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Sestak Says He Will Not Run For Pa. Governor But May Run For Senate

Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he won’t run for governor next year but is strongly considering a rematch against Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016.

2013/05/14

Delaware Becomes 11th State To Allow Same-Sex Marriages

Governor Jack Markell signed legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry, making Delaware the 11th state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage.

2013/05/07

Debate About Liquor Privatization Continues On WPHT

On Thursday, WPHT’s Dom Giordano spoke to Deb Beck, President of Drug and Alcohol Services Providers of Pennsylvania, about why she is against privatization.

2013/05/02

New Bill To Be Introduced That Would Make Witness Intimidation A Federal Offense

It’s a scenario that Dorothy Johnson-Speight hears over and over from members of the group she founded, Mothers in Charge.

2013/04/26

(Alice Paul (1885- 1977) Credit: Cherri Gregg)

Local Push for Congressional Medal For Women’s Suffrage Leader From South Jersey

A local movement is brewing to award a U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor for a civilian, to one of the nation’s leaders in the woman’s suffrage movement.

2013/03/31

Corey Booker (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Corey Booker, Geraldo Rivera Rumored To Have Interest Lautenberg’s Senate Seat

Next year’s US Senate race in New Jersey could prove entertaining if those now talking about succeeding Frank Lautenberg actually do face off against each other.

2013/03/28

Lautenberg Plans To Return To Senate This Week

Lautenberg spokesman Caley Gray said Monday that the New Jersey Democrat was feeling better and would be back for Senate votes on the budget expected later this week.

2013/03/18

Stigall Show Log 2.19.13

5:43 Adam Lanza, the Newtown CT. shooter was inspired by Anders Breivik, the 2011 Norwegian shooter, and was trying to kill more people than he did. 6:40 Women are tired of the word “panties” to describe […]

Talk Radio 1210 WPHT–2013/02/19

(Hurricane Sandy also damaged homes in Mantoloking, NJ, about 20 miles north of Long Beach Island. Credit: Mario Tama/ Getty Images)

House Sets Vote For Hurricane Sandy Aid After Criticism

The House is headed for a vote on aid for Superstorm Sandy victims after House Speaker John Boehner mollified Republicans from New York and New Jersey upset with his decision to cancel action on the bill.

2013/01/03

Anaylsis: Merry Cliff-Mas

A composite view of seven Republican house lawmakers is that 38 ultraconservatives torpedoed John Boehner’s plan to a vote on a bill that was already rejected by Senate leadership but one that he tried to use as a bargaining chip.

2012/12/22

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi with female House Democrats (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Pelosi Stays On As Leader, Continuing To Defy The GOP War On Women

She will remain the one woman in a leadership position in the room when important issues effecting women are negotiated over the next year and a strong reminder that Democrats stand with women and promote them to positions of power.

2012/11/14

Opinion: Ballots Full Of Women

While Mitt Romney talks about binders full of women, Democrats have ballots full of women.

2012/11/06

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Opinion: Romney’s Desperation Showing In Final Days Of Campaign

As the campaign draws to a close it has become very apparent that Obama will return to the White House and that Harry Reid will lead a Democratic Senate.

2012/11/02

Stigall Show Log 10.25.12

Chris reviews the most recent polls in the race for President and Senate in Pennsylvania. He reacts to Indiana Senate Candidate Richard Mourdock’s comments on abortion and rape and President Obama’s appearance on the Tonight Show. He talks to Brandon Pugh, a 19-year-old candidate for Board of Education in Moorestown NJ, Eric Mercer, whose mother received a phone call from Anne Romney, Congressman Pat Meehan, and Nancy O’Dell from Entertainment Tonight.

Talk Radio 1210 WPHT–2012/10/25