Can New Jersey Be Saved? Nov 4, 2009
In the state's capital city, a large bridge over the Delaware River declares in giant neon, "Trenton Makes, The World Takes." The slogan goes back to 1910, when the city's primary exports were industrial products instead of regulations and demands. Today, the slogan seems inverted; the city takes from the residents; they're expected to make their money elsewhere. (CBS News -- Opinion)
Schools Improve School Lunch Certification Nov 4, 2009
The top four states -- Alaska, Delaware, New York and Tennessee -- all directly enrolled more than 90 percent of students from households that receive food stamps. The bottom four -- the District of Columbia, Idaho, Missouri and New Hampshire -- directly enrolled 50 percent or fewer students whose families received food stamps. (Click2Houston, TX)
Afghan candidate's exit complicates peace effort Nov 2, 2009
Oct. 29: Obama goes to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to observe the return of the remains of 18 troops and agents killed in Afghanistan during the most deadly month for U.S. troops since the start of the war there in 2001. Source: USA TODAY research. (USA Today)
Obama: The Vietnam moment... Oct 31, 2009
Following the worst month of the war so far with 45 Americans killed in October Mr Obama paid a pre-dawn visit to Dover air force base in Delaware on Thursday to salute the caskets of the returning American dead. Then, on Friday, he held the seventh Oval Office discussion with senior military staff and advisers on Afghanistan and not necessarily the last before he takes his decision. (The Drudge Report)
Scozzafava earns district newspaper endorsement Oct 30, 2009
Maryland, and Delaware and Republicans are unable to compete nationally in most of those states. Therefore northern New York Republican officials realized that the only future for the party in the northeast is to the left, and they courageously chose Dede Scozzafava as their candidate. (TheHill.com)
Afghan, Pakistan carnage raises heat on Obama... Oct 30, 2009
President Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Thursday to meet the plane carrying the bodies of 18 U.S. personnel killed in Afghanistan earlier this week. DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware -- President Barack Obama made an overnight dash to Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday to honor the return of fallen soldiers, absorbing the ultimate cost of war as the United States endures its deadliest month of the Afghanistan campaign ... On a clear fall night, Mr. Obama flew by Marine One... (The Drudge Report)
Candidates Around the Country Watching Obamacare Fight Closely Oct 30, 2009
Each of these declared candidates for the United States Senate --frontrunners for the GOP nomination in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio, Illinois and Connecticut respectively-- are aware of the backlash building against Democrats across the country as the Obama-Pelosi-Reid lurch to the left first alarms and then outrages millions of Americans. They know their candidacies pick up strength with every day's news of another jump to the left by D.C. Democrats. (Townhall.com)
Military ballot law has states in a time squeeze Oct 30, 2009
Other states with September primaries include Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. Even states with mid-August elections, Colorado and Washington among them, are worried about a time squeeze. (Concord Monitor)
Obama to meet military brass in Afghanistan Oct 30, 2009
"And it is something that I think about each and every day," Obama said, after the visit to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Thursday that the president was "at the end stages of what is this, sort of, close-hold, pre-decisional, confidential process over at the White House.". (Channelnewsasia.com)
Obama visits Dover AFB to honor fallen soldiers Oct 29, 2009
The leaders of the U.S. Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration planned to travel to Delaware to honor three DEA agents killed in Afghanistan. Attorney General Eric Holder and DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart were to travel to Dover Air Force Base Wednesday night to meet the plane carrying the bodies of the agents, who died Monday in a helicopter crash that also killed seven U.S. service members. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Obama honors slain soldiers killed in Afghanistan Oct 29, 2009
Obama, flying in his Marine One presidential helicopter, landed shortly after midnight (0400 GMT) in Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, home of the United States' largest military mortuary and main point of entry for U.S. service members killed abroad. Minutes earlier, an Air Force C-17 transport aircraft landed in the base, carrying the bodies of eight Army soldiers killed by a roadside bomb and seven soldiers and three DEA agents killed in a helicopter crash, according to the military. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Business.view: Cash for votes Oct 28, 2009
But those who hope it is the start of a positive trend can point to a recent change in corporate law in the state of Delaware, which took effect on August 1st, to make it easier to introduce such reimbursement bylaws. This is important because a large proportion of American firms are incorporated in Delaware ... They see Delaware s pre-eminence in company registrations as the outcome of a race to the regulatory bottom. (The Economist)
Moderate Democrats hold health bill's fate in their hands Oct 25, 2009
The informal centrist roster includes senators who have broken with the party the most this year - Indiana's Evan Bayh and Nebraska's Ben Nelson - as well as Tom Carper of Delaware, Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut (an independent who caucuses with the Democrats), Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Mark Warner and Jim Webb of Virginia, Jon Tester of Montana and Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. Nelson and Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Republicans and premature celebration Oct 21, 2009
The big jump for Republican candidates appears in Red states (Oklahoma, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee), in Blue states (Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maine), and in Purple states (Florida and New Hampshire ... Republicans have never had a state representative from Oklahoma's 65th District and Delaware's 19th Senate District has been represented by Democrats for a long time ... Delaware Senate (19) 0% 63% GOP +63. (Harper's Magazine)
NY House race seen as test for GOP, Obama Oct 18, 2009
The former Delaware senator is spending roughly a quarter of his time on electoral politics as Democrats defend gubernatorial seats in Virginia and New Jersey this fall and prepare to protect their comfortable majorities in Congress next fall. Democrats unlikely to surge into state offices. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Could a Wave be Building? Oct 16, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Demure Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, but since then has not made many waves ... The great man's great-great-great-great-great grandson, Mike Castle, 70, a nine-term Delaware congressman, will be next year's Republican nominee for the Senate seat Joe Biden held for 36 years ... Delaware has not elected a Republican senator since 1994, but Castle, who has never lost a race, has run statewide 12 times: Once for lieutenant governor, twice for governor and... (Townhall.com)
One Death in Afghanistan: Ben Klaver's Story Oct 16, 2009
A mother and father driving to Dover Air Force base in Delaware to stand on a tarmac while their oldest boy, a lost treasure to his family and his nation, is carried gently to a hearse. A crowded service last Tuesday at Congregation Mishkan Israel in Hamden. (Time.com)
Former diplomat denies Iraqi oil dealings influenced views Oct 15, 2009
On June 23, 2004, Galbraith and his son, Andrew, registered a Delaware partnership called Porcupine, which entered into a business arrangement with DNO, a Norwegian oil company, according to company documents and a statement recently circulated by Porcupine. Two days after Porcupine was established, the Kurdistan Regional Government signed a contract to develop Kurdistan s first oil field with DNO, ushering in a potential economic windfall for the semiautonomous region. (Boston Globe)
Read Hannity's America Oct 15, 2009
Delaware boy Zachary Christie learned the hard way this week when he brought to school his spork a combination of a knife, spoon and fork to eat his lunch. He was suspended and sent to a reform school for 45 days. (Fox News)
VP Joe Biden, Obama's trusted political workhorse Oct 9, 2009
The former Delaware senator is spending roughly a quarter of his time on electoral politics as Democrats defend gubernatorial seats in Virginia and New Jersey this fall and prepare to protect their comfortable majorities in Congress next fall. Unlike Obama, who is handling a full plate of policy issues and has been in Washington just five years, Biden has t 00001073 he time to devote to campaigns and to the long relationships he's cultivated during his 36 years in the Senate. (Concord Monitor)
Time For a Big Overhaul Oct 7, 2009
Delaware began registering voters automatically at its motor vehicle departments at the beginning of this year and already has cut more than $200,000 in personnel costs from its voter registration system. . (Townhall.com)
Onorato to make bid for governor official Oct 5, 2009
With neighboring Bucks, Delaware and Chester counties, this suburban ring accounts for the largest bloc of Democratic votes in the state, more than in either of the traditional urban strongholds of Philadelphia and Allegheny County ... Joe Sestak, D-Delaware County. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
To be or not to be for employment recovery Oct 4, 2009
1 WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. 27 TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY. (New York Post -- Business)
Aqueduct casino complex builder to be named soon Oct 2, 2009
Delaware North promised to deliver an up-front cash payment of $370 million, which legislators had planned to use to help close a record-high state deficit. However, the weakened economy and tightened credit market prompted Delaware North to ask Paterson if it could delay the initial payment and make graduated allocations over a set period of time ... Delaware North is one of the bidders, working with Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, a similar racino in Saratoga Springs. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Can The GOP Take Back The House? Sep 30, 2009
However, former Delaware County district attorney Pat Meehan announced his candidacy first. Instead of facing a contested primary, Welch decided to run in the 6th district, where he was born and where his business is based. (CBS News)
Warrior Run starts borrowing process Sep 30, 2009
In other business, the board accepted the resignation of board vice president Steven Fairchild, who was recently charged with stealing almost $40,000 from his employer, Valley Ag and Turf, Delaware Township. In regard to the budget situation, Sheaffer said the state funding provides a significant part of the Warrior Run budget. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
Without Bush, media lose interest in war caskets... Sep 30, 2009
"These young men and women are heroes," Vice President Biden said in 2004, when he was senator from Delaware ... "It's really fallen off," says Lt. Joe Winter, spokesman for the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where all war dead are received. (The Drudge Report)
More support for Del. North Aqueduct bid Sep 30, 2009
Delaware North took out a full-page ad in today s Buffalo News as Paterson and state Democratic Party leaders gather in Buffalo for their annual convention ... Aqueduct Gaming LLC is a partnership that includes Delaware North Cos ... Locally, if Aqueduct Gaming lands the contract, it could mean that Delaware North will create an estimated 100 new jobs in its downtown Buffalo headquarters and thousands more in Queens. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Massachusetts voters are left out in the cold Sep 25, 2009
As a result of the legislature's action, the people of Massachusetts will join Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, New York and Texas a combined 28. 7 percent of the nation's population in soon being represented in Washington by one of two senators they didn't elect, pending a special election Jan. 19. (Montana Standard, MT)
Read the story Sep 21, 2009
2008 Pushing for "Mr. Corporate America" 6 time Draft Dodger Delaware (Corporate America) Biden ... As backed by President Clinton eventhough, President Obama (Illinois Coal) and VP Biden ("Mr. Corporate America", Delaware Incorporation Notebook) is pro Coal (home State Pennsylvania), with Clinton selling Carbon Credits. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Getting It Right the First Time Sep 20, 2009
Delaware was the first state to ratify, on Dec. 7. The vote was unanimous. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Pawlenty Raises Specter of Appeasement... Sep 19, 2009
The Fix - Pawlenty Hammers Obama on Missile Defense Decision. The Fix THE FRIDAY LINES. (The Drudge Report)
Brown rolls in Buffalo mayoral race Sep 17, 2009
But Tuesday's primary, which began with little fanfare, picked up steam and headlines in its final weeks over allegations concerning Brown's role in the failed One Sunset restaurant on Delaware Avenue and with its owner Leonard Stokes, a local basketball star. Kearns, whose campaign was deeply underfunded to Brown's $1. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
A win that spells trouble Sep 17, 2009
Three Jennings-backed candidates also failed to oust some of the mayor's sharpest critics on the Common Council -- Dominick Calsolaro in the 1st Ward around Delaware and upper Second and Hoffman avenues; Barbara Smith in the 4th Ward in Arbor Hill and North Albany; and Cathy Fahey in the 7th Ward near Albany Medical Center Hospital. 1. (Albany Times Union)
Saturdays protest: Fed up with deficits or Democrats? Sep 15, 2009
George Voinovich in Ohio has been a target of ire; so has Mike Castle in Delaware. But, as I said, the pox on both their houses attitude is not really effective in a two-party system because third-party voting historically favors Democrats. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The Top Political Dynasties Sep 15, 2009
The Bayards of Delaware were one of those families that often dominate small-state politics. For half the years between 1804 and 1929, a Bayard represented Delaware in the Senate ... When the 1800 presidential election was thrown into the House of Representatives - with one vote per state - James A. Bayard was the lone representative from Delaware. (Juneau Empire)
Budget woes, national reform color Bay State's health care future Sep 12, 2009
Families USA, a national advocate for consumers, said the number of individuals uninsured nationwide exceeds the collective population of 24 states: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Opponents of national health reform plans argue that government involvement in health care will hinder... (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Democrats say health care bill to pass this year Sep 11, 2009
Tom Carper of Delaware and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas are part of the party's moderate wing and unlikely to support a liberal alternative. Obama met Thursday afternoon with Carper, Lincoln, and a dozen other moderate Senate Democrats, some of whom have expressed concerns about costs and oppose a public plan. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Merrill Lynch to pay $26M as part of probe Sep 10, 2009
Besides Texas, the states in the task force are Colorado, Arizona, Missouri, Vermont, New Hampshire and Delaware. Texas Securities Commissioner Denise Voigt Crawford said the task force members suspect similar registration issues may exist at other financial services firms. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Afghanistan Moves to Top of Clinton's Agenda Amid Claims of Election Fraud Sep 10, 2009
Democrats of Michigan, of Rhode Island and of Delaware are members of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees. To contact the reporter on this story: in Washington at. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Give power to the people Sep 8, 2009
They can give their favorites all the powers of incumbency, as in New York and Colorado, or choose to appoint obvious seat-warmers for lengthy terms, as in Florida and Delaware. Evidence suggests that appointed senators have a harder time gaining respect in Congress than their elected colleagues. (Albany Times Union)
Candidates attracted to lieutenant governor race Sep 7, 2009
Tom Killion of Delaware County; state Rep ... Patrick Meehan of Delaware County, the former U.S. attorney in Philadelphia, had once been seen as the leading GOP lieutenant governor candidate in 2010, on a ticket headed by state Attorney General Tom Corbett for governor. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
War, unions, climate fill Congress agenda Sep 7, 2009
Joe Sestak of Delaware County. Mr. Specter said he was aware of Mr. Hoffa's comments, but added, "We've had talks with officials from AFL-CIO, who have been involved in our discussions, and I'm optimistic we can get labor support.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Unsavory at any speed Sep 6, 2009
1 WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. Text pix give teens kicks. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
WCI emerges from bankruptcy Sep 4, 2009
The Bonita Springs-based luxury homebuilder filed for bankruptcy protection a year ago, and a Delaware bankruptcy court approved its reorganization plan. Under the plan, which was filed in June and supported by WCI s senior secured lenders and official creditors committee, WCI eliminates more than $2 billion of debt and liabilities from its balance sheet. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Another view: Voter registration system needs improvement Sep 1, 2009
The center has looked at states that are pioneering new methods, such as Delaware, which requires all eligible visitors to the Division of Motor Vehicles to register to vote, update their registrations or decline to do so. Information is automatically downloaded into voters' files, eliminating the need for human entry and reducing the chance of error. (Montana Standard, MT)
It's time to make a decision Aug 31, 2009
Running for the U.S. House of Representatives for District 7, which includes all of Lower Providence, Upper Merion, Upper Providence, West Norriton, Bridgeport, Conshohocken, Royersford, West Conshohocken and parts of Delaware and Chester Counties will be incumbent Congressman Curt Weldon (R-7) ... Before representing residents in Congress, Weldon served as the mayor of Marcus Hook Borough and was on Delaware County Council. (Conshohocken Recorder, PA)
Outside editorial: Filling a void in Senate Aug 30, 2009
Joe Biden's seat in Delaware has been handled like a family heirloom, Hillary Rodham Clinton's was given away in an opaque and unbecoming process. On Friday, Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist named his former chief of staff to warm the seat for him, assuming that Crist will be elected to the seat next year. (Juneau Empire)
Large number of vacant Senate seats draws renewed calls to change way they are filled Aug 28, 2009
Governor Ruth Ann Minner of Delaware tapped Ted Kaufman, a former Biden aide and law school professor, to hold Biden s seat until next year, when Biden s son Beau, the state attorney general, returns from military duty in Iraq and is expected to contend for the Senate seat. Senator Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, has introduced a constitutional amendment requiring elections for Senate vacancies - the Constitution already requires House vacancies to be filled by elections - and end what... (Boston Globe)
Washington Post: Edward Kennedy, 1932 - 2009 Aug 26, 2009
Kennedy whispers to Vice President Biden, then a senator from Delaware, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in this undated photo. Kennedy chaired the committee from Jan. 1979 to Jan. 1981. (Kentucky Post)
‘Capture the Flag’ examines patriotism Aug 22, 2009
Emanuel Leutze s iconic painting, Washington Crossing the Delaware, is notable for its inaccuracy: During the revolution, the general would have flown a regimental flag, not the stars and stripes. And although Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner during the War of 1812, the flag, the author notes, was not routinely carried into battle by US troops until the Mexican-American War of the 1840s. (Boston Globe)
Specter's trial by ire is just a warm-up Aug 17, 2009
Joe Sestak of Delaware County announced he'd flout his party and challenge Mr. Specter. And, more ominously, it was before the Democrat-controlled Congress's leadership on health care reform ignited public outrage. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
AP: Efforts to Reform BCS Face Tall Order in Congress Aug 17, 2009
That year, the House and Senate Judiciary committees both held hearings - the latter one requested by Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, now vice president. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Health and the State Aug 14, 2009
Then they pushed General Washington and a very small number of remaining troops across the Delaware River into Philadelphia. They were blindsided, too. (The American Conservative)
Other opinion: Senate Aug 13, 2009
They will join appointed senators from Illinois (in President Obama's old seat) Delaware (Vice President Joe Biden's), New York (Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton) and Colorado (Interior Secretary Ken Salazar). Altogether, 26. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
NRSC Still Has Key Recruiting Holes to Fill Aug 13, 2009
In addition to Nevada, Republicans also have candidate recruiting holes to fill in Arkansas and Colorado, and the NRSC also needs to move a pair of highly-touted potential recruits off the fence in California and Delaware ... In that speech Cornyn named New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada and California as states where those opportunities exist ... In Delaware, Republicans are keeping their fingers crossed that Rep. (Roll Call)
GOP spreading stories to promote peoples fears Aug 13, 2009
Like many others, I will be watching the court case in Delaware over its sports betting program. Everyone in Oregon should, since the state is one of the few grandfathered in when federal lawmakers banned betting on sports, including things like Sports Action. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
The war on drugs needs a timeout Aug 12, 2009
With those funds, Bogot has spent the past 10 years eradicating illicit crops over an area that is 2-1/2 times the size of the state of Delaware. It has extradited more than 600 Colombian nationals to the United States. (Christian Science Monitor)
Workers United Files for Labor Board Election to Let Delaware North Workers Choose their Union; Airport Concession Workers Across the Country Fight Back Against Unite Here's Backroom Deal With Delaware North Company Aug 9, 2009
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Workers United and Delaware North employees petitioned for a National Labor Relations Board election today to ensure that the 2,100 employees of the airport concessions operator have a voice in choosing their union. The election blocks a backroom deal between the airport concessionaire and Unite Here, another labor organization seeking to represent Delaware North workers ... The contract at the airport concessions company expired ten months ago, and... (PR Newswire)
Conrad cleared, scolded Aug 9, 2009
What wrote on Aug 8, 2009 1:25 PM:" Ahhhh a 1.6 million dollar home in DELAWARE???? Why not North Dakota??? I'm guessing North Dakota is not in his radar for retirement after serving the people of North Dakota??? Just Curious???? ". MamaMia wrote on Aug 8, 2009 12:59 PM:" End of story. Now let's move on, shall we? ". (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
How the 18-year mystery of a downed US pilot was solved Aug 8, 2009
The remains were assessed to be Speicher's but were sent to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for confirmation and other tests. On Aug. 2, DNA evidence from the remains was compared with DNA samples provided by family members. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Senate roll call on 'cash for clunkers' Aug 7, 2009
Senate Roll Call: 'cash for clunkers' program - National Politics - fresnobee. Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
The Palin Saga Aug 6, 2009
Wasn t Vice President Biden elected to serve the citizens of Delaware as their senator. Didn t both desert their responsibilities to their constituents. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Click to read:Yamaha's Rhino: For Some A Deadly Ride Aug 5, 2009
"Witnesses say they were not going more than 5-7 MPH,'' according to the phone log, but added that the driver had been drinking. Yamaha Dealership Employee Tips Rhino At a Florida dealership, a customer broke his ankle on a test ride with a salesman in November, 2005. In June, 2006, a Delaware man reported that he'd sold his Rhino after rolling it twice. "A 60-year-old lady bought the unit to haul around firewood,'' the phone log said. Many lawsuits stem from injuries suffered when the rider put... (CBS News)
Race, Lies, and Health Scares Aug 5, 2009
Mike Castle's townhall meeting about health care by a Delaware chapter of the Birthers (video of which catapulted the loonies to national prominence) was. There was no "conspiracy" linking those two events, but the mainstream media quite predictably chose to make them headliners, all but obliterating detailed discussion of health care reform for more than two weeks (and this just when the subject was beginning to resurface after the blanket coverage of Michael Jackson's and Sarah Palin's exits). (CBS News)
