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		<title>Harris, Kratovil Attract Big Donors in Run-up to Primary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Schwerzler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(By Guest Blogger, Lou Peck&#8211; Contributing editor, CongressDaily) Democratic incumbent Frank Kratovil and Republican Andy Harris – likely to face off this year in a rematch for Maryland’s 1st District House seat &#8212; have been attracting big-dollar donors at a steady pace in the run-up to Tuesday’s primary election, according to new reports filed through Friday with the Federal Election Commission. Harris, who outraised Kratovil in the reporting period that covered July and much of August, pulled in another $46,300 from big-money individual donors and political action committees (PACs) in the nearly three weeks since the close of the prior reporting period on Aug. 25. That’s somewhat more than the $38,900 that Kratovil received from PACs and big-dollar individual donors during the same three-week time slot. The latest fundraising statistics by Harris and Kratovil are based on an examination of so-called 48-hour reports, in which candidates for Congress are required to report contributions of $1,000 or more received 48 hours prior to the primary or general election. The next full accounting of contributions to – and expenditures by – the Harris and Kratovil campaigns will not be available until the next FEC filing deadline in mid-October. Kratovil is unopposed for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Aid Rising in Cecil County: 11% Get Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Schwerzler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Federal food stamps are now used by about 11 percent of  Cecil County residents, up from about 10 percent of county residents just a few months ago, according to state data. The indicators show the impact of the recession is still growing in Cecil County, even as some economic forecasters project that the economy is improving.     Detailed statistical reports by the Maryland Department of Human Resources, which oversees various welfare programs including food stamps, show a sharp increase in food stamp aid in Cecil County within the past year. There were 11,059 participants in the program in November, 2009, up from 8,241 participants in November, 2008.  And just since this summer, participation in the food aid program has jumped by nearly 1,000 people in the county.    The food stamps program has long been viewed by many economic analysts as a leading indicator of financial hard times, since the federally-funded program has less restrictive rules for participation than cash welfare programs and many newly poor-but-proud families who shun traditional welfare will accept food stamps to feed their children. The program, formally renamed &#8220;Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program&#8221; or SNAP in 2008, provides debit cards that can be used to buy groceries, with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>E.J. PIPKIN: Campaigning in Cecil, but for what job?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Our spies around the county tell us that State Sen. E.J. Pipkin, R-Upper Shore, was in full campaign mode on Route 213 in Cecil County on Wednesday morning, waving from a pick up truck with aides holding signs declaring, &#8220;Pipkin for State Senate.&#8221; Now that would seem like the declarative statement many have been waiting for to answer the question: what is E.J. running for in 2010?    But, no, like that movie &#8216;international man of mystery,&#8217; Sen. Pipkin&#8217;s  signs do not necessarily reflect his intentions, according to an aide.    &#8220;This was part of the Senator&#8217;s listening tour,&#8221; said Katie Nash, Pipkin&#8217;s Chief of Staff. &#8220;He&#8217;s continuing to listen to citizens,&#8221; she said, after doing similar roadside waves in Queen Anne&#8217;s County on Tuesday.  He will also be in Kent County on Thursday, waving signs to protest the Governor&#8217;s proposed closing of the Upper Shore Mental Health Center, she added.    (As we were writing this post, we received an automated &#8220;robocall&#8221; from Pipkin urging us to call the Governor to protest the proposed closing of the Kent County facility as part of the latest budget cuts.)    Although the signs said &#8220;Pipkin for State Senate,&#8221; that doesn&#8217;t [&#8230;]]]></description>
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