Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell pauses as he answers questions during a news conference about the Pennsylvania state budget at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. , Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Gov. Ed Rendell says he wants Pennsylvania lawmakers to "quicken the pace" on wrapping up a state budget and says there's no excuse for further delays. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell pauses as he answers questions during a news conference about the Pennsylvania state budget at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. , Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Gov. Ed Rendell says he wants Pennsylvania lawmakers to "quicken the pace" on wrapping up a state budget and says there's no excuse for further delays.

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  1. The body of Lakewood, Wash. police Sgt. Mark Renninger is carried on a caisson as it passes his alma matter, Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Renninger, who was raised in Pennsylvania, and three other Lakeland, police officers were gunned down Sunday by Maurice Clemmons as they worked on paperwork inside a coffee shop. Clemmons was shot to death two days later by a Seattle, Wash., police officer. The other officers who were killed were Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards.
  2. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: Clarke Simmons (R) and Aaron Chabin (L), both of New York and both veterans of Pearl Harbor, stand with tourist Olivia Bennett, 7, of York, Pennsylvania after they laid a wreath in the harbor during a ceremony December 7, 2009 on the USS Intrepid in New York City. Olivia's father is a war-history buff and brings his daughter to various military sites around the country, including the USS Intrepid, which is now a museum docked on Manhattan's West Side. Veterans groups around the country hold ceremonies every year in December on the day that President Franklin Roosevelt predicted would 'live in infamy' and prompted America's entry into World War II.
  3. PITTSBURGH - DECEMBER 06: Hines Ward #86 of the Pittsburgh Steelers catches a second quarter pass in front of Tyvon Branch #33 of the Oakland Raiders December 6, 2009 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Oakland won the game 27-24.

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  1. Gov. Ed Rendell makes remarks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Rendell says Athens-based Heliosphera who makes solar panels plans to open a new manufacturing facility at Philadelphia's redeveloped Navy Yard.
  2. Mayor Michael Nutter, left, and Gov. Ed Rendell are seen before a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Rendell says Athens-based Heliosphera who makes solar panels plans to open a new manufacturing facility at Philadelphia's redeveloped Navy Yard.
  3. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, talks to the media about a meeting he had with New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Fairless Hills, N.J. Rendell met with Christie and Guadagno to talk about marketing tourism, regional economic development and plans to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel.
  4. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell talks about a meeting he had with New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Fairless Hills, N.J. Rendell met with Christie and Guadagno to talk about marketing tourism, regional economic development and plans to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel.
  5. New Jersey Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno, left, and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, right, listen as New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie answers a question Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Fairless Hills, N.J. Rendell met with Christie and Guadagno to talk about marketing tourism, regional economic development and plans to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel.
  6. New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie, center, and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno, left, listen as Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, right, answers a question Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Fairless Hills, N.J. Rendell met with Christie and Guadagno to talk about marketing tourism, regional economic development and plans to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel.
  7. Actor Richard Dreyfuss, left, and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell stand together for photos after a program on the 146th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at Soldiers' National Cemetery in, Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  8. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell lays a memorial wreaths at the Soldier's National Monument in Soldiers' National Cemetery before a program on the 146th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in, Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  9. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, shows off his American Flag covered tie to Jim Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, left, and David Klinepeter portraying Ward Hill Lamon, before a program on the 146th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at Soldiers' National Cemetery in, Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.
  10. Gov. Ed Rendell answers questions as Mayor Michael Nutter, back center, and Union president Willie Brown, far left, listen during a news conference announcing that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority had reached an agreement with its largest labor union on new contract provisions to end the strike on Monday, Nov. 09, 2009, in Philadelphia.
  11. In this photograph provided by "Meet the Press," Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell appears on "Meet the Press'" Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at the NBC studios in Washington.
  12. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, right rear, and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, left rear, lead the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa. From foreground left, are Campbell Peterson, and Peyton Peterson, grandsons of Flight 93 passengers Donald Peterson and Jean Hoadley Peterson, and Sarah Wainio, sister of Flight 93 passenger Honor Elizabeth Wainio. Plans are for the memorial to be dedicated on Sept. 11, 2011.
  13. Gov. Ed Rendell leans on his shovel during the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa. Plans are for the memorial to be dedicated on Sept. 11, 2011.
  14. Gov. Ed Rendell leans on his shovel during the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa. Plans are for the memorial to be dedicated on Sept. 11, 2011.
  15. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell holds a news conference at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Rendell discussed Recovery Act investments and progress in Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania stae budget. The politically divided Legislature entered its 101st day of a stalemate over the 2009-2010 state budget.
  16. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell holds a news conference at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Rendell discussed Recovery Act investments and progress in Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania state budget. The politically divided Legislature entered its 101st day of a stalemate over the 2009-2010 state budget.

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