Results tagged “joesestak”

• A proposed ban on plastic bags was defeated by City Council today.
• An early Rasmussen poll has Arlen Specter defeating Joe Sestak in the 2010 Democratic primaries for the US Senate.
• A series of armed robberies continue in West Philly. The most recent was at the liquor store at 49th and Baltimore.

This Phillyist would like to know who thinks feeding children is bad. Who, precisely, would look at a group of kids coming to school without lunch, and believe that it is okay for them to remain hungry?

• The Sestak vs. Specter smackdown begins! Rep. Joe Sestak has decided to run against Senator (and former Republican) Arlen Specter in the Democratic primaries.
• Protests against torture and the Inquirer's employment of John Yoo begin at 4:30 today. Scheduled activities include a free waterboarding demonstration!
• Nutter's chief planner resigned yesterday and is headed to London.

Last night was obviously good for Pennsylvania Democrats, but precisely how good remains to be seen. They can claim already Rick Santorum's Senate seat, at least three--and maybe four--Congressional seats, and five state House seats. Locally, Democrat Patrick Murphy seems likely to pick up Pennsylvania's Eighth District with a razor-thin lead over Mike Fitzpatrick, but Fitzpatrick has yet to concede. In the Seventh District, Curt Weldon lost as expected to Vice Adm. Joe Sestak, putting an end to the career of a man listed in Rolling Stone as one of the worst members of Congress. Rep. Jim Gerlach looks to hold onto the Sixth District, although Phillyist notes that his lead has shrunk consistently since first being elected in 2002. We can only assume that a stiff breeze will suffice to knock him out of Congress in 2008.