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Pennsylvania: Bob Brady

March 2, 2009 - 03:01 am
NEWS FEED: Philly.com

Ethics Board sued over debt

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court last week heard a case concerning the significant debt - including $448,468 worth of legal fees - that U.S. Rep. Bob Brady incurred while running for mayor two years ago.

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Wed, 10/15/2008 - 14:08

Flush with cash and largely unopposed, Brady helps out Dems

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Bob Brady (D-Philadelphia) has access to loads of campaign cash as chairman of the city's Democratic Party. But with reelection as sure a thing as any, Brady is spreading the money around.

He faces Republican Mike Muhammad in an overwhelmingly Democratic 1st Congressional District, and Muhammad has largely been a no-show on the campaign trail.

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Wed, 08/20/2008 - 08:35

Food, Fumo jokes, candidates galore and a Bob Barr surprise at annual comedy night

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1289|title=GOP candidate for state Treasurer Tom Ellis went colonial for his turn at Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky's Comedy Night|desc=|link=none|align=middle|width=400|height=275]PHILADELPHIA-There were jokes about John McCain's age. Jokes about Gov. Ed Rendell's robust figure. Jokes about Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter's nerdy voice. And, oh, were there ever jokes about Vince Fumo's witness list.

And that was all before Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr made a surprise appearance.

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Tue, 08/19/2008 - 14:37

Needing big turnout in Philly, Obama campaign to provide street money

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

During the run-up to the Pennsylvania primary, much was made of the U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) decision not to dole out "street money" in Philadelphia, a legal but controversial--and certainly hollowed--get-out-the-vote tradition in the city.

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Wed, 08/13/2008 - 07:49

Rendell, Brady, Fattah, other big names headline Fumo witness list

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Gov. Ed Rendell, U.S. Reps Bob Brady and Chaka Fattah, and even former 76ers coach Larry Brown are just some of the big names on state Sen. Vince Fumo's (D-Philadelphia) list of potential witnesses for his looming federal corruption trial.

The witness list, reported by The Inquirer and The Daily News, names 267 people who could potentially be called to testify at Fumo's trial, which now starts in less than a month.

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Tue, 06/03/2008 - 20:23

Brady joins swarm of superdelegates in backing Obama

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

With superdelegates moving all day to back U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for the Democratic presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady (D-Philadelphia) has finally tossed in his support as well, The Boston Globe reports.

Television networks and other news organizations were projecting that Obama had secured enough delegates even before polls closed in South Dakota, which along with Montana held the long contest's last primaries today.

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Wed, 05/28/2008 - 18:47

Some Philly races just not up for grabs

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Republicans who run for office in the staunchly Democratic city of Philadelphia are often called sacrificial lambs, providing their time to campaign even though registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 5-1.

Al Taubenberger, the Republican who was thumped by Michael Nutter in last year's mayoral race, admitted as much, often saying he was running to make Nutter a better mayor-and to send a message about the lack of a two-party system in Philadelphia.

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Fri, 05/23/2008 - 12:33

U.S. Rep. Brady pushing House superdelegates

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Even though he has yet to make his own decision in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady (D-Philadelphia) is pushing his fellow superdelegates in the House to come to make up their minds soon, The Inquirer reports.

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