Joe and Susan Rally for Pennsylvania Women

By SESTAK FOR SENATE

MEDIA, Pa. – U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak and his wife Susan Clark-Sestak today called for a new era of leadership that speaks to the concerns of women and working families, stating that there is still much to be done to ensure men and women are treated equally under the law.

Addressing a rally of supporters on the steps of the Delaware County Courthouse, Susan said her husband was the only…

Rasmussen: Toomey up six

Republican Pat Toomey continues to hold a modest lead in the competitive race for Senate, according to a new poll.

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Onorato Calls for Reform at DRPA

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

PHILADELPHIA: Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato today called for reform at the Delaware River Port Authority as part of his plan to make government serve the taxpayers and create the environment for economic growth in Pennsylvania.

“We need to make government live within its means and work on behalf of the taxpayers,” Onorato said. “Getting Pennsylvania’s economy back on track starts with reforming government and creating an environment where businesses can…

Murphy’s Undocumented Workers

By FITZPATRICK FOR CONGRESS

Levittown, PA – With the 8th Congressional District unemployment rates soaring to recent highs, Mike Fitzpatrick called upon Congressman Murphy to document the 3,000 jobs he claims to have created using our tax dollars.

“Unemployment in the 8th District is at 4-year highs,” said Mike Fitzpatrick, “Both rates have nearly doubled and voters know the Murphy-Pelosi Agenda is to blame.”

“Congressman Murphy claimed in a taxpayer-funded mail piece that he created…

Washington Republicans Sink to New Low in Voting Down 9/11 First Responders Health Bill

By MURPHY FOR CONGRESS

Washington, D.C) – Yesterday, Washington Republicans sunk to a new partisan low when they blocked a bill to provide healthcare benefits to rescue workers who rushed to help on 9/11, exposing themselves to harmful smoke and debris.

During debate on the bill, GOP Members said they needed more time.  (The 9/11 attacks and the cleanup occurred nearly nine years ago.)  They objected to the process. They didn’t like that it was…

LEFTOVERS: Corbett on Rendell, Sestak donates, headlines in the 7th

The drive to p“In the last eight years our state budget has gone from $22 billion to $28 billion,” Corbett said during an appearance in Chester County, a href="http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-corbett-unemployment-0729-20100728,0,7910314.story" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.mcall.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcall.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking%2Fmc-corbett-unemployment-0729-20100728%2C0%2C7910314.story','according+to+The+Morning+Call.')" target="_blank"according to emThe Morning Call/em./a “And what’s…

Barletta camp says he started it all on immigration

A day after a judge struck down key components of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, Republican Lou Barletta was claiming credit for sparking a “national movement” of local and state governments taking immigration enforcement into their own hands.

In a new campaign Web video, the 11th District congressional hopeful hearkened back to the tough immigration ordinance he enacted as mayor of Hazleton in 2006. A federal judge later struck down that law.

Murphy calls for Rangel resignation

Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8) on Thursday called for the resignation of Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY), saying that the ethical cloud hovering over the Ways & Means chairman was too great for him to remain in office.

“Today, I broke with my party and called on Congressman Rangel to resign his seat in Congress,” Murphy said in a statement. “Now that we’ve seen the full list of allegations by the House Ethics subcommittee, I believe the…

Some corrections

There are a few errors we’ve made in the last couple weeks that needed to be fixed. So here’s an overdue corrections column. But first, a reminder that you can always view all our corrections and clarifications by clicking p•a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/07/corbett-campaign-lit-displayed-on-ag-booth-at-county-fair/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fcorbett-campaign-lit-displayed-on-ag-booth-at-county-fair%2F','An+article+Thursday+about+Tom+Corbett+for+Governor+campaign+literature+displayed+at+an+official+Attorney+General%22s+office+booth')" target="_blank"An article Thursday about Tom Corbett for Governor campaign literature displayed at an official Attorney General’s office booth /aoriginally misstated the location where a photo of that table was taken. It was taken at the Bradford County Fair in Troy, not the Troy County Fair in Bradford (there is no Troy County in Pennsylvania)./p
p•a href="http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=76fb50d6db74740766bfa829f&id=00a182d5f8" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://us1.campaign-archive.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fus1.campaign-archive.com%2F%3Fu%3D76fb50d6db74740766bfa829f%26amp%3Bid%3D00a182d5f8','An+edition+of+The+First+Read+on+Tuesday')" target="_blank">An edition of The First Read on Tuesday incorrectly identified Bill DeWeese as a former state Representative. He is still in office and seeking reelection.

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Boehner coming to raise cash for Burns

House Minority Leader John Boehner will make a trip to Johnstown next month to headline a fundraiser for Republican Tim Burns.

Boehner is scheduled to be in town on Aug. 12, a visit that comes after the wealthy businessman’s fundraising has slowed in the wake of his special election loss to Democrat Mark Critz. Boehner is also raising money for Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) that week.

“John’s visit shows there is still a lot of…