaces him with a another Democrat. Disability is no way to win control of the Senate. Yes, I know that history is replete with examples of situations where partisan advantage has arisen from tragedy. Gov. Bob Casey Sr.'s appointment of Harris Wofford to replace John Heinz after the...