Joe Sestak

Democrat  •  2 Terms  •  Sworn In 2007
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01/03/11
Why Darrell Issa Isn't As Rabid As You Think

...Issa is really after. In an interview with CBS recently he said that he no longer was interested in pursuing whether or not Joe Sestak received an improper job offer from the White House that would have made way for Arlen Specter in the Democratic prima

Source: TheLoop21
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01/03/11
Obama Administration one of the most corrupt, says Rep. Issa

...congressman stated he intends to investigate such incidents as Obama White House promises made to Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak to drop out of his Senate race in 2010, and the allegations of misconduct by Justice Department officials in the handli

Source: AXcess News
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01/03/11
Obama Administration one of the most corrupt, says Rep. Issa

...congressman stated he intends to investigate such incidents as Obama White House promises made to Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak to drop out of his Senate race in 2010, and the allegations of misconduct by Justice Department officials in the handli

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01/02/11
Missing the Main Course

...Walpin, the AmeriCorps inspector general who had his sights on Kevin Johnson, a prominent Obama supporterthe buy-off of Joe Sestak which Issa once called "Obama's Watergate" and in which Issa suggested three felonies took placePigford and Pigford II, wh

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01/02/11
Obama Foe Darrell Issa Sets House Oversight Agenda, Targets WikiLeaks

...of the Union," Issa said the committee won't investigate the Obama administration for offering a job to Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak to keep him out of the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. That comes as something of a surprise given Issa's previous remar

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01/02/11
RE: Joe Sestak

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak had been pushing for a bill to make the agency more transparent, but he was voted out of office in November. ...

Source: Phoenix New Times (blog)
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01/02/11
Tonight on JKUSA...

Former Congressman Joe Sestak and Gen. Wesley Clark will join us LIVE tonight to discuss the raunchy videos produced by crew of the aircraft carrier USS ...

Source: CNN (blog)
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01/02/11
RE: Joe Sestak

Mr. Specter then lost the Democratic primary in May to Representative Joe Sestak, who in turn lost to Mr. Toomey in November. But Mr. Toomey captured only ...

Source: New York Times
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01/02/11
RE: Joe Sestak

has disclaimed interest in probing the alleged job offer Joe Sestak got to encourage him to leave the Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania. ...

Source: Washington Post
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01/02/11
Earmark requests target Marcellus

Bob Casey and Rep. Joe Sestak at $250000 a piece. These are pretty similar-sounding efforts, it seems. "There is a need for a comprehensive, neutral, ...

Source: Bizjournals.com (blog)
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01/02/11
Sen. Specter defied labels

...Specter's first race as a Democrat, and Democrats who had voted against him for years denied him a sixth term by nominating Joe Sestak instead. Toomey narrowly defeated Sestak in the November election and will succeed Specter when he's sworn in Wednesda

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01/02/11
Republicans Vow to Attack Spending

...Specter out of the Republican Party during the GOP primary race. After Toomey cruised to victory in the primary and Rep. Joe Sestak beat Specter on the Democratic side, Toomey defeated Sestak by a narrow margin in November. Toomey and Lee will join seve

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01/02/11
Incoming House Oversight chair pledges hard line on waste

...out how not to spend the money." Issa also said he would not investigate the Obama administration for offering then-Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) a job in the administration to prevent him from challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary.

Source: GovExec.com
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01/02/11
DELCO YEAR IN REVIEW: July through December

Republican Pat Toomey defeated US Rep. Joe Sestak, D-7, to earn a seat in the US Senate. Republicans also took several gubernatorial races. ...

Source: Delaware County Daily Times
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01/02/11
What Darrell Issa Means When He Calls the White House "Corrupt"

... who's going to use his subpoena power to bring down the Obama administration over the New Black Panthers or Joe Sestak's job offer from the White House. ...

Source: Slate Magazine (blog)
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01/02/11
Michael Steele faces down his rivals

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) says he won't investigate the White House's job offer to Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.). By Chris Cillizza | January 3, 2011; 7:55 AM ET.

Source: Washington Post (blog)
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01/02/11
New Faces Part Of Freshman Congress

... we'll find it somewhere,'" Kelly said. Republican Pat Toomey beat Joe Sestak for Arlen Specter's Senate seat and will also be sworn in this week.

Source: WTAE Pittsburgh
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01/02/11
RE: Joe Sestak

has disclaimed interest in probing the alleged job offer Joe Sestak got to encourage him to leave the Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania. ...

Source: Washington Post (blog)
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01/02/11
RE: Joe Sestak

After Toomey cruised to victory in the primary and Rep. Joe Sestak beat Specter on the Democratic side, Toomey defeated Sestak by a narrow margin in ...

Source: Fox News
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01/02/11
RE: Joe Sestak

Earlier last year Obama tried swaying a popular Pennsylvania congressman, Joe Sestak, to drop out of the US Senate race so the incumbent, Arlen Specter, ...

Source: Examiner.com
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01/01/11
RE: Joe Sestak

The uproar over the job offer aimed at preventing Rep. Joe Sestak from running for Senate has faded, and the extent to which -- despite public ...

Source: Politico (blog)
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01/01/11
The top Somerset County stories of 2010

Arlen Specter lost a Democratic primary battle after abandoning the Republican Party, losing to US Rep. Joe Sestak who was later defeated in the general ...

Source: Hey Johnstown
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01/01/11
RE: Joe Sestak

It was Specter's first race as a Democrat, and Democrats who had voted against him for years denied him a sixth term by nominating Joe Sestak instead. ...

Source: Pocono Record
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01/01/11
Specter: A Democrat, and in between, a Republican

...first race as a Democrat, and Democrats who had voted against him for years denied him a sixth term by nominating Joe Sestak instead. Toomey narrowly defeated Sestak in the November election and will succeed Specter when he's sworn in Wednesday. His ind

Source: Deseret News
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01/01/11
Specter: A Democrat, and in between, a Republican

...was Specter's first race as a Democrat, and Democrats who had voted against him for years denied him a sixth term by nominating Joe Sestak instead. Toomey narrowly defeated Sestak in the November election and will succeed Specter when he's sworn in Wedn

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01/01/11
Tea Party Republicans Vow to Attack Deficit Spending 'Once and for All' in Next Session

...Specter out of the Republican Party during the GOP primary race. After Toomey cruised to victory in the primary and Rep. Joe Sestak beat Specter on the Democratic side, Toomey defeated Sestak by a narrow margin in November. Toomey and Lee will join seve

Source: FOX News
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01/01/11
Issa the statesman?

...on three separate Sunday shows this week. Issasaidhe would not investigate the White House's alleged job offer to Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) to nudge him out of his state's Senate primary — it turns out, he said, such offers are common, even if wrong. Bu

Source: The Politico
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01/01/11
Issa Fine Tunes His Investigation Target Net

...Obama,” Issa said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Bush’s people said, ‘We did the same thing.’” In February, Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) revealed the White House had dangled a job to dissuade him from running against Sen. Arlen Specter (D-

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01/01/11
Issa won't investigate 'Obama's Watergate'

...uproar over the offer of a job to Rep. Joe Sestak in an attempt to prevent him from running for Senate has faded, and the extent to which -- despite public pronouncements -- it was in fact viewed as politics-as-usual became clear this morning, when Rep.

Source: Ben Smith
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01/01/11
Delco's 2010 Year in Review: January to June

Joe Sestak defeats longtime incumbent Arlen Specter in the Democratic primary election for the US Senate. Walter Martin pleads guilty to second-degree ...

Source: Delaware County Daily Times
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