Chuck Pennacchio on Government Reform

Corporate money is an albatross for politicians

A lack of corporate donors with large sums of money is not a campaign hurdle for Chuck Pennacchio -- it's his strategy. "We turn that to our advantage by running against the money," said Pennacchio, who appeared on this week's "Talk of the Town" on Family-Life TV. "I'm happy to be running without that albatross (of corporate donors)." Source: Kittanning (PA) Leader-Times Dec 14, 2005

Wants pro-democracy reforms in the US

My vision includes pro-democracy reforms at home. Source: Op-Ed by Pennacchio in OpEdNews.com Oct 24, 2005

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