Court filings build in bonus probe In a stark contrast to the voluminous defense filings, prosecutors argued in their response they have "conclusive evidence" to counter the defense claims of selective prosecution, but revealed none of it under the assertion that the underlying investigation is still active before a grand jury, which meets in secret.
Overeager media announce Sestak will run An early-morning comment that he "will run" against newly minted Democrat Sen. Arlen Specter flew across political blogs and social networking sites and was declared his "official" announcement. Except Sestak, who just started a 67-county "listening" tour in Pennsylvania, never meant to announce anything yesterday. "There's nothing that's changed," he said between meetings with Democratic leaders and editorial boards in Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties. "The whole quote wasn't in there."
Seventh District up for grabs is Sestak leaves Voting trends have shown the Seventh Congressional District leaning Democratic blue in presidential and statewide races, but pollsters and political strategists caution that holding on to it is no sure thing. After all, Republicans still have the voter-registration edge in the district, and the Delaware County GOP machine, while diminished from its old "War Board" days, remains potent in local races. In addition, Sestak's initial victory in 2006 got a lift from the disclosure of an FBI investigation into whether 10-term incumbent Republican Curt Weldon used his office to aid a firm owned by his daughter and a friend.
Pennsylvania isn't the only state with budget woes It could be worse. You could be living in California.
PoliticsPA's Alex Roarty In 6th, Pike raises more than $500K during 2Q fundraising Congressional candidate Doug Pike’s campaign raised more than $500,000 in the second fundraising quarter, a source with knowledge of the campaign told PoliticsPA. The period, which began April 1 and ended Tuesday, is Pike’s first as a candidate. The former Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board member declared his candidacy in the 6th District against incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach in early April.
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LATE-NIGHT BUDGET MEETING
YIELDS SMALL COMPROMISES, CALLED ‘PRODUCTIVE’
Legislative leaders described a roughly four-hour meeting among
themselves and the governor Monday night as a productive process that
gave each side a chance to identify priorities and chances for
compromise among half the state budget’s 800 line-item expenditures,
which negotiators scrutinized line by line.
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Lehigh
County Republican Party Chair endorses
Pat Meehan for Lt. Gov. Pat,
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania deserves your proven leadership and the
Republican Party is honored to have you as a member. As such, I am
asking you to seek the Republican Party’s nomination to be
Pennsylvania’s next Lieutenant Governor.
This Week's Podcast:
The Morning Call's John Micek and PoliticsPA's Alex Roarty: Politics as
Usual Let the budget countdown begin...
Up &
Down: Who does your boss shoot hoops with?
Lowman Henry: Wheel of Misfortune As the economic recession
continues to impact state and local budgets elected officials at all
levels are seeking new ways to increase revenue. The schemes to fleece
more
money from the private sector are infinitely more creative and in far
greater abundance
than are ideas for operating government more efficiently or, heaven
forbid, cutting
spending.
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Uncorrected: Deja Vu All Over Again "It's like déjà vu all over
again." These weighty words from the well known philosopher Lawrence
Peter "Yogi" Berra nail precisely the way most Pennsylvanian's feel as
they approach yet another ominous impasse over state spending, taxing,
and program cuts. Vacation plans have been put on hold. State employees
are heading to financial institutions for a quick loan. Lobbyists of
every stripe are frenetically pressuring legislators for their favorite
cause. And the state's press corps will soon be camping outside the
General Assembly's star-chamber like conference rooms, while a handful
of legislative leaders haggle it all out amid the splendor of their
semi-secret legislative sanctuary.
Roger Stone: The Stone Zone
Observations and commentary from one of the Republican party's most
notable operatives, Roger Stone.
Yesterday, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford -- you
know this guy? It's the guy that went to, like, on the Appalachian Trail
and then he ended up cheating on his wife in Argentina. Anyway, he met
with his wife, Jenny, for the first time since admitting his affair with
the woman in Argentina yesterday. It did not go very well. The first
thing he asked was, 'Did I get any emails while I was away?' ... Then he
said, 'Hey, if it's any consolation, I got you a shot glass at the
airport.'" --Jimmy Fallon
"Celebrity birthday, Ross Perot, do you remember Ross Perot, ran for
president a couple of times? 79 years old today, and still vital,
vibrant and going strong. As a matter of fact, he received 9% of the
vote in Iran." --David Letterman
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