LEFTOVERS: NEPA unions for Specter, Sestak bests him on environement, Carlineo in ‘Young Guns’

A few items slipped by us earlier in the week.

A couple unions of teachers and firefighters in northeast Pennsylvania endorsed Senator Arlen Specter’s reelection bid. The incumbent’s been picking up a bunch of labor endorsements recently, and the latest came from unions representing almost 2,000 workers. “Senator Specter has a long and outstanding history of supporting firefighters, labor, and working families in out state and nation,” Dave Gervasi, president of the Northeast Pennsylvania Professional …

February 23, 2010 at 5:11 pm | Comments (3)

LEFTOVERS: No MTP debate, Welch the author, Carlineo chimes in

Joe Sestak kept the heat on Arlen Specter Friday for agreeing to only one more televised debate between now and primary day, with the latest ammunition coming from …

February 19, 2010 at 5:10 pm | Comments (12)

In newly-competitive contest, Murphy has $848K

Facing the prospect of a viable Republican challenge that seemed remote only weeks ago, Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8) is in the process of refilling campaign coffers that were greatly depleted by a late spending push in 2008.

Murphy raised about $321,000 in the last three months of 2009, finishing the year with about $848,000 in cash on hand, according to …

February 1, 2010 at 9:30 am | Comments (6)