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from the inbox: The statement below was posted on Whitehouse.gov by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, Christina Romer, in response to the November employment report. The statement can also be accessed at the following link: ...
Other
From the inbox: U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the selection of a Pennsylvania integrated biorefinery project to receive more than $21.7 million in Recovery Act funding to accelerate the construction and operation of a pilot scale facility. Today’s selection is ...
World
As mentioned yesterday the Democratic Governor's Association announced that Delaware Gov. Jack Markell has been selected as their new chair. Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland is the vice chair. Today Markell participated in a DGA conference call with bloggers. He spoke highly of the role the ...
Congress
Yesterday I mentioned that noted economist Dr. Mark Zandi of the Philadelphia area would be speaking before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Here are some excerpts of his testimony: Noted economist Mark Zandi told the panel that while the “longest, broadest and most severe economic ...
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The good people at PennEnvironment have released a 20 page report, " Preserving Forests, Protecting Waterways ," by Erika Staaf and David Masur. According to their press release: The report calls on Pennsylvania ’s elected officials to pass drilling protections that: * Improve the public’s ...
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Our friends at the Keystone Research Center have alerted us to a new report Immigrants and the Economy (52 pages), prepared by the Fiscal Policy Institute, which is affiliated wit the SEIU. the subtitle is: Contribution of Immigrant Workers to the Country’s 25 Largest Metropolitan Areas with a ...
World
Economic Meltdown
There are a few things a newspaper needs to survive (besides ad revenue, of course). One is reporters. Another is copy editors. That may be one word. I'm not sure, but a good copy editor would. When reading this morning's paper it was somewhat disconcerting to see that State Rep Marc Cohen was ...
Other
If yesterday's spate of press releases and op-eds outlining the stance of the Democratic candidates for the 6th congressional district on the touchy matter of abortion (see pa2010 for a recap) is anything to go by, it is a topic of interest. One candidate, Doug Pike, has either an advantage or ...
Other
Last month I posted a review of A Table in the Presence by Lt. Carey H. Cash, a Navy chaplain who was among the first troops to enter Iraq. In the review I mentioned that a current Pennsylvania congressional candidate served with Cash and promised details later. Today is the day! Dr. Manan ...
World
In keeping with tonight's 6th congressional district theme, this is from today's inbox: Today, Pike for Congress is announcing the formation of its Finance Committee and its first 9 members, who have pledged to help Doug Pike turn the 6th District blue in 2010. Each of the distinguished members ...
Congress
Appropriations Committee
For those who have missed these twitter feeds, you can now follow: Bryan Lentz , Democratic candidate for the 7th congressional district at www.twitter.com/bryanlentz Chris Doherty , one of the Democratic candidates for governor, is on twitter at: http://twitter.com/DohertyPA
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Joe Hoeffel , one of the Democratic candidates for governor, has scheduled a number of events for December. Check out the calendar on his campaign site for details.
Congress
Joe Hoeffel
From the inbox, from Manan Trivedi , Democratic candidate for 6th congressional district: "I commend the President’s efforts to speak plainly and bluntly to America regarding the war in Afghanistan. His honest and direct approach is a refreshing change. However, I disagree with his assessment of ...
World
Afghanistan
al-Qaeda
From the inbox: Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA, 8th District) and Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL, 16th District) issued the following statement today on President Obama’s address to the nation on the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan : “We support President Obama’s decision to commit 30,000 additional ...
World
Afghanistan
Patrick Murphy
Scott Murphy
Pakistan
al-Qaeda
From the inbox: Members of the Democratic Governors Association today chose Delaware Gov. Jack Markell as chair and Gov. Martin O’Malley as vice chair for the critical 2010 election cycle. DGA also announced an aggressive new multimillion-dollar effort to educate the public about the GOP’s ...
Other
From the inbox: n a conference call on December 2, six leading progressive organizations came together to offer support and commentary regarding President Obama's newly announced Afghanistan strategy. Representatives from the Truman National Security Project , the Center for American Progress, ...
World
Foreign Policy
Homeland Security
Afghanistan
from the inbox: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Congressman Joe Sestak voiced support for President Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. For months, Sestak, drawing from his firsthand experience with counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan as head of the Navy's anti-terrorism ...
World
Joe Sestak
Afghanistan
al-Qaeda
Pakistan
From the inbox: Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA, 8th District) issued the following statement tonight following President Obama’s address on the United States ’ continued commitment to Afghanistan : “I strongly support President Obama for his decision to commit 30,000 additional U.S. troops to ...
World
Patrick Murphy
Afghanistan
al-Qaeda
United States
Pakistan
Local boy Mark Zandi who appears so often in the Wall Street Journal, was an economic advisor to John McCain's presidential campaign, and now advises the Obama administration, not to mention being the chief economist at Moody's Economy.com, is testifying before the U.S. Senate: a hearing by the ...
White House
John McCain
Barack Obama
TARP
Washington, D.C
From the inbox: SEPTA has entered a new high-tech era, with everything customers need now just a click away. SEPTA’s bus schedule information is now available on Google Transit – completing an effort to include all of the transit authority’s travel data on the popular website. SEPTA partnered ...
