Archive for October, 2009
Politically, Bonusgate enters another realm for Corbett
Call it Phase Two for state Attorney General Tom Corbett’s much-publicized Bonusgate investigation.
If the first 1,000 days of his probe into legislative corruption were Phase One, they were partly defined by only minimal attention outside political insiders, and the criticisms that the gubernatorial hopeful was politicizing the investigation were mostly whispers, largely ignored by a political and media establishment with other things on its mind.
But now, with the news that Full Story
Statement of Mayor Chris Doherty on Receiving the City of Harrisburg’s Award for Distinguished Public Service
By THE OFFICE OF SCRANTON MAYOR CHRIS DOHERTY
Scranton, PA – The following is a statement from Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty in response to recently receiving the city of Harrisburg’s Award for Distinguished Public Service, the city’s highest recognition. The letter announcing the award from Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed to Mayor Doherty accompanies this statement.
“It’s a great honor to be recognized by the city of Harrisburg for the work we’re doing here in Scranton…
Full StoryDoug Pike Adds 4 New Labor Endorsements
By PIKE FOR CONGRESS
Ardmore, PA — Today, Pike for Congress is announcing 4 new labor endorsements, making it 11 unions that have endorsed or given financial support to the campaign:
Elevator Constructors Local 5 (Philadelphia, PA)
United Mine Workers of America (COMPAC)
American Postal Workers Union, Local 89 (Philadelphia, PA)
Amalgamated Transit Workers Local 1345 (Reading, PA)
“As a former member of two unions, it is a personal as well as…
Full StoryReading file for a slow news day
Things are moving at a snail’s pace out there.
Here’s a few things to keep a political junkie busy on a slow news day.
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Most Americans support the public option
A new Washington Post article this week shows that a strong majority of Americans More detailed polls also show that the president continues to…
Full StoryThe First Read — October 21, 2009
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Biden: ‘We need Arlen’
Vice President Joe Biden continued to stump for Senator Arlen Specter in Pittsburgh, crediting with helping to avert a second Great Depression and imploring Pennsylvania…
Props to Toomey’s press release writer
Colorful writing is greatly appreciated in the realm of political press releases. And on that note, we give serious kudos to Pat Pat Toomey’s campaign spokesperson, Nachama Soloveichik, a very smart and on-point political operative.
Soloveichik issues some of the most timely and effective responses to news pertaining to the 2010 Senate race, especially in regards to the two Democratic primary opponents.
This week, Soloveichik conjured images of Joe Sestak and Arlen Specter as radical,…
Full StoryBiden: ‘We need Arlen’
Vice President Joe Biden continued to stump for Senator Arlen Specter Monday night, crediting with helping to avert a second Great Depression and imploring Pennsylvania voters to send the Republican-turned-Democrat back to Washington for another term.
“The fact of the matter is we would not be about to even begin the kind of recovery that we are about [to begin], that we want, were it not for the fact that Arlen Specter put his career…
Full StoryThe First Read — October 20, 2009
Every Monday-Thursday morning, pa2010.com compiles the most important political news of the day, from newspapers to the blogosphere and back. Enjoy this edition.
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3 lessons learned and 3 questions raised in the 3rd quarter
The numbers are in, digested and covered to death. So with third quarter FEC reports squarely in the…
