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...case in federal court - both processes that would take months to run their course. Some GOP Senators, including Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, have encouraged Coleman to push ahead no matter what the decision. But such a move, particularly in federal court, might also backfire, warns Don Kettl, dean of the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy. "It's unclear what case Coleman could make that he hasn't already put forward, so it would risk looking like a quest for delay instead of a search for fairness," Kettl says. "He has little to gain in a suit...
...measure's biggest hurdles, and Franken is a big ethanol devotee. Though he has not made his position known on the climate-change bill, he is perceived as being a likely vote in favor. "Franken would help provide strong support for the President's climate-change initiative," says Don Kettl, dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. (See TIME's special report on the environment...
...states, many of which have already been forced to dramatically scale back services. Still, some critics say this may not be enough. "State and local governments, in particular, were hoping for much more aid, and they'll undoubtedly be back as their own budgets sag," said Don Kettl, a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania. The bill includes $59 billion to help unemployed workers and extends aid for their health insurance. Ninety billion dollars will go toward shoring up Medicaid, $19 billion is allocated for Obama's "down payment" on modernizing health-care records - short...
...around Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the state's two largest cities. So why is he spending so much time in central Pennsylvania? "This is good old-fashioned retail campaigning, with perhaps a feint to surprise and unbalance the Clinton campaign and force her to contest every delegate," said Donald Kettl, a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. "In some of these communities, he's been playing to his base, such as the rally at Penn State. However, he's also made a few long reaches, such as bowling in Altoona, as much of a white-guy play...
...media storm has died down in the wake of Obama's speech, the effect that Wright may have on voters remains to be seen. "Is it possible Obama could win Pennsylvania? Yes, but it would take aggressive campaigning and a big shift in momentum his way," said Donald F. Kettl, a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania. "He would need to shake off the dead weight of the Reverend Wright episode and find a way to capitalize on the economic worries that are especially strong in Pennsylvania...