Monday, January 21, 2013
Here's your guide to the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
The Presidential Inauguration takes place today in Washington, D.C. Festivities will include the Presidential Swearing-in Ceremony, Inaugural Address, Inaugural Parade and numerous inaugural balls and galas honoring President Barack Obama for his second term. The official theme for the 2013 inauguration is “Faith in America’s Future." For those of us who will be watching from home, here's a look at what to expect. Monday, Jan. 21 – Inauguration Day Ceremonial Swearing-In Location: Capitol Hill Start Time: 11:30 a.m. The oath of office will be administered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Following the oath of office, President Obama will give his inaugural address. Tickets are required, but not for those who wish to watch the swearing-in…
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden plans to attend the service. Specter, the former U.S. senator, died Sunday at 82.
A funeral for former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) will be held at noon Tuesday at Har Zion Temple in Lower Merion, Montgomery County. The service is open to the public; cameras and recording devices are prohibited. Specter will then be buried in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County. Among those expected to attend the funeral is Vice President Joe Biden, USA Today reported. Har Zion's address is 1500 Hagys Ford Road, Narberth, PA 19072; it is less than a mile from the Gladwyne exit (Exit 337) of Interstate 76. The temple's phone number is 610-667-5000, and general email inquiries are accepted at hzt@harziontemple.org. Specter, 82, died Sunday at his home in Philadelphia's East Falls neighborhood. Gov. Tom Corbett has ordered all flags in …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden meets Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan in debate tonight. Patch asked voters 'How will Biden do?' when his wife came campaigning Monday in Wescosville.
The stakes are high tonight as Pennsylvania native Joe Biden meets Congressman Paul Ryan in their only debate. When Jill Biden made a campaign stop at the Pennsylvania State Education Association office in Wescosville Monday, Patch took the opportunity to ask Obama-Biden supporters how they think Joe Biden will do, given Obama's lackluster performance last week in the first presidential debate and Biden's propensity for gaffes. Here's what they had to say: * Muhlenberg College student Hannah Miller: “Both candidates have the potential to be offensive to somebody as well as to sway them. “Both are dynamic. It should be interesting.” * Linda Mancinelli of Allentown, whose daughter, Alissa Jebitsch, is a volunteer for the Obama campaign. …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The vice president's wife met with educators and campaigners at the Pennsylvania State Teachers Association in Wescosville on the eve of the Oct. 9 voter registration deadline.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Dr. Jill Biden will stop at the Pennsylvania Education Association as part of a two-day, seven-city tour for the Obama campaign.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Dr. Jill Biden will stop at the Pennsylvania Education Association as part of a two-day, seven-city tour for the Obama campaign.
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Saturday, October 6, 2012
Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, is coming Monday, Oct. 8, to Wescosville, as part of a two-day, seven-city canvass kickoff for the Obama-Biden campaign. Jill Biden will arrive at 5:15 p.m. at the Pennsylvania State Education Association, 4950 Medical Center Circle, Wescosville, for what is being called a Voter Registration and Canvass Thank-You Event. According to the Obama campaign, Jill Biden will encourage supporters and volunteers to remind Pennsylvanians to register to vote before the Oct. 9 deadline. She also will encourage volunteers to help organize their communities between now and Election Day and to thank them for canvassing. Biden's visit to Wescosville will be the last of four stops on Monday, following …
Keith Best
3:00 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
Let's not forget Joe is the guy who said "it's about a 3 letter word, J-O-B-S. He said, "stand up and let 'em see ya" to a guy in a wheelchair. Reffering to his political adversaries, he told a mostly black audience, "they want to put ya'll back in chains". Sarah Palin was not near as looney. It was Fey who claimed she could see Russia from her house. more ›