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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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