Germantown: Deputy Campaign Manager Joseph Corrigan – Focus on the 8th District (Phila)

April 8, 2011 at 4:55 pm

By Rebecca Arden and Matthew Beck

Joseph Corrigan started working on election campaigns when he was 13 and has yet to stop 12 years later. He has worked primarily in Montgomery County but also in Delaware County and was a manager for the race for the state legislature.

After his last election, he decided he, “wanted to keep going on the campaign trial and to break into Philadelphia.”

A friend helped …

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Ridge Avenue: From Temple University Student to Campaign Manager

March 31, 2011 at 9:27 am

By Matthew Beck and Rebecca Arden for PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com / pa2012.com

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Opinion

Corbett emerges … Local impact fees not far behind.

March 25, 2011 at 11:13 pm

Saying he was “surprised” at the reaction of Penn State to his calls for 50 percent in state spending cuts, Gov. Tom Corbett’s interview and editorial board meeting at Philadelphia’s 6ABC did nothing if not further frame his mindset for the viewing audience. Still adamant about not using the “T” word, Corbett continued to trot out his new consideration for “local impact fees (aka “taxes”)” when it comes to shale natural gas drilling in the …

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Election 2011: The Next Great City?

March 18, 2011 at 12:59 pm

With the 2011 Philadelphia City Council primary on May 17, the Next Great City coalition gathered at-large City Council candidates and the public for the launch of the Next Great City 2, a new agenda aimed at City Council candidates.

The Next Great City coalition is comprised of over 100 civic groups, labor unions, businesses, social service groups and nonprofits to advocate policies that will enhance the environment and strengthen neighborhoods.…

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Budget Proposal – #pa2012.com 2011 Tweet log : 03 08 2011

March 8, 2011 at 2:43 pm

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Release: Thompson Advances Measure to End Job-Destroying Education Regulation

February 19, 2011 at 7:06 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                              CONTACT PARISH BRADEN

February 18, 2011                                                               202-225-5121, 202-680-0006 CELL

Thompson Advances Measure to End Job-Destroying Education Regulation

Bipartisan Coalition Of Members Join in Support

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted in support of House Amendment (H. AMDT.) # 214, a measure to prohibit funds for the Department of Education Regulations on Gainful Employment. The Department of Education’s Gainful Employment regulations are a controversial regulatory process that …

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Brooking Alert: Egypt in Transition. Email release 01312011 via @pa2012news

January 31, 2011 at 4:39 pm

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NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER’S NEW BLOG CONSTITUTION DAILY LAUNCHES WITH LIVE STATE OF THE UNION COVERAGE

January 26, 2011 at 2:00 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER’S NEW BLOG CONSTITUTION DAILY

LAUNCHES WITH LIVE STATE OF THE UNION COVERAGE

Philadelphia, PA (January 24, 2011) – As President Obama delivers his State of the Union Address tomorrow, the National Constitution Center will provide up-to-the-moment coverage and commentary on its new blog, Constitution Daily, which officially launches today at   pCoverage of the State of the Union Address will include live blogging by National Constitution Center Chief Interpretive Officer Dr. Steve Frank, analysis of the accuracy of the President’s address by FactCheck.org, reader polls, and more./p
p“No online site will have better experts, stronger analysis, or more timely insights on the increasingly critical role the Constitution plays in public discourse than our blog, emConstitution Daily/em,” said David Eisner, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center.  “And the best part is that our 21supst/sup century format will create a public forum where anyone can engage in a meaningful conversation about constitutional issues.”/p
pemConstitution Daily/em features posts written by the staff of the National Constitution Center, as well as accomplished authors, scholars, and partners.  During the blog’s alpha phase, special guest bloggers included: emauthor and contributor to CNN and /ememThe Daily Beast/emem /ememstrongJohn Avlon/strong/emem; /emSupreme Court correspondent for the emNew York Times/em strongAdam Liptak/strong;em /ememstrongDr. Rogers M. Smith/strong/emem, the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania; and /ememstrongGeoffrey R. Stone/strong/emem, the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law at The University of Chicago and a Visiting Scholar at the National Constitution Center. /em/p
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pemSome of the most viewed posts have included an analysis of the historical accuracy of the popular TV show “Boardwalk Empire” by Prohibition expert and author strongDaniel Okrent/strong; Pennsylvania First Lady strongMarjorie O. Rendell/strong’s opinion on the role of education in the civic health of our nation; video commentary on the Wikileaks issue by/emem TIME/emem magazine’s Managing Editor strongRichard Stengel/strong; and a post connecting the Phillies’ acquisition of pitcher Cliff Lee to the Constitution (through the lens of Major League Baseball’s anti-trust exemption)./em/p
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pIn addition, “Publius 2.0,” one of the most popular recurring features on the blog, responded to timely issues such as TSA security procedures, health care, Wikileaks, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and the death penalty.  The series was created by the Center’s Chief Interpretive Officer Dr. Steve Frank, who derived the name Publius 2.0 from the pen-name used by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay when they wrote The Federalist Papers./p
pMedia services consultants strongTechnically Media/strong and the award-winning design firm strongHappy Cog/strong worked with the Center to develop the editorial strategy and blog platform, respectively.  The blog first launched in an alpha version in August 2010./p
pstrongAbout Technically Media/strong/p
pTechnically Media Inc. is a media services consultancy for the next news ecosystem. Our clients include traditional media, as well as business and nonprofit content creators. In addition, we publish niche-orientated online news sites, including emTechnically Philly /em(a href=" http://technicallyphilly.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://technicallyphilly.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Ftechnicallyphilly.com%2F','technicallyphilly.com')" target="_blank"technicallyphilly.com/a).  Our mission is to empower, expand and bolster new and existing content creators, and instill an understanding of authentic audience growth with journalistic ethics of transparency.  Based in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Technically Media was founded in February 2009 by Sean Blanda, Brian James Kirk and Christopher Wink.  Call 215.821.8745 or visit a href="http://www.technicallymedia.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.technicallymedia.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.technicallymedia.com%2F','www.technicallymedia.com')" target="_blank">www.technicallymedia.com…

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Immediate release: Video: The President talks tax cuts. Organizing for America

December 8, 2010 at 5:47 pm

Contact: Mitch Stewart, Director, Organizing for America

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GOP Research brief: DEMOCRATS’ HOUSE DIVIDED Obama’s Losing Control Of His Party As Congressional Democrats Demand Job Killing Tax Hikes

December 8, 2010 at 5:17 pm

DEMOCRATS’ HOUSE DIVIDED

Obama’s Losing Control Of His Party As Congressional Democrats Demand Job Killing Tax Hikes

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View This Research Briefing At pstrongemFollow RNC Research on /em/strongema href="http://twitter.com/rncresearch" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://twitter.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Frncresearch','Twitter')" target="_blank"strongTwitter/strong/a/em/p
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pstrongDEMOCRATS ATTACK PLAN TO HELP ECONOMY/strong/p
pstrongTax Compromise Will Result In “Open And On-The-Record Taunting About Whether The President Is A Patsy” From Congressional Democrats./strong “Resentments between President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats that began simmering even before their midterm disaster are nearing the boiling point on Capitol Hill, as liberals make clear that Obama’s efforts to strike a lame-duck deal with Republicans will come at a cost: open and on-the-record taunting about whether the president is a patsy.”  (Jonathan Allen And Josh Gerstein, “Liberal Dems To Obama: Fight Harder,” ema href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46054.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.politico.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F1210%2F46054.html','Politico')" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.politico.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F1210%2F46054.html','Politico')" target="_blank"Politico/a, /em12/7/10)strong/p
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pstrongSpeaker Nancy Pelosi’s Statement On the Tax Compromise “Notably Withheld Any Commitment Of Support.”/strong “In a post on Twitter, Pelosi said the GOP provisions in the tax proposal would add to the deficit and help the rich without creating jobs. The GOP provisions ‘help only wealthiest 3%, don’t create jobs & add tens of billions to deficit,’ the Pelosi tweet said. The Speaker expanded on her criticism of the Republican proposals in a statement that notably withheld any commitment of support.” (Russell Berman, Pelosi Attacks Obama-GOP Tax Plan As House Democrats Signal Fight,” ema href="http://thehill.com/homenew%0d%0a%20s/house/132381-hoyer-house-dem-leaders-not-on-board-tax-deal" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://thehill.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenew%250d%250a%2520s%2Fhouse%2F132381-hoyer-house-dem-leaders-not-on-board-tax-deal','The+Hill')" target="_blank"The Hill/a, /em12/7/10)/p
pstrongHouse Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Wouldn’t Say If House Leadership Would Whip Votes On The Deal./strong “House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer today expressed serious reservations with the tax cut framework President Obama reached with Senate Republicans, and declined to say whether his caucus would support the plan or even whether the leadership time would whip votes to ensure that it passes.” (Brian Beutler, “Hoyer: No Dem Agreement On Tax Cuts; Deal Could Still Change,” ema href="http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/12/hoyer-no-dem-agreement-on-tax-cuts-deal-could-still-change.php" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Ftpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fhoyer-no-dem-agreement-on-tax-cuts-deal-could-still-change.php','Talking+Points+Memo')" target="_blank">Talking Points Memo, 12/7/10)

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Has “Serious Reservations” About The Deal. “‘House Democrats have not signed off on this deal,” Van Hollen said on Bloomberg Television on Tuesday morning. ‘I will meet with our caucus later today to discuss it. I have some serious reservations about parts …

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