Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]

2008-07-23T02:21:13Z

NAMPA College of Western Idaho staff presented a deeply-cut budget to the school’s board Monday ... when the board more WASHINGTON - A program created by U.S. Rep. Chaka
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Fattahâ€™s student aid plan to grow

2008-07-23T00:00:00Z
WASHINGTON - A program created by US Rep. Chaka Fattah to help low-income students get into college will soon be expanded to help students make it through their first year. Fattah announced the expansion of Gear Up, a federally funded ...

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Fattah's Student Aid Plan To Grow (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

2008-07-23T00:00:00Z
"A program created by US Rep. Chaka Fattah to help low-income students get into college will soon be expanded to help students make it through their first year," The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "Fattah announced the expansion of Gear ...

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The Sad Philadelpia Story

2008-07-22T00:00:00Z
But the proposal was scotched by Sandra Dungee Glenn, an African-American school-board member and former chief of staff to Rep. Chaka Fattah. Glenn argued that deploying extra police in the area would send the wrong message to students ...

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Fattah's student aid plan to grow

2008-07-22T00:00:00Z
A program created by US Rep. Chaka Fattah to help low-income students get into college will soon be expanded to help students make it through their first year. Fattah announced the expansion of Gear Up, a federally funded college ...

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Fattah's student aid plan to grow

2008-07-21T00:00:00Z
Fattah's student aid plan to grow Another year of support will be added to Gear Up, which gets low-income teens ready to start college. WASHINGTON - A program created by US Rep. Chaka Fattah to help low-income students get into college ...

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Without a challenger, Fattah still brings in PAC money

2008-07-15T16:15:09Z
Without a challenger, Fattah still brings in PAC money By Dan Hirschhorn Category: House, Local Tags: PA-2, Michael Livingston, Chaka Fattah, Blondell Reyno

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PROGRESS IN THE PARK - Philadelphia Daily News

2008-07-14T00:00:00Z
Last weekâ€™s announcement by Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Chaka Fattah that the parkâ€™s evolving Centennial District could get $45 million kept the momentum going. So now, three years after the release of â€¦ ( Read More â€¦ )

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More Change

2008-07-10T01:10:56Z
More Change BAH, DemocRAT, calling bullshit - 1 Comment » - Posted on July, 9 at 9:10 pm [ obama fraud] Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? Doped DemocRAT, fascism - No Comments » - Posted on July, 9 at 2:25 pm [ hope a dope] I need a larger

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Letter to my rep

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z
Dear Honorable Chaka Fattah, I am writing to ask you to vote down the FISA extension of the wiretapping of American civilians. As Americans, we honor and value our freedoms as outlined in the Constitution. ...

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Statement By the US Conference of Mayors President Miami Mayor ...

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z
We also commend House Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Pete Visclosky, Representative Chaka Fattah, and Members of the entire House Appropriations Committee who found the resources in the budget and voted 95 million to be distributed ...

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$45 million sought to fix part of Fairmount Park

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z
Bob Casey and US Rep. Chaka Fattah said they were seeking $45 million to upgrade the Centennial District, which encompasses the Philadelphia Zoo, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, the Parkside Avenue corridor, and Memorial Hall, ...

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Doped

2008-07-09T18:25:16Z
Doped DemocRAT, fascism - No Comments » - Posted on July, 9 at 2:25 pm [ hope a dope] I need a larger version of this… …adding make your own here. [ obama civil rights] Third Worlding BAH - No Comments » - Posted on July, 9 at 2:16 pm I was driv

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Third Worlding

2008-07-09T18:16:06Z
Third Worlding BAH - No Comments » - Posted on July, 9 at 2:16 pm I was driving home from New Jersey last night. I passed gas stations advertising fuel at $4.15 and climbing, decrepit powerlines criss-crossing the fields, Wal-Marts killing small business

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Memo to My Obama-Supporting Friends

2008-07-09T17:52:34Z
Memo to My Obama-Supporting Friends DemocRAT, calling bullshit, civil rights, crime, fascism, politics - No Comments » - Posted on July, 9 at 1:52 pm Don’t EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER tell me who I should vote for EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER a

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Some OATS Pictures

2008-07-09T14:38:38Z
Some OATS Pictures bluegrass festival, family, photoblog - No Comments » - Posted on July, 9 at 10:38 am Wondering where I’ve been all weekend? ... Playing off this riff, I placed a call to Rep. Patrick Murphy, our cl

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DC, Climate Change, and Inaction

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z
We also commend House Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Pete Visclosky, Representative Chaka Fattah, and Members of the entire House Appropriations Committee who found the resources in the budget and voted $295 million to be distributed ...

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Deluded in DC

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z
â€œBoth of my local reps, Bob Brady and Chaka Fattah, voted the right way. And that should be embarrassing to you. When Brady ran for Mayor here in Philly, during a debate he was asked how he would handle relations with Bucks County ...

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$45M allotted to revive Fairmount Park as tourist destination

2008-07-08T00:00:00Z
Standing at the site of the nation's 100th birthday party, US Sen. Bob Casey and US Rep. Chaka Fattah yesterday announced legislation to authorize $45 million to create a Centennial District in Fairmount Park.

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Privatization of schools Failing In Philly

2008-07-06T00:00:00Z
appears to be the political atmosphere. Pennsylvania's governor is now a Democrat, Edward G. Rendell. And the privatization wave now seems a little passÃ©. Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah of Philadelphia, a longtime opponent of ...

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