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The First Read — July 23, 2009

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Sestak: ‘We started off in Wayne and we ended up in Butler’
Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) looked back on his recent statewide sprint on Wednesday, acknowledging that he has a significant name recognition problem, saying that people are looking to the federal government to improve the economy and reiterating that voters deserve a choice in next year’s primary. Read More

In dramatic change, new poll shows Specter and Toomey in dead heat
Senator Arlen Specter’s wide lead over Republican Pat Toomey has evaporated, in the clearest sign yet that his party switch three months ago has damaged his credibility with voters, according to a new poll. Read More
Also on pa2010.com: Skewed samples? Sort of

Callahan will take on Dent in PA-15
Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan has decided to run against Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15), in what could turn into one of the most competitive House races in the state and stiffer challenge than Dent has seen to date. Read More

Zappala: ACLU challenge won’t affect serious ACORN charges
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. says the majority and the most serious of criminal charges against workers for a community activist group stemming from a voter registration investigation will not be affected by a constitutional challenge filed by the American Civil liberties Union. Read More

Is Casey the Democrats’ best hope for Pennsylvania governor in 2010?
Ed Rendell’s poll numbers are in the tank, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released Tuesday. Democratic governors in the Northeast and Midwest are under heavy fire for the federal government’s sputtering efforts to fix the economy. Read More

Judge rejects Veon’s claim of selective prosecution
HARRISBURG — A Dauphin County judge tossed out ex-House Democratic Whip Mike Veon’s motion claiming “selective prosecution” by Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett. Read More

In Sestak’s rough poll numbers, a big opportunity for growth
The Quinnipiac poll that came out Wednesday morning didn’t have a lot of good news for Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7). He would get killed by Senator Arlen Specter in the primary, it said. Even if he knocked off Specter, he’d lose to Republican Pat Toomey in the general election. He’d barely even beat underdog Republican Peg Luksik. Read More

Dachowski aims to give Schwartz a run for her money
It would probably take a perfect storm of good fundraising, anti-Obama sentiment and perhaps some distraction on Schwartz’s part for Dachowski or another new face to win. Read More

Philadelphia Newspapers to release reorganization plan
Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C. expects to make public a reorganization plan before the end of next week, a lawyer for the company told a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday. Read More

Barletta not among gun-control coalition
More than 100 Pennsylvania mayors joined a coalition opposing illegal guns and supporting legislation to toughen gun laws to prevent crime and senseless deaths in their communities. Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta is not among them. Read More

Have a great day!

July 23, 2009 at 5:30 am

--pa2010.com Staff

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