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Midge Rendell: 5 Facts on Pa.'s Former First Lady and Ed's Soon-to-Be Ex

In an e-mail sent to friends today, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and his wife, Midge, announced they are separating after 40 years of marriage. NBC Philadelphia reports the couple called the split "amicable" and asked their friends to continue inviting both of them to social events. Surge Desk has learned more...

Is Ed Rendell Right When He Says China Is 'Kicking Our Butt'?

Does Beijing have our number? Ed Rendell certainly thinks so. During a rant in which the Pennsylvania governor criticized the NFL for postponing Sunday's Vikings-Eagles game until today because of the monster blizzard, he also said the league's decision reflected a broader lack of toughness in the country. "We've become...

East Digs Out From Blizzard; Travelers Struggle Home

The East Coast dug out and travelers struggled to get home from the holiday today after a monster snowstorm walloped the region, disrupting transportation and stranding people in planes, trains and automobiles, not to mention in buses. Though the worst of the storm was over by late this morning, a swath of heavy snow and...

Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania Governor, Rips Vikings-Eagles Postponement

There's been no shortage of criticism surrounding the NFL's decision to postpone the Vikings-Eagles game to Tuesday despite massive snowfall hitting the Northeast. On Monday, criticism came from the governor of Pennsylvania himself. "Vince Lombardi would be spinning in his grave," Ed Rendell said in a live interview with...

Opinion: Memo to Dems -- Tea Party Attacks Won't Fly

(Sept. 24) -- "Obama Advisers Weigh Ad Assault Against the G.O.P" was the early page-one headline in The New York Times the other day. Ah, but this wasn't just any old "ad assault." No, this one was an assault against the dreaded tea party. The goal, according to the story, would be to "cast the Republican Party as all but...

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Ed Rendell: Gas Price Drop 'Wipes Away' Key GOP Argument Against Obama

Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said Tuesday that the current drop in gas prices could significantly dampen one of the GOP's major economic talking points against President Barack Obama -- but only if prices remain low through November.

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05/23/12 Romney camp unfair to Rendell Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA Ed Rendell obviously isn't the best messenger for the Obama campaign -- for one, he's always going off message (just ask 2010 Senate candidate Joe Sestak ), he supported Hillary Clinton over Obama in 2008, and he's always good for a gaffe (see: Janet "No Life" Napolitano in 2008.)
05/23/12 Former PA Gov. Ed Rendell: Bain Capital is fair game... Source: Hardblogger - MSNBC Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says the Obama campaign is right to go after Mitt Romney's time at Bain Capital during its reelection campaign.
05/22/12 The thing about the pro-Bain Dems Source: Politico The number of semi-prominent Democrats criticizing the Obama camp's messaging on Bain Capital continues to grow one by one; former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell became the latest Dem to step up and defend private equity, calling Obama's Bain attacks "disappointing."
05/22/12 Ed Rendell's 2005 âKiss of Death' Endorsement of... Source: Swampland - Time Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell weighed in Monday on the Obama campaign's Bain Capital attacks and, alas, another would-be Obama surrogate bit the dust.
05/17/12 Bipartisan event raises $2 million for Flight 93 park Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA In an overheated election year, Tuesday night's event was a picture of nonpartisanship: some of the nation's most prominent Republicans and Democrats coming together for a good cause at a Washington site almost equidistant from the pinnacles of power, the Capitol and the White House.

Background on Ed Rendell

Edward Gene "Ed" Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania, from 2003 to 2011. Rendell, a member of the Democratic Party, was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 2002, and his term of office began January 21, 2003. He was recently a member of the Democratic Governors Association Executive Committee and served as General Chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2000 presidential election.

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