The banner above is the front page of William Penn's charter from King Charles II granting him proprietary rights to lands in the new world. Among these lands is present day Pennsylvania. The original charter is stored at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, PA. A full replica is available for viewing in the state museum. http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/DAM/charter/charter.html
Rick Santorum found that his position at the top of polls made him the biggest target in Wednesday's CNN Republican presidential debate, possibly the last of the GOP primary and caucus campaign.
President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the agreement passed by Congress last week to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while preventing a cut in payments to Medicare doctors.
Mental health experts say that dark postings by adolescents should not be hastily dismissed because they can serve as an early warning system for timely intervention.
The decision marks the first time that federal immigration prosecutors have established that a top-ranking foreign military commander can be deported based on human rights violations under a 2004 law.
Facing the election-year peril of surging fuel costs, President Obama sought to blunt attacks on his efforts to wean the United States off imported oil.
The census found significant gains in college education for all demographic groups, but blacks and Latinos not only continue to trail far behind whites, the gap has also widened.
Rick Santorum’s career in Congress, the backbone of his political resume, has become powerful fodder for Mitt Romney as he tries to undermine Mr. Santorum’s conservative credentials.