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Clout: Lobbyists vie to push Philly agenda in Harrisburg - 01/22/2010

THE CITY'S contracts for state lobbyists are up for grabs after a tough year in Harrisburg and six firms are vying for the job.

 

Clout: Corbett looks forward to another campaign - 01/15/2010

A PHILADELPHIA jury is expected to start deliberating a defamation case filed against Paul Corbett today, but the former GOP committeeman seems more focused on his next political attack.

 

Clout: As reward for job well done, PICA muzzles 'best' spokesman - 01/08/2010

DOES THE board of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority have a case of "best of" envy for its top staffer?

 

Clout: Rep.'s Foxwoods flip-flop? - 12/04/2009

CLOUT FINDS that the most interesting thing about some political news conferences can be who doesn't show up. Consider state Rep. Bill Keller, who voted in 2004 to legalize gambling and then battled plans to build two riverfront casinos here.

 

Clout: Will Corbett look east for his Lt. Guv pick? - 11/27/2009

RUNNING FOR governor of Pennsylvania can be a tricky geographical balancing act. A front-runner like state Attorney General Tom Corbett, with a Republican political base in Allegheny County, may be tempted to look east to this side of the state for a lieutenant governor.

 

Clout: Rushed to center stage - 11/20/2009

A TWO-TERM congress- man looking to knock off a five-term senator in a primary election needs a lucky break or two.

 

Clout: Dems targeting Gerlach - 11/13/2009

SOME CONSIDER Friday the 13th a lucky day, while others wring their hands with worry. Clout is picking up a good news/bad news vibe for U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, the Chester County Republican who is leaving his suburban seat to run in next May's primary election for governor.

 

Gar Joseph | Brady will use the lift if he's elevated to mayor - 02/22/2007

Daily News Staff

MAYORAL candidate Bob Brady wants you to get this straight: He is not afraid of elevators. Does he hate elevators? Yes. But if he were afraid of them (clautophobia), he wouldn't use them.

 

Gar Joseph | Turn your radio on: Mary Mason's coming back - 01/19/2007

IN AN ACT of civic vandalism, WHAT (1340-AM), the "Voice of the African-American community," was silenced on Jan. 11. Led by morning host Mary Mason, the station was a daily town meeting on politics, on crime, on education, on racism, on a dozen other issues that affect black Philadelphians.