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SPOTLIGHT 2009: Stephanie Miner Leads the Pack in Fundraising
Designated Democratic candidate Stephanie Miner has raised more total money and has more cash on hand than any of the other Syracuse mayoral candidates, according to financial disclosure reports filed Wednesday. Miner also raised the most money during the Jan. 15 through July 15 filing period. Since the Jan. 15 financial filing, Miner for Mayor…
Read MoreFirst-Ever All Female Crew Flying President Obama on Marine One
By Mark Nickolas, Political Base President Obama had an all-female crew on Thursday for the quick chopper trip from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base. That crew was assembled in honor of the pilot, Maj. Jennifer L. Grieves, who last year became the first female Marine One helicopter aircraft commander, and whom the…
Read MoreHearings Completed- Confirmation for Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor Expected Soon
DAY 4 – The U.S. Senate is poised to confirm a second woman to the U.S. Supreme Court when hearings are completed that began, Monday, July 13th. Currently only one woman out of nine members serve on the Court and there have been 111 total members with just two being women. 109 out of the…
Read MoreThe Fix Reports Lisa Madigan to Run Again for Illinois Attorney General
Was Considered a Contender for Governor or U.S. Senate By Chris Cillizza,The Fix, Washington Post Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) will run for re-election to her current post in 2010, according to a Democratic source aware of the decision, ending months of speculation about whether she might make the leap to a Senate…
Read MoreSTORY UPDATE: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Speaks Out
(AP) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin says she’s not a quitter, she’s a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, “if I die, I die. So be it.” The Alaska governor spoke in taped interviews on ABC, NBC and CNN on Tuesday morning. She tells CNN that “all options are on the table” for her future. But…
Read MoreFacing Record Deficit, Schwarzenegger Turns to a Democratic Woman
California Republican Governor’s Chief of Staff — and Cigar-Smoking Partner — Is a Key Player in Budget Negotiations By STU WOO, Wall Street Journal SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his effort to end the partisan bickering that is pushing California to the brink of insolvency, is deploying Susan Kennedy, his cigar-smoking, paintball-playing…
Read MorePresident Obama Appoints Domestic Violence Czar
Rosenthal appointed to advisor post in Obama White House By Doug Blackburn DEMOCRAT senior WRITER, Tallahassee.com Domestic-violence prevention advocates in the Big Bend are championing the appointment of one of their own to a prominent position in the White House. Lynn Rosenthal, a former executive director of Refuge House as well as past director of Florida…
Read MorePennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund Announces September WINNING EDGE Campaign School
The Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund announces their campaign school to be held in Philadelphia September 11, 12 & 13th. PWCF Campaign Training provides The Winning Edge – a unique training opportunity for women interested in running for office and for those who want to run political campaigns. The objective of the PWCF Campaign Training program…
Read MoreRunning Start’s Path to Politics Series Continues June 30th
Running Start, the D.C. based organization dedicated to inspiring and education young girls and women to run for political office is hosting Leading at the Local Level luncheon on June 30th from noon -1:30 p.m. at 700 12th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The Path to Politics program is a nine-part series. For information or to…
Read MoreFarrah Fawcett 1947-2009
Farrah Fawcett died today after a courageous battle with anal cancer that spread throughout her body. Once known as a TV beauty pop icon, Farrah proved her acting abilities in a movie that brought the deadly secret about battered women out into the open with her performance in The Burning Bed. In “Farrah’s Story,” which…
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