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Bob Brady
The man, who has led the city’s Democratic Party since 1986 and been a U.S. Congressman since 1998, joined the 2007 mayoral race in January, as reported by the Daily News. Copied from here WHYY’s Super Tuesday Blog.. this will … Continue reading
Al Schmidt: an element of change in the city's Republican Party?
The Philadelphia Republican City Committee has added a new gun, according to an article by CityPaper. Al Schmidt has been named to the new position of deputy director, charged with voter registration. He had spent better than six years in … Continue reading
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K. Leroy Irvis
With John Perzel aside him on the day that Perzel’s portrait as Speaker of the House was unveiled. Photo courtesy of John Perzel’s Web site.
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John Perzel gets his portrait for speaker… Photo courtesy of his Web site.
Philadelphia magazine: Can Michael Nutter be a reformer?
Can an established Democrat in a city that has seen nothing but Democratic rule for more than 50 years really be a reformer? Back in January, Philadelphia magazine had a great profile of Philadelphia’s likely next Mayor, who is charged … Continue reading
Ed Rendell
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06312/736519-178.stmw snowballs at Dallas Cowboys http://www.governor.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=3080&&level=1&css=L1&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true Photo courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University.
Joe Hoeffel
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Thatcher Longstreth
W. Thatcher Longstreth died. Photo of Longstreth at left, City Paper Columnist Mary Frangipanni Patel in middle, and Councilman Jim Kenney at right, courtesy of Young American PAC. Photo of Longstreth at left from days at Princeton University, courtesy of … Continue reading
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Frank Rizzo
Photo of Frank Rizzo mural at , courtesy of Philadelphia Reflections. Photo courtesy of Internationalist.org.