Local Politics
Election Road Trip: Beyond the Sound Bites
...human beings who deserve respect. (See TIME's best viral campaign ads of 2010.) Mike Fitzpatrick, for example: he's a Republican running in Philadelphia's northern suburbs for a seat he once held. He was beaten in 2006 by an attractive antiwar Iraq veteran...
Time Magazine
Published: 2010-09-09 08:16:50Letters to the Editor
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Published: 2010-09-09 06:32:11What Republicans Don't Want Voters To Know About Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
...in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and New Mexico to keep in mind as Charlie Bass, Mike Fitzpatrick and Steve Pearce try to slip back into office without letting voters know they were major players in the battles to pass CAFTA and similarly toxic trade bills....
Down With Tyranny!
Published: 2010-09-08 21:07:16Rendell Being Rendell, Calls Republicans 'Fruit Loops', 'Whackos' And 'Flat-Out Crazy'
...taken over by "whackos." He called some of the more colorful characters in the Republican Party "fruit loops." He derided House Minority Leader John Boehner as "the tan guy," and said that some of the GOP's positions are "flat out crazy." "I'm telling you,"...
Huffington Post
Published: 2010-09-08 17:28:46Iraq vets fight for re-election
...told CNN, trying to spread his populist economic message among a diverse constituency. Murphy, a former constitutional law professor at West Point and a paratrooper during the last Iraq war, repeatedly talks about the need to improve the economy and create...
CNN
Published: 2010-09-08 16:52:03The midterms: Kaine's contrast
...four Democratic-held districts that are increasingly viewed as vulnerable. The new targets are Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Murphy, Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader (above) and Arizona Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick and Harry Mitchell," Roll Call writes. "Based on the latest...
MSNBC
Published: 2010-09-08 13:27:21Grads hope training gives them edge
...a "great day and emblematic of the crossroads we've arrived at as a country." Congressman Patrick Murphy, D-8, told the grads that they're the start of a proud legacy and part of history. He secured several hundred thousand dollars in funding for the program....
PhillyBurbs.com
Published: 2010-09-08 06:21:52Green Academy Graduates
...Pennsylvania Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA) attended the first graduation of the PA Veterans Green Jobs Training Program, a program at Bucks County Community College’s Green Jobs Academy that Murphy helped launch and which began earlier this summer. After...
Above Average Jane
Published: 2010-09-08 04:11:52Booth Buddy: Metro Weekly's Gay Guide To Navigating the Primaries
...you. Keep reading. What matters most in the primaries is the ward in which you reside, and party affiliation. If you have no party affiliation, you are excused – until November's general election. Considering this city is a Democratic stronghold, chances are...
Metro Weekly
Published: 2010-09-08 00:00:00The Remainders: News Analysis: As Republicans look to make gains in the midterm elections and Democrats play defense, few LGBT equality measures remain on the radar for action this year
...on the legislation in the House. The only exceptions are the amendment offered by Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) aimed at the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' and, with a lesser likelihood, the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act. ENDA, in one...
Metro Weekly
Published: 2010-09-08 00:00:00NRCC Expands Ad Reservations to $24 Million
...are increasingly viewed as vulnerable. The new targets are Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Murphy, Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader (above) and Arizona Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick and Harry Mitchell. The move comes as two internal Republican polls provided exclusively to CQ...
CQ Politics
Published: 2010-09-07 21:44:44Secret suburban Tea Party party?
...say? The Valley Forge Patriots Web site lists the attendees as: Gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett and congressional candidates Mike Fitzpatrick, Dee Adcock and Pat Meehan. (Meehan’s campaign says he’s not attending due to a previously scheduled event. Ihaven't...
Philly.com
Published: 2010-09-07 21:23:43OR-5: NRCC drops big cash on race against Schrader
...freshmen: Arizona Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick and Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader. Republicans are also taking aim at second-term Democrats, including Arizona Rep. Harry Mitchell and Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Murphy. Also put this comment in my Facebook feed...
BlueOregon
Published: 2010-09-07 19:43:19NRCC adds four new Dem targets
...of resources for Republican challengers who face steep cash disadvantages. Dentist Paul Gosar trails Kirkpatrick by nearly $830,000, while Maricopa County Treasurer Schweikert’s cash deficit is more than $600,000. Former Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick trails Murphy...
The Politico
Published: 2010-09-07 19:21:39Working to Elect Equality
...DC after the campaign and begin a career in politics and advocacy. | Follow her campaign on Twitter here. David Grossman is an Organizer for the Patrick Murphy for Congress campaign. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, his parents transferred their deeply-held...
Pam's House Blend
Published: 2010-09-07 17:31:057 U.S. House races to watch in Pennsylvania
...Bucks County-centered district have soured on President Barack Obama. Republican Mike Fitzpatrick has been pounding Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy for his mostly party-line voting record for stimulus, health-care, and global-warming legislation. A veteran...
GoErie.com
Published: 2010-09-07 15:55:43Tuesday Morning Coffee: The Case Of The Missing Adapter.
...surnames with which we've smothered these three brief paragraphs. The Folks At CNN ... ... parachuted into the 8th CD contest between Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy and Republican Mike Fitzpatrick who will duel their way across Bucks County this fall...
The Morning Call
Published: 2010-09-07 13:11:411-for-7: Pennsylvania House Dems (or two innings of the Phillies' offense)
...I'm watching the GOP grab at least six of them -- even in Bucks County where likable Iraq veteran Dem Patrick Murphy has a stellar track record in Congress. Maybe Democratic Rep. Paul Kanjorski saves his seatin central Pa., but the dude only wonby 3,000 votes...
Philly.com
Published: 2010-09-06 22:11:11Suburban Philadelphia grudge match a test of GOP wave
...Murphy won his suburban Philadelphia seat by the last time he faced Republican Mike Fitzpatrick, and that was back in 2006, when anti-war sentiment was sweeping Democrats into office, and Murphy was running as a disillusioned Iraq war veteran. Now, Murphy...
CNN
Published: 2010-09-06 19:50:26In Pennsylvania, 7 House races to watch
...tax policies. “We’ve got to start making things in this country again.” Republican Mike Fitzpatrick, the congressman Murphy beat in 2006, held a 48 percent to 41 percent lead in their midterm rematch in a recent survey by the respected pollster Neil Newhouse. Theirs...
The Daily Caller
Published: 2010-09-06 15:27:29Election Road Trip, Day 1: The Things I Carried
...areas, including two seats now held by Democrats: the fight for Joe Sestak's old seat and Iraq war vet Patrick Murphy's seat. I'll also be checking in with Democratic challenger John Callahan, in Allentown. Here are some trip particulars: Vehicle--a white...
Time Magazine
Published: 2010-09-06 12:15:57In Pa., 7 House races to watch
...Eighth District have soured on President Obama and are anxious about the economy. Fitzpatrick has been pounding Murphy for his mostly party-line voting record for the stimulus, health-care, and global-warming legislation. A veteran of the Iraq war with a rising...
Philadelphia Inquirer
Published: 2010-09-06 06:31:34Dems scramble to save House seats for majority
...winds were unmistakably blowing their way. "It's getting better every week," said Mike Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., who lost a House seat in 2006 and is locked in a rematch with Rep. Patrick Murphy. Fitzpatrick said the environment for Democrats reminded him of what...
San Francisco Chronicle
Published: 2010-09-05 13:39:58Democrats plan triage to retain control
...60 seats, as some analysts have predicted. "It's getting better every week," said Mike Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., who lost a House seat in 2006 and is locked in a rematch with Rep. Patrick J. Murphy. Fitzpatrick said the environment for Democrats reminded him of...
New York state adjutant general promoted to major general
...Murphy of Malta, the adjutant general who commands the 20,000 men and women of the state's military forces, was promoted to New York Army National Guard major general during a ceremony in Latham. The ceremony also was a family reunion. New York's Military...
Albany Times-Union
Published: 2010-09-04 04:44:12
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