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(Newser) - Birther "crazies" are fueling ugly confrontations at town hall meetings about health care reform, complains Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. “The birthers are a perfect slice of people who have lost their rationality" whose "obsession is hurting the Democratic process," he said on Hardball yesterday. The so-called... More »

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Barack Obama • Pennsylvania • Ed Rendell • Gov. Ed Rendell • health care reform • town hall meeting • President Obama • birther

Analysis

Rendell Gets Machiavellian in Specter Switch

Senate ambitions may have played role in governor's courtship

Apr 29, 09 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arlen Specter’s party switch was a "seriously Machiavellian" move by Joe Biden and, particularly, Gov. Ed Rendell, writes Eleanor Clift of Newsweek. Biden’s self-interest in the matter is obvious: Specter represents the all-important 60th Senate vote. But the "gregarious, ambitious" Rendell, an even closer... More »

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Joe Biden • Senate • Arlen Specter • Pennsylvania • Ed Rendell • Democratic Party

 Specter Defects to Democrats 


Apr 28, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arlen Specter is jumping to the Democrats, leaving the party excruciatingly close to a filibuster-proof Senate majority, reports Politico. Sources say VP Joe Biden was key to the effort to recruit the Pennsylvania senator. “Since my election in 1980, as part of the Reagan Big Tent, the Republican Party... More »

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Joe Biden • Senate • Senate Democrats • Arlen Specter • Senate Republicans • Ed Rendell • Republican Party • filibuster • Democratic Party • President Obama • Minnesota recount

Pa. Gov Says He, Biden Have Tried to Lure GOP's Specter

Pa. moderate remains loyal to GOP

Mar 16, 09 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats are still looking for ways to boost their majority in the Senate, Talking Points Memo reports today. Gov. Ed Rendell told a regional TV network he’d tried to get Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter to switch sides, and so had VP Joe Biden and Sen. Bob Casey. “... More »

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Joe Biden • Arlen Specter • Ed Rendell • Bob Casey

 Texas Gov. Rejects 
 $556M Stimulus for Jobless 

Perry says coverage for unemployed would 'drown' businesses

Mar 13, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The governor of Texas has rejected $556 million in federal stimulus money for the state's unemployed, saying yesterday it had too many strings attached, reports the Dallas Morning News. Rick Perry, a Republican, said that the federal rules would burden Texas businesses with new commitments; instead they should be able... More »

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Texas • recession • Rick Perry • Ed Rendell • unemployment • economic stimulus package

GOP Guvs Break With Party on Obama Stimulus

Desperate for cash, they embrace measure DC counterparts spurn

Feb 17, 09 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s relationship with DC Republicans is on the rocks, but he couldn’t be getting along better with GOP governors, reports the New York Times. Why? Follow the money. Struggling to balance their budgets, the governors don’t care which party help comes from. “The essence of... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Vermont • Pennsylvania • Connecticut • Ed Rendell • Charlie Crist • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • National Governors Association • state budgets • Jim Douglas • Jodi Rell

Slideshow of whistlestop tour

 Obama Arrives in Washington 


Jan 17, 09 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama rolled into Washington tonight on the last stop of his historic whistlestop train journey, the Washington Post reports. Obama retraced the path of Abraham Lincoln and called for a "new declaration of independence" for the nation. To see photos of the trip—which Joe Biden joined in... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Michelle Obama • Philadelphia • Ed Rendell • Baltimore • Amtrak • inauguration • Wilmington • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama

OPINION

No Country for Single Women?

Praising Napolitano as 'perfect' for Homeland Security because of 'no family' really a diss

Dec 4, 08 10:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Single? Career woman? Then you must be a cold, power-hungry spinster perfect for the 24/7 job of securing our nation's borders from terrorists. Or at least according to Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell, writes Gail Collins in the New York Times, who damned his unmarried Arizona counterpart Janet Napolitano as “... More »

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Condoleezza Rice • Ed Rendell • Janet Napolitano • single women • Homeland Security

Obama, Biden Will Huddle With Governors on Economy 

GOP participants may resist further bailouts

Nov 25, 08 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and Joe Biden will discuss measures to help the ailing economy with America’s governors next Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reports, with a two-hour, bipartisan working session in Philadelphia. GOP governors are “looking forward” to hearing Obama’s ideas, but will definitely bring plans of their... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Ed Rendell • governor • Republican Governors Association • economy • Mark Sanford • financial crisis • National Governors Association • President Obama

OPINION

 After Obama, Which 
 Minority's On Deck? 

If Barack can do it, anyone can—except Muslims, gays, atheists ...

Nov 13, 08 5:07 PM CST
(Newser) - A self-described “black man with a funny name” is now the most powerful person on the planet. So which minority group will next see one of its own in the Oval Office? Mark Oppenheimer considers the contenders in Slate:
  • Women: Not technically a minority, which means that if
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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Antonio Villaraigosa • Ed Rendell • Rahm Emanuel • Claire McCaskill • President • Kathleen Sebelius • ethnic diversity • Sarah Palin • Eric Cantor • Election 2012 • President Obama

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Talking Heads Talk Economy 

Pocketbook issues seem likely to trump racism for voters

Oct 12, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - With little time remaining until Election Day, the Sunday talk shows focused on the ongoing economic turmoil and the racial issues roiling the presidential campaigns. Politico spins the dial:
  • On This Week, surrogates from both parties endorsed the Treasury’s capital-injection plan for banks. But guests split over an
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Henry Paulson • Ed Rendell • Barney Frank • Roy Blunt • Meet the Press • Election 2008

OPINION

Rat's Nest of Urban Politics Behind Philly's 'Big Stall'

Many demolitions, huge budget, no benefits

Jul 17, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lamenting the lack of progress in another urban redevelopment project, Karen Heller takes aim at the Pennsylvania Convention Center expansion in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Center expansion has been in the works since 1993, spurring numerous building demolitions, but few new constructions: in short, North Broad Street, advertised as a... More »

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Pennsylvania • budget • Philadelphia • Ed Rendell • real estate development • urban revitalization • urban development

Primary Winners and Losers— Beyond Barack and Hillary

Big gambles led to
big payoffs, losses

Jun 12, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be the big winner, but loads of other political fortunes hung in the balance this primary season. Politico breaks down the winners and losers. Winners:
  • Claire McCaskill: Got tons of air-time and used it brilliantly for Obama
  • Nancy Pelosi: Pulled off a nifty trick by
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Nancy Pelosi • primary • Ed Rendell • Claire McCaskill • Mike Easley • Democratic presidential primaries • Daniel Inouye • political endorsement • surrogates • Anibal Acevedo Vila

OPINION

Pa. Gov's Style Will Keep
Him Off National Ticket

Outspoken Rendell calls 'em as he sees 'em

Jun 10, 08 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ed Rendell's incredible bluntness and honesty are worth celebrating, but those same qualities make the Pennsylvania governor unacceptable as a Democratic vice presidential candidate, Buzz Bissinger writes in the New Republic. Pairing him with Barack Obama might be “a fascinating marriage of the idealist and the schmoozing fixer,”... More »

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Barack Obama • Pennsylvania • Ed Rendell • vice president

8 Democratic Senators,
Pelosi Declare Race Over

Time to get behind Obama, though none calling for Hillary to concede

Jun 4, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eight previously neutral senators declared the Democratic race over today, saying in a statement their party's “nominee for President has now been chosen.” Tom Harkin, Barbara Boxer, Tom Carper, Ken Salazar, Ron Wyden, Mary Landrieiu, Frank Lautenberg and Ben Cardin asserted, “Our focus is now on …... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Ed Rendell • Ken Salazar

No Deal on Mich., Fla. Until June: Dean

Party chief says hopefuls want to
focus on final states

Apr 6, 08 7:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Florida and Michigan delegates will likely have to wait until June to see whether they can participate in the party’s convention, Howard Dean said on Face the Nation today. The DNC chairman said Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would rather focus on the final primaries, which will end on... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Howard Dean • Michigan • Ed Rendell • delegates • Bob Casey

Mich. Inches Closer to
June Re-Vote

Approval of privately financed primary must come within week

Mar 14, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michigan’s Democratic primary will take place—again—on June 3 if Barack Obama and the state legislature agree on a re-vote and private funds can be raised, the Detroit Free Press reports. Negotiators struck a tentative deal this afternoon on a full-fledged primary repeat, which state lawmakers must approve... More »

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Barack Obama • Jon Corzine • Ed Rendell • Carl Levin • Jennifer Granholm • Michigan primary

Pa. Governor
a Risky Ally
for Clinton

Blunt, gaffe-prone Rendell could make
or break campaign

Mar 7, 08 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Ed Rendell could be Hillary Clinton’s greatest asset in Pennsylvania—or he could explode in her face, Politico reports. Pennsylvania’s governor is popular and authentic, and he knows how to raise money and find the state’s voters. But Rendell shoots from the hip, and often hits his... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democrats • politics • Pennsylvania • Ed Rendell • Democratic National Committee • fundraiser • Ted Strickland • Pennsylvania primary

Clinton Shifts to Keystone State

With Pennsylvania voting not until April 22, pro-Hillary governor noting Ohio parallels

Mar 5, 08 2:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton staffers are breaking out the champagne today (actually, they were already serving reporters mimosas yesterday), but they’re still sober enough to look seven weeks ahead, to Pennsylvania's April 22 primary. Keystone State Gov. Ed Rendell is a major Hillary booster, and put out a memo this morning... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Ed Rendell • manufacturing • Ohio primary • Pennsylvania primary

Feds Arrest Fugitive Fundraiser in Colorado

Hsu didn't show for
Cali court appearance 

Sep 7, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Renegade Democratic donor Norman Hsu was tracked down by the FBI in Colorado last night after skipping town again—he failed to show up in Bay Area court Wednesday for a bail-reduction hearing in connection with his 15-year-old felony theft case. The FBI  charged him with unlawful flight to avoid... More »

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Democrats • FBI • Ed Rendell • fugitive • arrest • Norman Hsu • Colorado • donor

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