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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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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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