Pennsylvania News by Jennifer Depaul

[img_assist|nid=212|title=Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton|desc=Photo by Getty Images|link=none|align=none|width=420|height=281] Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton scored a key endorsement today from the president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, who happens to also be a Democratic Party superdelegate.

Bill George, the state AFL-CIO's chief, came to his decision after reviewing the results and the exit polls from Pennsylvania's primary election from last week.

[img_assist|nid=184|title=Republican congressional candidate Chris Hackett|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=205]At the end of a fiercely contested race, businessman Chris Hackett narrowly topped his primary opponent in yesterday’s primary.

Now the 10th Congressional District Republican nominee, Hackett is focusing on a win in the November primary against incumbent freshmen Chris Carney (D-Dimock).

On the final day before the Primary, 10th Congressional district candidates Chris Hackett (R-Shavertown) and Dan Meuser (R-Harvey’s Lake) canvassed across the district with their final push to get their message out and encourage residents to vote.

Here is a statement from Hackett:

Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the U.S. and chair of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, made a visit to Pennsylvania today to highlight issues surrounding chronic disease. Below is an exclusive interview Dr. Carmona gave for PolitickerPA.com this morning.

POLITICKERPA.COM: Why do you think anyone in Pennsylvania cares what you have to say and what will you do to make sure they pay attention in the future?