Capitol Lens: Pressing the Flesh

By Douglas Graham

Posted April 18, 2012 at 4:27pm

This could be a Saturday Evening Post cover, with Matt Cartwright, Democratic challenger in Pennsylvania’s 17th district, greeting patrons at the Moosic Diner, between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.

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Capitol Lens | Mall wonder

House members have already headed home for their summer break, leaving nothing but jet fumes behind. With this weekend marking 100 days until the midterms, some jumped right into campaign mode.