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  <title>VoteBluePA</title>
  <author>VoteBluePA</author>
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    <email>nttnypride@yahoo.com</email>
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  <blurb>&lt;i&gt;Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it&amp;#39;s the only thing that ever has.&lt;/i&gt;

VoteBluePA is a progressive, grassroots organization based primarily in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties.

Our Mission:

    * To maximize the vote count for Progressive candidates in Central Pennsylvania.

Our Goals:

    * Sustain the culture of the grassroots activists to effect change
    * Become a regional political force
    * Recruit and retain volunteers
    * Educate and reach-out to voters
    * Foster visibility, openness, enthusiasm and energy

More information about us, as well as our &lt;a href="http://www.VoteBluePA.org/calendar"&gt;calendar of events&lt;/a&gt; and our blog &lt;a href="http://www.VoteBluePA.org/blog"&gt;Little Blog Blue&lt;/a&gt; can be found  at &lt;a href="http://www.VoteBluePA.org"&gt;www.VoteBluePA.org&lt;/a&gt;</blurb>
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        <displayname>Bob Casey</displayname>
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        <location>PA-Sen</location>
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          <website>http://www.bobcasey.com/</website>
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      <pageblurb>Bob Casey is Pennsylvania&amp;apos;s current state treasurer and former two-term auditor general. Casey&amp;apos;s investigations&amp;iuml;&amp;iquest;&amp;frac12;into Pennsylvania&amp;apos;s long-term care system, the implementation of sex-offender laws, the child care oversight system, women- and minority-owned businesses&amp;apos; access to state contracts, the state&amp;apos;s use of federal child care funds, corporate fraud and misuse of tax dollars&amp;iuml;&amp;iquest;&amp;frac12;have all led to major reforms, protecting Pennsylvania&amp;apos;s most vulnerable and saving state taxpayers over $1 billion. Howard Dean calls Casey &amp;quot;a tremendous friend of working people.&amp;quot;  (description from MoveOn.org)</pageblurb>
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      <entity id="777" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/777">
        <displayname>Tim Holden</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>PA-17</location>
        <sortname>holden</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
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          <website></website>
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      <pageblurb>In a recent study, Central Pennsylvania was named as the most reliable Republican area in country.   Think about that.   More Republican than Alabama.   More Republican than Utah.   Yet we are represented by Democrat Tim Holden.    Have no doubt that Republicans will again fight hard to win this district which was redrawn specifically to eliminate Tim Holden.</pageblurb>
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        <displayname>Lois Murphy</displayname>
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        <sortname>murphy</sortname>
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          <website>http://www.loismurphy.org/</website>
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      <pageblurb>If Democrats are going to pick up seats in 2006, we need to start with PA-06.  In 2004, Lois Murphy came came within two points of unseating Rep. Jim Gerlach in the closest challenge to an incumbent in the country.   With our support, Lois Murphy will win the rematch.</pageblurb>
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      <entity id="9375" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/9375">
        <displayname>Joseph Sestak Jr</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <location>PA-07</location>
        <sortname>sestak</sortname>
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          <website>http://www.sestakforcongress.com</website>
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      <pageblurb>Vice Admiral (ret.) Joe Sestak is taking on longtime incumbant &amp;quot;Crazy&amp;quot; Curt Weldon.</pageblurb>
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      <entity id="8473" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/8473">
        <displayname>Patrick Murphy</displayname>
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        <location>PA-08</location>
        <sortname>murphy</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>4800.00</contributionlimit>
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          <website>http://www.murphy06.com/</website>
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      <pageblurb>Patrick Murphy is another &amp;quot;Fighting Dem&amp;quot; and one of the most exciting candidates this year.</pageblurb>
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    <pageentry>
      <entity id="8338" link="http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/8338">
        <displayname>Democratic National Committee</displayname>
        <prefacewitharticle>false</prefacewitharticle>
        <sortname>national</sortname>
        <contributionlimit>30400.00</contributionlimit>
        <raisedamount>240986.56</raisedamount>
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          <website>http://www.democrats.org</website>
          <donate>https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/8338</donate>
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      <pageblurb>The Democratic representatives Pennsylvania sends to Washington need allies.  Donate to the DNC to help support its 50 state strategy of taking back our country.</pageblurb>
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