JoePa turns to McGloin at QB for Penn St

By GENARO C. ARMAS | Published: 2:46 PM 11/09/2010

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Matt McGloin is taking over as Penn State’s starting quarterback against No. 8 Ohio State.

The former walk-on has thrown for seven touchdowns the last three games, including four last week in relief of freshman Rob Bolden against Northwestern.

Coach Joe Paterno says Bolden may still play Saturday, though McGloin is the first-stringer.

The offense has been revitalized over the team’s three-game winning streak in part because of McGloin, improved offensive line play and a stronger running game.

The Nittany Lions hope the momentum from last week’s come-from-behind win over the Wildcats for Paterno’s 400th career victory carries over on a tough trip to Columbus to face one of the nation’s top defenses.

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High court turns down early health care challenge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned down the first preliminary challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

The decision Monday to reject an appeal from a former Republican state lawmaker in California was no surprise because a federal appeals court has yet to consider the case. The high court almost never reviews cases before the issues have been aired in lower courts.

Of more significance is the sign that all the justices took part in rejecting the appeal. New Justice Elena Kagan refused to say during her confirmation hearings whether she would take part in the court’s deliberations over the health care law. Kagan was Obama’s solicitor general before joining the court.

The court has noted Kagan’s absence in more than two dozen other cases, suggesting that she voted on the health care appeal.

Kagan has stepped aside from cases in which she was involved as a Justice Department official before joining the court.

Justice Clarence Thomas also apparently voted on the case. Some critics have called on Thomas to step aside from the health care cases because his wife, Virginia Thomas, has been an outspoken opponent of the law in her role as founder of the conservative advocacy group Liberty Central.

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The case is Baldwin v. Sebelius, 10-369.

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