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Archive for July, 2009

If You’re Not Mad You’re Not American

By BILL KORTZ FOR SENATE

“Am I the only guy in this country who’s fed up with what’s happening? Where the hell is our outrage? I’ll go a step further.

We’re running the biggest deficit in the history of the country. We’re losing the manufacturing edge to Asia, while our once-great companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs. Gas prices are skyrocketing, and nobody in power has a coherent energy policy. Our schools are

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Another GOP endorsement for Toomey

Another GOP endorsement for Toomey

Republican Pat Toomey continued to line up party support for his Senate bid Wednesday when his campaign announced the endorsement of Congressman Bill Shuster (R-9). Republicans have been …

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Campaign Update From Peg Luksik

By PEG LUKSIK FOR SENATE

Good morning!

Our interview tour is off to a terrific start!  The local radio station in Scranton not only interviewed me, but they re-broadcast my comments on health care on their news programming throughout the day.   One of our County Republican chairmen, attended our dinner interview, and even contributed to the campaign.  In each of our interview gatherings, people are enthusiastically joining our effort to return America to its family-centered …

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Sestak makes it official… or does he?

Sestak makes it official… or does he?

Another day, another report about Congressman Joe Sestak apparently and finally making his decision to run against Senator Arlen Specter.

This time, it’s The Wayne Independent claiming to have the first word of Sestak’s official announcement, which the Delaware County Congressman has been savvily—some might say agonizingly—dragging out for a solid two months now. In a teaser of an interview with him published Wednesday, Sestak says “ pBut is this anything different?/p
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