edited by: Lisa Mossie,
Pennsylvania Editor
In a breathtakingly tight argument, Chris Matthews corners Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin, who has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., from receiving Holy Communion due to his views on abortion.
Because here’s the moral hypocrisy at the heart of the Church’s abortion position: If it’s really and truly murder, you’re talking [...]
Bucks County Congressman Patrick Murphy will recieve his New Frontier Award from the Harvard University Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation this afternoon.
Couldn't get tickets? Too busy working? Washing your hair this afternoon?
Check it out here: Live streaming video [...]
ATR has a new report on state tax trends. In addition to a roundup of state tax changes, the new report highlights trends with policy implications.
While we pointed out previously that residents are fleeing high-tax states to low-tax states, ATR's analysis also finds [...]
Iran, technology, and revolution will Twitter and the Internet will be the 21st century version of the 19th century telegraph
Michael Rubin senior editor at the Middle East Forum offers some insights into the most formidable Iran.
Michael Rubin co-authored Eternal Iran with Patrick Clawson.
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Patrick Barron intuits a kind of FDR Keynesian influence in this WSJ article. I find Pat’s analysis to be original and stimulating and an antidote to mainstream media’s Big Government pseudo-Keynesian lockstep Group Think.
Drop in Natural Gas Prices Deflates South Texas (WSJ Online, 17Oct09)
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One man is in custody and another man is at large after a burglary in the North End over the weekend.
Ofc. Jeff Murray was on routine patrol along the 100 block of East Market Street at around 05:17 Sunday morning when he spotted two men, Joseph Dominic Sims, 20, [...]
Bucks County Congressman Patrick Murphy, D-8th District, will be presented with the sixth annual John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award on Monday in Cambridge Mass., by the former president's daughter Caroline Kennedy.
The award is jointly sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Harvard's Institute [...]
Two postings from critics of 8th District US Representative Patrick Murphy Earmarks connected to Democratic Leftist John Murtha and is sleazy PMA network of lobbyists and Earmark Beneficiaries.
PMAEarmarks and Murphy #1 [www.patmurphywatch.com]
Second Murphy contributor who received large earmarks is a criminal. Pleads guilty to receiving [...]
Yeah, we had problems well before Bonusgate. I love the Patriot-News’ not-so-brief history of political wrongdoing — alleged and otherwise — in our fair state.
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U.S. Reps. Patrick Murphy and Allyson Schwartz were among the first lawmakers in the country to say they would donate to charity $60,000 in campaign contributions related to the now defunct lobbying firm The PMA Group. By: JENNA PORTNOY Bucks County Courier Times April 12 2009
Reporter [...]
Think Mayor Pawlowski in the middle, with his Blogger Crazy team flanking him.
Bloggers Note: This is a guest post from "Third Baseman," author of the Send in the Clowns blog listed on the sidebar. I edited this for continuity and clarity, [...]
Journalist Jenna Portnoy of the Bucks County Courier Times follows up on PMA contributions to Representative Allyson Schwartz and reports some discrepancies: Schwartz’s giving leaves unanswered questions about $14,500 in contributions.
“Two months after Congress members Patrick Murphy and Allyson Schwartz promised to donate charity campaign [...]
Kuchera Defense Systems is part of Democratic Leftist John Murtha’s PMA Earmarking Network. Note that Kuchera Defense Industries was, subsequently, re-instated.
Journalist Gary Weckselblatt of Bucks County Courier Times reports June 13, 2009:
“The owners of a major defense contractor who donated money to Congressman Patrick Murphy have [...]
