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Workers handle the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno before removing the statue Sunday, July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa. The famed statue of Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant. John Beale/AP
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A visitor points to the spot in a mural by Michael Pilato where a halo that was above the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has been painted over by the artist in State College, Pa. on Saturday, July 14, 2012. Pilato had put a halo over Paterno's image after the beloved coach's death in January, but said he felt he had to remove it. Abby Drey/Centre Daily Times/AP
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This Oct. 5, 2010 file photo shows Penn State coach Joe Paterno leaving Beaver Stadium after his weekly NCAA college football news conference in State College, Pa. College sports' governing body dealt a series of heavy blows to the Nittany Lions football program on Monday, July 23, 2012. Pat Little/AP/File
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The site where the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno stood on Sunday July 22, 2012, in State College, Pa. Gene J. Puskar/AP
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Andrew Hanselman (l.) of Bucks County, Pa., and Maddy Pryor, a senior, from Neptune, N.J. (c.) react as they listen to a television in the HUB on the Penn State University main campus in State College, Pa., as the NCAA sanctions against the Penn State University football program are announced Monday, July 23, 2012. Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times/AP
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A sign and a small figure of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno (r.) are attached to Gate A of Beaver stadium on the Penn State University main campus in State College, Pa., Monday, July 23, 2012. The NCAA announced sanctions against the university's football program as a result of the child sexual abuse case of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Gene J. Puskar/AP
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The Penn State football team gathers, Sept. 25, 2010, on the field before an NCAA college football game against Temple at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. The NCAA slammed Penn State with an unprecedented series of penalties Monday, July 23, 2012, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Gene J. Puskar/AP/File
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A sign and flowers lie at the foot of a statue of former Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Friday, July 13, 2012. Gene J. Puskar/AP
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A statue of former Penn State Football coach Joe Paterno stands outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State campus Wedneday, July 11, 2012, in State College, Pa. Gene J. Puskar/AP
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College football coach Joe Paterno and his wife Sue greet supporters outside their home after it was announced that he had been fired by Penn State State University, in this still image taken from video in State College, Penn., on Nov. 9. Mr. Paterno said he was disappointed by his firing, and called on students protesting the decision to remain calm. Courtesy WCAU-TV NBC Channel 10/Reuters
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Former FBI director Louis Freeh speaks during a news conference, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Philadelphia. After an eight-month inquiry, Freeh's firm produced a 267-page report that concluded that Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky. Matt Rourke/AP
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Artist Michael Pilato paints a blue ribbon — a symbol for awareness of child sexual abuse — on the portion of his "Inspiration State College" mural downtown that once included former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Over the weekend, he replaced the Sandusky image with Van Kuren's red handprint and a depiction of Dora McQuaid, a poet and advocate for domestic and sexual violence victims and issues. (AP Photo/Genaro C. Armas)
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In this Aug. 6, 1999 file photo, Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno (r.) poses with his defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky during Penn State Media Day at State College, Pa.
Paul Vathis/AP/File
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People gather in front of the Old Main building for a candlelight vigil on the Penn State campus Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in State College, Pa. The vigil is being held in support of the alleged victims of a child sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach. ) AP Photo/Matt Rourke
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Hundreds of students hold candles during a candlelight vigil in front of the Old Main building on the Penn State Campus Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 in State College, Pa. The vigil is being held in support of the alleged victims of a child sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Gov. Corbett says the NCAA sanctions against Penn State in the Sandusky case irreparably harm Pennsylvania. One hurdle for the lawsuit: The university did not challenge the punishment.
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Mark Guarino, Staff writer /
January 2, 2013
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