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Did pro-drilling rally get special treatment from state police?

  • Marie Cusick

Last week when thousands Marcellus Shale supporters descended on the state Capitol for a rally, the Pennsylvania State Police bus safety detail showed up to do spot inspections of their parked buses on Harrisburg’s City Island.
According to ABC27 News, the Governor’s Office intervened, and the head of the State Police told the inspectors to leave:
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