Yes, if that mayor is Lou Barletta.
Barletta, the Republican mayor of Hazleton, Pa., has built a reputation as an anti-immigration hardliner, and now he is running against Democrat Paul Kanjorski in Pennsylvania’s 11th District. This should be a good year for Democrats, but Kanjorski may have a fight on his hands.
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Should Veteran Congressman Fear Small-Town Mayor?
August 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · Barletta, Columbia, Congress, Hazleton, illegal immigrants, Immigration, Pennsylvania
Water resources finally get their day in Congress
July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Ethanol plants like this Adkins Energy LLC plant in Lena, Ill. use an average of four gallons of water per gallon of fuel they produce. When irrigated corn is used that number can balloon to nearly 1,000 gallons of water. (Photo by Rob Runyan)
By Rob Runyan/Medill
Watergy
No, it’s not the newest vitamin-enhanced thirst quencher on the […]
Tags: · Barack, Barack Obama, Bart Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology, Congress, corn, corn prices, Election 2008, Energy, energy independence, energy security, ethanol, John McCain, policy, renewable energy, Renewable Fuel Standard, RFS, Rick Perry, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Texas, The National Water Research and Development Initiative, water, watergy
Secrets and Lies –The Pat Tillman Story
March 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments
The Pat Tillman story tells us everything we need to know about the United States’ failed policies in Afghanistan.
The events are familiar to most. Tillman was an NFL player who enlisted in the Army in the aftermath of 9/11. He was heralded by the Bush administration as an example of the best this […]
Tags: · 9/11, Congress, Krakauer, NFL, Pat Tillman
