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Pennsylvania: Democratic National Convention

June 2, 2009 - 11:10 am
NEWS FEED: 2 Political Junkies

There are no coincidences when it comes to anti choice violence

By lupinaccim@aol.com (Maria)

In 1986 I witnessed the bombing of a women's clinic which performed abortions.

I was working at a company in midtown Manhattan at the time. It was 1:30 in the morning and most of the employees had already left so there were only a handful of people in the office. New York, New York may be the city that never sleeps but it was still pretty quiet and empty at that time of night in that neighborhood.

I was sitting at my desk when I heard a loud explosion that shook the building that I was in and made my ears ring. After an initial moment of shock, I rushed to the windows that overlooked 30th Street and saw smoke pouring out of a building halfway up the block and could see broken glass on the street.

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Fri, 08/29/2008 - 14:11

MontCo GOP chief blasts Hoeffel for ‘partisan’ comments

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

DENVER-The chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Committee lashed out at County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel today for comments he made during the Democratic convention here this week, calling them a "partisan rant" that necessitated his resignation from the county election board.

In an address to the state delegation Wednesday, reported by PolitickerPa.com, Hoeffel, a former Congressman, celebrated the county's new Democratic majority.

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Fri, 08/29/2008 - 13:24

Pittsburgh mayor had to cut Denver trip short because of corruption allegations

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl was hoping to attend U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) acceptance speech at the Democratic convention Thursday night.

But he had to leave Denver early when a city official accused his administration of having "a culture of deception and corruption," The Tribune-Review reported.

Though Ravenstahl has not commented, he reportedly spent Thursdy consulting with advisors.

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Fri, 08/29/2008 - 12:54

Obama was 'just brilliant,' Rendell says

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

DENVER--Gov. Ed Rendell praised U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's acceptance speech here in an interview Thursday night with Keystone Politics.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 11:42

For Fattah, re-election is no concern

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

DENVER--In 18 years representing Philadelphia, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah has never been seriously challenged in his overwhelmingly Democratic 2nd Congressional District.

This year, with a young political activist who only recently entered the race opposing him, he sees no reason why things should be any different.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 11:30

For Casey, a chance to do what his father couldn't in 1992

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1477|title=U.S. Sen. Bob Casey|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|align=none|width=420|height=288]DENVER--Tuesday was a special evening for U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), as he delivered a speech at the Democratic convention 16 years after his late father, former Gov. Robert Casey, was denied a speaking slot at the party's 1992 convention because of his views on abortion.

This morning, Casey told PolitickerPa.com that the speech was a special moment for him.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 11:26

For Nutter, rising political capital on the national stage

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

DENVER--This week's Democratic convention here has sure been different for Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter than previous ones he's attended.

"Basically, no one cared that I went," he told The Inquirer of past conventions.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 11:18

Bucks Dems head says Independents will help Obama carry county

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

DENVER--With its swaths of blue-collar voters, Bucks County could prove to be the most challenging area in critical the Philadelphia suburbs for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) come November.

But John Cordisco, chairman of the Bucks County Democratic Committee, told PolitickerPa.com this morning that recent polling shows Obama leading U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) by a few points, and that Independent voters could push Obama over the top.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 11:13

Rooney calls Specter a 'very, very formidable opponent'

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

DENVER--Democrats in Pennsylvania are hoping that U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) could be vulnerable when he comes up for reelection in two years. But state Democratic Party Chairman T.J. Rooney this morning cautioned that unseating the longtime moderate Republican in 2010 will be very difficult.

"Arlen Specter is a very, very formidable opponent," Rooney told PolitickerPa.com during the state delegation's breakfast here.

Rooney gave Specter credit for "staying grounded" as other elements of his party have moved further to the right.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 11:08

Shapiro says McIlvaine Smith shouldn't be hurt by Bonusgate

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

DENVER-Two years ago, state Rep. Josh Shapiro (D-Abington) helped put Barbara McIlvane Smith in office by helping supervise a recount that handed her the 156th Legislative District seat by a mere 28 votes. Today, if Attorney General Tom Corbett is to be believed, McIlvane Smith is one of many Democratic candidates who benefited from the Bonusgate scheme that saw legislative staffers working on political campaigns.

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