Carney says Afghan leaks amount to ‘treason’

Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) isn’t happy about the recently-leaked trove of Afghan war documents.

Carney, a Navy Reserve commander, said this week that whoever leaked the documents “committed treason in my eyes.” The documents were released to news organizations by the Web site

July 27, 2010 at 9:34 am | Comments (3)

Aiming high: Marino camp foresees $500K by summer’s end

Never let bad news keep you down.

That appears to be the attitude being taken by Republican Tom Marino’s congressional campaign after reporting paltry fundraising totals last week that made it the party’s biggest disappointment of the fundraising cycle. Marino finished June with only $11,000 in the bank, a fraction of incumbent Congressman Chris Carney’s (D-10) war chest. But now Marino’s campaign says it’s ready to move, and is setting a…

July 21, 2010 at 10:00 am | Comments (10)

Marino camp spins fundraising numbers, promises better (Updated)

For Republican Tom Marino, there’s pretty much no place to go but up.

When campaign finance disclosures were filed last week, Marino, the former U.S. Attorney and 10th District hopeful, reported having a paltry $11,000 in the bank. It was the smallest haul of a fundraising cycle that was disappointing for Republican candidates across the Pennsylvania. And among more than 100 top-tier Republican challengers throughout the country, Marino’s cash-on-hand ranked dead last, according to research…

July 20, 2010 at 11:05 am | Comments (2)

Carney’s has more than 70 times opponent’s cash

Congressman Chris Carney’s advantage in the money race is simply enormous, an edge of magnitude, not degree.

The 10th District Democrat finished June sitting on more than $792,000. Carney’s second-quarter campaign finance report had not yet been published online early Thursday afternoon, but the numbers were provided to pa2010.com by his campaign.

That’s more than 71 times the money held by Republican Tom Marino; the former U.S. Attorney finished June with just over $11,000 in…

July 15, 2010 at 12:17 pm | Comments (0)

Marino low on cash; only $11K on hand

A late start, a contested primary and slow fundraising has left Republican Tom Marino in a tight financial spot a few months before Election Day.

Marino, a former U.S. Attorney running in the 10th Congressional District, raised about $84,000 between April 28 and June 30, according to newly-filed

July 15, 2010 at 11:18 am | Comments (1)

Marino wants nine debates

Republican Tom Marino is on the attack in the 10th Congressional District, all but demanding Congressman Chris Carney’s (D-10) participation in nine, one-hour debates. The Marino camp says the debates will turn the race into a true battle of ideologies, one that would inherently favor a Republican in the conservative-leaning, northeast Pennsylvania district.

Marino’s debate challenge came in a letter to Carney’s campaign, accompanied by e-mail blasts to supporters and the press.

The letter, written…

July 15, 2010 at 9:12 am | Comments (1)

Marino back on the campaign trail

HERSHEY—A little over a week ago, Tom Marino was in a northeast Pennsylvania hospital after a head-on car crash with

June 14, 2010 at 8:00 am | Comments (1)

Marino hopes to be discharged from hospital Thursday (Updated)

Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino said Wednesday that he was “resting comfortably” in a northeast Pennsylvania hospital after a car accident Tuesday night, and that he hoped to head home Thursday.

“I appreciate the overwhelming outpouring of support and well wishes that our family has received from our community,” Marino said in a statement. My wife Edie and I feel so incredibly blessed and humbled to have such great support from…

June 2, 2010 at 5:38 pm | Comments (0)

Marino in hospital after car crash

Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino was in the hospital Wednesday after a car crash on Tuesday night.

The Times Leader

June 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm | Comments (0)

Carney, Marino agree on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

It looks like at least one issue won’t amount to much politically in the 10th Congressional District.

Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) and Republican opponent Tom Marino have both voiced opposition to the recent efforts to repeal the military’s policy of barring gays from serving openly. Carney, a sophomore, voted against, and like others who did, he cited the fact that the Pentagon is still in the midst of its own review on the matter.

“I…

June 2, 2010 at 8:55 am | Comments (1)