http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews Get the latest news from the Chris Hackett for Congress campaign. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:40:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chris Carney and his liberal allies are attacking Chris. They are throwing mud to try to hide Chris Carney's liberal record. They need to call in the Washington big shots to save his floundering campaign with misleading and false negative attack ads. We can do better. The Truth Chris Hackett has paid ... http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews/2008/09/26/just-the-facts-carney-and-his-liberal-allies-false-attacks/ Any bailout package must include taxpayer protections, avoid additional special interest giveaways   Dallas, PA -- Today, Pennsylvania's Tenth District Republican congressional candidate Chris Hackett expressed strong reservations about the $700+ billion financial bailout proposal being considered by Congress. Hackett commented, "While the federal government should take action to stabilize the financial situation, ... http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews/2008/09/23/hackett-outlines-serious-concerns-about-bailout-proposal/   A fundraising first lady By Andrew M. Seder aseder@timesleader.com Staff Writer MOOSIC – A Thursday brunch raised more than $100,000 for Chris Hackett’s congressional campaign efforts. Thousands more were taken in for the PA Victory Campaign, which supports federal- and state-level Republican candidates. Julia Kovalski, 8, holds an autographed picture of Laura Bush after the first ... http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews/2008/09/19/times-leader-a-fundraising-first-lady/ STAFF WRITER Published: Friday, September 19, 2008  Updated: Friday, September 19, 2008 4:14 AM EDTBy Coulter Jones MOOSIC - First lady Laura Bush spent more than an hour Thursday trying to reaffirm the importance of Republican Chris Hackett's race against Rep. Chris Carney, D-10. Mrs. Bush spoke at a brunch fundraiser for Mr. Hackett ... http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews/2008/09/19/scranton-times-first-lady-latest-big-name-visitor-to-boost-hackett/ Hiding from debates, Carney again joins liberals in opposing meaningful off-shore drilling Dallas, PA - Yesterday, Chris Carney voted for a permanent ban on offshore drilling within fifty miles of America's coastlines, while offering only token expansion in areas outside that limit. (Roll Call 599) This vote follows Carney's repeated opposition ... http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews/2008/09/17/carney-again-opposes-real-energy-reform-engages-in-election-year-political-games/ Dallas, PA - Chris Hackett's campaign today launched a new television advertisement renewing its call for Rep. Chris Carney to engage in multiple debates so voters can compare the two candidate's positions side-by-side.  The ad will run on network and cable TV throughout the district.   Hackett originally challenged Carney to ... http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews/2008/09/09/new-hackett-tv-ad-chris-carney-should-debate/ Nation's leading anti-wasteful spending organization says Carney only backs taxpayers 15% of the time Dallas, PA - The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released their 2007 ratings of Members of Congress.  This is the first time CAGW has rated Congressman Chris Carney's performance in office.  Regrettably for Pennsylvania taxpayers, Carney ... http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews/2008/09/03/council-for-citizens-against-government-waste-carney-is-a-big-spender/ Hackett will not speak at GOP convention Published: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 3:55 AM EDT Republican congressional candidate Chris Hackett’s proposed two-minute speech at the Republican National Convention has been officially cancelled, his campaign said Tuesday. Hackett was scheduled to speak Monday, but it was cancelled as the GOP rearranged events due to ... http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews/2008/09/03/daily-review-hackett-will-not-speak-at-gop-convention/ No GOP speech, but no regrets for Hackett 10th District hopeful lauds McCain, rips Obama in speech not given due to storm By Andrew M. Seder aseder@timesleader.com Staff Writer Congressional candidate Chris Hackett chose family and campaigning over what he deemed "a slim chance" to speak at this week's Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. ... http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews/2008/09/03/times-leader-no-gop-speech-but-no-regrets-for-hackett/ Another day, two more false television ads Dallas, PA - Today, Chris Carney's campaign released two new television ads highlighting the myth of campaign Carney versus the reality of Washington Carney. The ads continue to hide Carney's liberal voting record that puts special interest groups before the people of the 10th ... http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/inthenews/2008/09/02/carney-false-advertising-continues/