Berks Political News

...FEB. 4 letter from Joseph C. Wylie is absolutely baseless in raising questions about Sen. Arlen Specter's vitality. Sen. Specter keeps a vigorous schedule that starts before dawn, ends well past most bedtimes and fits in a daily game of squash or a trip

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...says it could cause a "major problem for Republicans." Philadelphia Inquirer: The Democratic State Committee endorsed Sen. Arlen Specter for reelection over his primary challenger, Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa. The Inquirer writes that Specter's endorsement wa

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...at the party: Andre Carson, Brad Ellsworth and Baron Hill. Last year’s Republican attendees included Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter (soon to convert to the Democratic Party), Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent, Arizona Rep. Trent Franks and Michigan Rep.

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...February 07, 2010 To comment on this video or click the "Comments" link below. Senator Arlen Specter addresses the Pennsylvania Democratic Party after winning its formal endorsement for reelection only nine months after leaving the GOP. He spoke in Lanc

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...their winter break in a week. President Barack Obama wants to give employers a tax break for each new worker they hire. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is one lawmaker who likes the idea. A similar tax credit in the 1970s created over 700,000 jobs. An al

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...Nine months after switching to the Democratic Party, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter won its endorsement for re-election. None of the five Democratic candidates for governor captured the two-thirds majority needed for endorsement during the party's meeting Satu

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...Republican in their ranks, it was seemingly erased Saturday when the Democratic State Committee overwhelmingly endorsed U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's re-election bid. Specter defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-7th, who promised to push on to a spring primary.

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...I suppose he is lucky that we don't have an A______ Association. And in a recent on-air debate, Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter was appropriately rebuked for asking his female colleague from another state to "act like a lady." If we are advis

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...to the Democrats after 30 years as an elected Republican. The Pennsylvania Democratic Committee on Saturday endorsed Sen. Arlen Specter over Rep. Joe Sestak for the Senate nomination, despite Specter's recent conversion to the Democrats after 30 years a

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LANCASTER — U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter picked up the endorsement of Pennsylvania’s Democratic State Committee on Saturday — a political prize that should bolster his campaign for a sixth term in a party that he joined less than a year ago. “Thank you

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Pennsylvania's Democratic State Committee has endorsed Sen. Arlen Specter in his bid for a sixth Senate term. Saturday's endorsement by more than two-thirds of the committee members was an important victory for Specter, a longtime Republican who

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They don't call him a political survivor for nothing. U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who quit the GOP when his re-election prospects appeared dim nine short months ago, easily won the Pennsylvania Democratic Party's endorsement here this afternoon. The

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U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter picked up the endorsement of Pennsylvania's Democratic State Committee on Saturday _ a political prize that should bolster his campaign for a sixth term in a party that he joined less than a year ago. "Thank you ! Thank you!

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They don't call him a political survivor for nothing. U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who quit the GOP when his re-election prospects appeared dim nine short months ago, easily won the Pennsylvania Democratic Party's endorsement here this afternoon. The

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-- Rep. Joe Sestak wasted no time: In his first face-to-face debate with Sen. Arlen Specter, the upstart congressman attacked the incumbent with a slew of accusations. It came during a 30-minute back-and-forth Friday that was followed by a forum of the

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Members of the Democratic State Committee are sitting out the winter storm in a Lancaster hotel where they are pondering candidate endorsements for the U.S. Senate and governor in the May 18 primary. The festivities began Friday, with U.S. House

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...Genesis, rallied in support of the teen learning centers. Gunnels contacted and met with County Mayor Carolyn Bowers, state Rep. Joe Pitts and state Sen. Tim Barnes, and even wrote a letter to President Barack Obama to spread awareness about the success

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...of incumbent county commissioners were joined by a newcomer seeking a seat on the body. District 67 incumbent state Rep. Joe Pitts picked up a qualifying petition on Jan. 29. On Monday, Ronald Lucus, of 405 Judy Lynn Drive, picked up a petition to chall

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...and community groups to monitor employers' compliance with payroll laws. A yes vote was to confirm Smith. Voting yes: Arlen Specter, D, Robert Casey Jr., D MARTHA JOHNSON CONFIRMATION: Voting 82 for and 16 against, the Senate on Feb. 4 ended a Republica

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...Street resident who intended to seek the Democratic nomination for the 16th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts said he was unable to put together a successful effort. "It's just the feasibility of it," McClure said Friday in an inte

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