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By Chris Brennan

Posted 04/27/2012

Clout: Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is doubling down on political spending.

Philly convention with a union seal - 04/25/2012: Clout: Labor unions unhappy that the DNC will be in union-averse Charlotte, N.C., are organizing a massive "middle-class" rally for August. The location: Philadelphia.
Other players in city casino game? - 04/20/2012: Clout: Rob Zuritzky, of Parkway Corp., and Ken Goldenberg, of The Goldenberg Group, are exploring applications.
Candidate's loan's still drawing groans - 04/12/2012: Clout: Senatorial candidate Steve Welch is being dogged by a state loan he didn't take.
Ultrasound: Dems' fightin' word - 04/06/2012: THE TWO Democrats competing in the April 24 primary election for attorney general spent Thursday bashing each other over pending state legislation both oppose.
For whom the poll tolls - 04/03/2012: Clout: Rick Santorum, his big lead here all but vanished, lashed out and misled viewers about the Daily News' pollster.
Clinton vs. Obama in state AG race? - 03/30/2012: Clout: Ex-President Bill Clinton's endorsement of Kathleen Kane for state attorney general has us wondering.
A ward war is on with the GOP - 03/23/2012: THE TEMPESTUOUS relationship between the Republican City Committee and a group that wants the party to be more competitive looked to be on the mend in recent months.
Weigh in on the city's budget plan - 03/19/2012: City Council's Committee on Public Health and Human Services will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Council chambers to consider the impact of the new state budget on the city programs.
Specter: Sarah Palin is a fox - 03/16/2012: Clout: Ex-U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter's tell-all book details his steamy thoughts of Sarah Palin.
THE 197th: 3-RING POLITICS, WITH MILTON - 03/09/2012: I T IS WITH a profound sense of trepidation that Clout now attempts to explain what is happening in the race for the 197th Legislative District, in North Philly.