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		<title>Career Networking Event - 3/10/2010 5:30pm</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE &lt;br /&gt;Contact:&amp;nbsp; Laurie Bick&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 302-650-0900&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Michael Fleming&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 302-463-7873&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 346.5pt 391.5pt right 477.0pt&quot; class=&quot;MsoHeader&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AREA BUSINESS LEADERS TO GATHER MARCH 10 FOR &lt;br /&gt;FREE CAREER BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 346.5pt 391.5pt right 477.0pt&quot; class=&quot;Ms</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Mid-Winter Update</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New Castle Co. Republicans &amp;nbsp;Mid-Winter Update 2010&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Follow us on Twitter!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NCC GOP Working Group on Transportation had a successful kick-off meeting last week with attendees from our Republican House Caucus, County, City of Wilmington and Townsend and Middletown Councils and Congressman Castle&amp;#39;s office, along with representatives from the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) and DelMarVa Rail Passengers Association.&amp;nbsp; The team expects to hold a major public meeting this spring as it moves toward development of a comprehensive blueprint for transforming our county&amp;#39;s infrastructure.&amp;nbsp; Click here for a related piece from the Working Group&amp;#39;s chairman Michael Stafford.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lincoln Day Extravaganzas - This month we are blessed with n</description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> New Castle County Republican Committee Launches Effort to Address Transit Issues</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;New Castle County Republican Committee Launches Effort to Address Transit Issues&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;-New Working Group Comprised of Members from Across County; Includes Rail Experts and Officials from State Senate, House, County Council and Local Governments&lt;br /&gt;- Initial Focus Will Be on Rail&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WILMINGTON (December 8, 2009) - The New Castle County Republican Committee today announced the formation of a new Working Group on Transportation.&amp;nbsp; The Working Group has begun a comprehensive review of NCCo transportation issues, challenges and opportunities, with the goal of advancing proposals that will transform Delaware&amp;rsquo;s transportation infrastructure, serve as an economic engine and be environmentally friendly.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The effort will be led by M</description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>New Solutions for New Castle County - by Michael Fleming</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;News Journal - Opinion - 11/18/2009&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those of us blessed to be Americans are inheritors of the most remarkable and resilient political system in human history.&amp;nbsp; At its heart is a two-party construct, which, though perhaps not precisely what our founders envisioned, has by-and-large served us well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By no means do all American political views fall neatly into one partisan camp or the other -- the numbers of registered Independents in a state like Delaware prove that point.&amp;nbsp; But when it comes to advancing public policy that affects our lives and shape our world, the two major parties are the best vehicles we have.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yet, the system can only function effectively, of course, when the two parties offer clear visions for how they would govern.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New Ca</description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>New Castle County Republicans Unveil 2010 Platform</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Contact:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Michael Fleming (302)651-0260, &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:NCCGOP@delawaregop.com&quot;&gt;NCCGOP@delawaregop.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Castle County Republicans Unveil 2010 Platform&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Party offers innovative ideas for improving county government, enhancing quality of life&lt;br /&gt;- New Website NCCGOP.com launched&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WILMINGTON (Nov. 2, 2009) &amp;ndash; One year out from the 2010 election, the New Castle County Republican Committee today presented their vision for a revitalized New Castle County with a platform rooted in:&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;Impeccable ethics and transparency&lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;Improved government service and accountability&lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;Enhanced quality of life, and &lt;br /&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;Economic</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>End of Summer Update</title>
		<description>&lt;table border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;700&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;New Castle County Republican Committee&lt;br /&gt;September 2009 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We&amp;#39;ve had a busy and productive summer of activity across New Castle County, including a strong presence at local community events (see below).&amp;nbsp; And your leaders have continued to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=575689676205&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;take to the newspapers and airwaves&lt;/a&gt; to speak out on important county issues.&lt;br /&gt;Many NCC GOPers were proud to lend a hand to Joe Booth and Ruth Briggs King on their successful campaigns. Congratulations to Joe and Ruth on all their hard work and two impressive, well-deserved victories.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read on for mo</description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Statement on County Sick Leave Policy</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NCC GOP Calls for Immediate Review of &amp;quot;Sick Leave&amp;quot; Giveaway&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.communitypub.com/county_news/x769897835/Critics-take-aim-at-NCCos-sick-leave-policy&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;News reports&lt;/a&gt; and citizen investigations have recently revealed that New Castle County employees receive 12 &amp;quot;bankable&amp;quot; sick days per year resulting in over $2.3 million in payouts to retiring workers over the last three years.&amp;nbsp; With employees collecting up to 100 paid sick days at retirement, all told, current county government obligations tally well above $20 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;This is another punch in the gut to county taxpayers,&amp;quot; said Joe Oddo, NCC GOP Vice Chairman. &amp;quot;On the heels of a massive 25% tax increase, this policy is yet one more examp</description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Summer Update</title>
		<description>&lt;table border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;700&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;New Castle County Republican Committee&lt;br /&gt;Summer Update&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;News from Around the Regions&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your NCC GOP team has been busy this summer, reaching out in the community, building our ranks at the grass-roots level, making our case on radio, tv and in print and putting winning plans into place for success in 2010.&amp;nbsp; Read on for a glimpse of activities from around the county.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;regards,&lt;br /&gt;Michael Fleming and Joe Oddo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;***Don&amp;#39;t forget Joe Booth needs your help in the 19th Senate District special election on August 3.&amp;nbsp; To volunteer, contact Patricia Anderson at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:p</description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Letter to voters who switched parties</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;We want you back!&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;In the last election cycle, you changed party registration from Republican to either Independent or Democrat.&amp;nbsp; By taking the time to do so, you signaled a continued interest in the political process and your abiding concern for the future of our wonderful state.&amp;nbsp; We know you made this decision after careful thought and for your own personal reasons.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;It is our hope that you will consider rejoining the Republican Party. We deeply regret that you did not feel your voice could best be heard as a Republican and assure you that in the future your voice will be not just heard, but listened to.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;Today we respectfully ask you to provide us an opportunity to demonstrate that the Delaware Republican Party is the best pla</description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>June 2009 Update</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Dear Friends,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&amp;#39;ve been very busy in the last month since taking on our new roles, talking to as many of you as possible at every level - elected officials, regional leaders and grass-roots volunteers.&amp;nbsp; Our goal is to listen, learn and ultimately provide the kind of countywide leadership that will help you succeed in building and strengthening the GOP in each of your communities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From all these meetings and conversations, we&amp;#39;re beginning to develop a strategic framework for the NCC GOP, centered on the following objectives:&lt;br /&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Build a policy platform of meaningful, innovative ideas&lt;br /&gt;2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Enhance operational capabilities&lt;br /&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Actively communicate within our ranks and with external audiences&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Al</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Now, Time for Real Ethics Reform</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Michael Fleming&lt;br /&gt;June 15, 2009&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Senator Karen Peterson showed real moxie and political courage in bucking her own Democratic Senate Leadership to ensure a vote on a bill to open our legislature to the light of public scrutiny.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;HB 1 &amp;ndash; which applies the Freedom of Information Act to our state legislature &amp;ndash; is now law and the state is better for it.&amp;nbsp; But Senator Peterson&amp;rsquo;s parliamentary prowess notwithstanding, any jubilation at its passage should be tempered by the sheer banality of its intent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most citizens would be surprised to learn that until this past Friday, our elected representatives on the Joint Finance Committee could actually conduct their official meetings behind closed doors.&amp;nbsp; (Ironically, in one last cynical, symbolic gesture</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>New Castle County Republican Committee Statement On County Council Budget Vote</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;br /&gt;CONTACT:&amp;nbsp;Michael Fleming&amp;nbsp; 302-463-7873&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is a sad day for New Castle County taxpayers.&amp;nbsp; It is unfortunate that hard-working families across the county will now be forced to stomach the second-largest tax increase in New Castle County history &amp;ndash; especially at a time when so many are struggling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The budget approved yesterday does not address the serious, systemic issues that have afflicted county government for far too long and resulted in a record deficit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regrettably, it was just a few short years ago that County Government had an unprecedented surplus.&amp;nbsp; One party rule now has led to the citizens of New Castle County being punished for years of mismanagement and excessive government spending.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At a time when s</description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>New Castle County Republican Committee Elects New Leadership</title>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Incoming Chairman Fleming, Vice Chairman Oddo and new officers promise fresh start&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WILMINGTON --&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The New Castle County Republican Executive Committee today unanimously elected a new slate of officers including Michael Fleming as chairman and Joseph Oddo as vice-chair.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Born and raised in New Castle County, Fleming is a business executive with extensive experience in strategic planning, communications and political campaigns.&amp;nbsp; He was a candidate for the 4th Senatorial District in 2008 and earlier in his career was a senior aide to US Senator Bill Roth.&amp;nbsp; He is a board member and volunteer with multiple charitable and civic organizations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oddo is a business consultant with experience leading business development, operations,</description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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