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Volume IV: Issue 36 | November 23, 2011
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Upcoming Events


_DAGA's 10th Anniversary Holiday Party is just two weeks away!_
_December 7, 2011_
_Rosa Mexicano
575 7th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20004_

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We invite you to join us for DAGA’s 10th annual holiday celebration on
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Rosa Mexicano to look
back on the last 10 years of DAGA’s success. DAGA is not holding a room
block for this event, however please find a list of near-by hotels below:

_The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C._
1150 22nd Street Northwest, Washington D.C., District of Columbia
(202) 835-0500

_JW Marriott Hotel Washington DC_
1331 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC
(202) 393-2000

_Willard Intercontinental Hotel_
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC
(202) 628-9100

_Grand Hyatt Washington_
1000 H Street Northwest, Washington, DC
(202) 582-1234

_Hotel Lombardy _
2019 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC
(202) 828-2601

_Renaissance Mayflower Hotel_
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC, DC
(202) 347-3000

_The Hay-Adams Hotel_
800 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
(202) 638-6600

_The Quincy_
1823 L St NW, Washington, DC
(202) 223-4320

_State Plaza Hotel_
2117 E Street NW, Washington, DC
(202) 861-8200

Dress for the 2011 Holiday Party is business. To help you plan, Washington
is cold this time of year with a chance for some freezing precipitation or
snow. DAGA will have a coat-check available to hold your outerwear during
the party.

Thank you for your support throughout 2011! We look forward to seeing you in
Washington, DC in two weeks!

The Penn State abuse scandal has raised countless questions but one that is
beginning to gain broader attention is exactly who will prosecute the case?

Attorney General Linda Kelly (R), who was appointed by Governor Corbett
earlier this year, has already declared she will not seek election in
November 2012, but the case is expected to take more than one year to reach
trial. This means the election will attract intense media attention next
year since the new Attorney General will be in charge of actually
prosecuting the case.

Democratic candidates [3]Patrick Murphy and [4]Kathleen Kane have already
spoken this grave responsibility, Former Congressman Patrick Murphy
announced last Thursday his intention to launch a Pennsylvania new
sex-crimes database to enhance communication between linking law enforcement
officials across the Commonwealth. On Chris Matthews’ _Hardball_ Kathleen
Kane explained her plans to create stricter laws on reporting abuse in order
to protect victims.
Links:
3. http://www.murphyforpa.com/splash
4. http://www.kathleengkane.com/splash

Expect this case to be central in the race to determine who will serve as
the next attorney general of Pennsylvania.

In the News

[5]Sources: Attorney General Paula Dow to step down; interested in being a
judge
_The Star Ledger _– By Statehouse Bureau Staff, November 11, 2011
There’s a shakeup brewing at the highest levels of Gov. Chris Christie’s
administration. State Attorney General Paula Dow is expected to step down by
the end of the year, according to two people with knowledge of her plans.
Talk of Dow’s imminent departure has circulated for months, and she has
expressed interest in becoming a judge. Speculation on her replacement has
focused on Jeff Chiesa, Christie’s chief counsel who was a colleague in the
U.S. Attorney’s office, several sources said.
Links:
5. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/sources_say_attorney_general_p.html

[6]Attorney general race: It’s all tied up
_Seattle Post Intelligencer_ – By Joel Connelly, November 17, 2011
The contest for Attorney General between King County Council colleagues Bob
Ferguson and Reagan Dunn will be Washington’s second marquee race in the
2012 election. A new poll by Moore Information, a Portland-based firm that
polls for Republicans, shows the race dead even with a big block of
undecided voters. Democrat Ferguson had 25 percent, Republican Dunn was at
24 percent, and a whopping 44 percent of respondents were undecided.
Links:
6. http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/11/17/attorney-general-race-its-all-tied-up

[7]Koster pressing legislature for 'Penn State' law on reporting sex abuse
_St. Louis Post Dispatch_ – By Jake Wagman, November 16, 2011
Allegations that coaches and administrators did not do enough to stop abuse
of young boys at Penn State has prompted Missouri's top law enforcement
official to seek tougher laws for reporting sexual misconduct. Attorney
General Chris Koster said on Tuesday that he has asked the General Assembly
for legislation that requires anyone who witnesses sexual abuse of a child
to report it immediately to law enforcement.
Links:
7. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/koster-pressing-legislature-for-penn-state-law-on-reporting-sex/article_f6bae93c-1076-11e1-8b62-0019bb30f31a.html

[8]Attorney General Hopeful Wants Child-Sex-Crimes Database
_Wall Street Journal_ – By Kevin Helliker, November 16, 2011
A Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania attorney general Thursday will
propose ways of fixing what he calls a systemic failure to protect children
from sexual abusers in the state. Attorney general candidate Patrick Murphy
said in an interview that better information-sharing between law-enforcement
agencies could have expedited charges against former Pennsylvania State
University football coach Jerry Sandusky, who was indicted early this month
on allegations that he sexually abused eight boys over a period of many
years.
Links:
8. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203699404577042753062954834.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

[9]Dem AG Hopeful Kane Talks PSU on ‘Hardball’
_PoliticsPA_ – By Natalka Karaman, November 14, 2011
Attorney General hopeful Kathleen Kane got a bit of national exposure
Monday, as the former prosecutor talked with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews about
the sex abuse scandal at Penn State. Kane’s campaign literature highlights
her efforts, as an assistant Lackawanna County District Attorney from
1995-2007, to form the office’s child abuse/sexual assault unit.
Links:
9. http://www.politicspa.com/ag-hopeful-kane-talks-psu-on-hardball/29500

[10]A look ahead to the key races in the West in 2012
_USA Today_ – By Alicia McCarty, November 8, 2011
Democratic Gov. [11]Brian Schweitzer is term-limited. Looking to take his
spot are a number of Republican candidates, including former
congressman [12]Rick Hill and former state senators Corey Stapleton
and [13]Ken Miller. Democratic Attorney General Steve Bullock has also
joined the race. Bullock and Hill were front-runners in early polling.
Links:
10. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2011-11-02/2012-elections-preview-west/51128694/1
11. http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Politicians,+Government+Officials,+Strategists/Governors,+Mayors/Brian+Schweitzer
12. http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Rick+Hill
13. http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Ken+Miller

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