Timothy McNulty | November 18, 2009 President Obama will return to Pa a week after Thanksgiving for a Dec. 3 economic forum in Allentown, the AP reports . His last trip to the state was during the G-20 Sept. 24-25 -- which reminds us, here's Dan Malloy's story on Tim Geithner talking about the...
One of the more ridiculous stories this weekend was the piece from The New York Times - which also made it into the Post-Gazette - asking the all-important question: "A Man's World at the White House?" It began with another provocative question: "Does the White House feel like a frat...
Timothy McNulty | October 21, 2009 Nice catch here from Josh Drobnyk at the Morning Call -- Obama's big fundraiser in Philly for Specter last month didn't raise as much as advertised: Last month's presidential fundraiser for Sen. Arlen Specter in Philadelphia was billed as a $2.5 million...
Timothy McNulty | October 1, 2009 Obama has of course gone way out of his way to support Arlen Specter's reelection, but is opposing him on a reporter's rights bill, the NYT reported yesterday : WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has told lawmakers that it opposes legislation that could protect...
Daniel Malloy Sept. 30, 2009 This morning, President Barack Obama went to Bathesda, Md., to tour a facility for the National Institutes of Health and announce that $5 billion in stimulus money will go to NIH research across the country. Joining him was Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., who was last seen out...
Timothy McNulty | September 16, 2009 Here's more from the Inquirer's Tom Fitzgerald, providing the behind-the-scenes pool report at the Obama-Specter fundraiser last night. Note Specter's comments on the mood (and the anger) of the American electorate: Specter spoke before POTUS. He praised...
Timothy McNulty | September 15, 2009 Here's the pool report on the Obama/Specter fundraiser from Tom Fitzgerald of the Inquirer: President Obama told Democrats at a fundraising reception that it was vital to his agenda for them to re-elect Sen. Arlen Specter. "He was a great senator when he...
Timothy McNulty | September 15, 2009 Obama's just-ended speech to the AFL-CIO was a pretty defiant one, calling on union members to help him fight for health care reform. There wasn't a whole lot on Pittsburgh, but it did end with this: The battle for opportunity has always been fought in places...
Timothy McNulty | September 15, 2009 Obama has just touched down in Pittsburgh after leaving eastern Ohio. Here's the Plain Dealer on his speech this morning to GM auto workers: LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- President Barack Obama told workers at General Motors' assembly plant here today that "it's...