Ed Rendell - Revision history

DavidB4-bot: /* Career */Spelling, Grammar, and General Cleanup, typos fixed: high profile → high-profile

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Career: Spelling, Grammar, and General Cleanup, typos fixed: high profile → high-profile

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Markman at 13:11, March 2, 2013

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RKLuffy88: Added Tom Corbett as Successor in the infobox

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Added Tom Corbett as Successor in the infobox

RobSmith: wiki

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Chippeterson at 12:19, October 23, 2009

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Chippeterson at 12:18, October 23, 2009

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Chippeterson at 12:18, October 23, 2009

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Geo.plrd: /* Career */

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Career

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 Rendell served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.
-Prior government experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. After a defeat in 1987 he was elected mayor of [[Philadelphia]] in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He was the elected [[District Attorney]] of Philadelphia from 1977-1986, when he left to run unsuccessfully for governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[capital punishment]], including one high profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer [[Mumia Abu Jamal]].<ref>http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html</ref>
+Prior government experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. After a defeat in 1987 he was elected mayor of [[Philadelphia]] in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He was the elected [[District Attorney]] of Philadelphia from 1977-1986, when he left to run unsuccessfully for governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[capital punishment]], including one high-profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer [[Mumia Abu Jamal]].<ref>http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html</ref>
 ==Governor==

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 Rendell served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.
-Prior government experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. After a defeat in 1987 he was elected mayor of [[Philadelphia]] in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He was the elected [[District Attorney]] of Philadelphia from 1977-1986, when he left to run unsuccessfully for governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[capital punishment]], including one high profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer [[Mumia Abu Jamal]]. <ref>http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html</ref>
+Prior government experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. After a defeat in 1987 he was elected mayor of [[Philadelphia]] in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He was the elected [[District Attorney]] of Philadelphia from 1977-1986, when he left to run unsuccessfully for governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[capital punishment]], including one high profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer [[Mumia Abu Jamal]].<ref>http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html</ref>
 ==Governor==
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 Rendell is a renown sports fan and avidly follows the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
-==External Links==
+==External links==
 *[http://www.governor.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/governor%27s_web_site/2985 Official Governor of Pennsylvania Site]
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-[[category:Democratic Governors]]
+[[Category:Democratic Governors]]
 [[Category:Pennsylvania Governors]]
 [[Category:United States Mayors]]

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 |party=[[Democrat]]
 |spouse=Third Circuit Judge Marjorie O. Rendell
-|religion=Judaism
+|religion=[[Judaism]]
 |offices=
 	{{Officeholder/governor

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 	|preceded=Mark Schweiker
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+	|succeeded=[[Tom Corbett]]
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 Rendell served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.
-Prior government experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. After a defeat in 1987 he was elected mayor of [[Philadelphia]] in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He was the elected [[District Attorney]] of Philadelphia from 1977-1986, when he left to run unsuccessfully for governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[capital punishment]], including one high profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal. <ref>http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html</ref>
+Prior government experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. After a defeat in 1987 he was elected mayor of [[Philadelphia]] in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He was the elected [[District Attorney]] of Philadelphia from 1977-1986, when he left to run unsuccessfully for governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[capital punishment]], including one high profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer [[Mumia Abu Jamal]]. <ref>http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html</ref>
 ==Governor==

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 ==Career==
-Rendell was born on January 5, 1944 to a wealthy Jewish family in New York City. He moved to Philadelphia to attend the U. of Pennsylvania (an Ivy League school) and earned a law degree at Villanova in 1968. He and his wife, Federal Judge Marjorie Rendell have been married since 1971. They have one son, Jesse.
+Rendell was born on January 5, 1944 to a wealthy Jewish family in [[New York City]]. He moved to [[Philadelphia]] to attend the U. of Pennsylvania (an Ivy League school) and earned a law degree at Villanova in 1968. He and his wife, Federal Judge Marjorie Rendell have been married since 1971. They have one son, Jesse.
 Rendell served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.

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-'''Ed Rendell''' (b. Edward G. Rendell, 1944) is the 45th governor of [[Pennsylvania]]; he was elected as a [[Democrat]] in 2002 and reelected in 2006. Rendell serves as chairman of the [[National Governors Association]] from 2008 though 2009. His name is pronounced ren-DELL
+'''Ed Rendell''' (b. Edward G. Rendell, 1944) is the 45th governor of [[Pennsylvania]]; he was elected as a [[Democrat]] in 2002 and reelected in 2006. Rendell served as chairman of the [[National Governors Association]] from 2008 though 2009. His name is pronounced ren-DELL
 ==Career==

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 |offices=
 	{{Officeholder/governor
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+	|state=Pennsylvania
 	|terms=January 21, 2003 - Present
 	|preceded=Mark Schweiker

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-[[Image:Edward G. Rendell.jpg|right|170px]]
+{{Officeholder
-'''Ed Rendell''' (b. Edward G. Rendell, 1944) is the 45th governor of [[Pennsylvania]]; he was elected as a [[Democrat]] in 2001.  His name is pronounced ren-DELL.
+|name=Ed Rendell
 ==Career==
-Rendell was born on January 5, 1944 to a wealthy Jewish family in New York City. He moved to Philadelphia to attend the U. of Pennsylvania (an Ivy League school) and earned a law degree at Villanova in 1968. He and his wife, Federal '''Judge Marjorie Rendell''' have been married since 1971. They have one son, Jesse.
+Rendell was born on January 5, 1944 to a wealthy Jewish family in New York City. He moved to Philadelphia to attend the U. of Pennsylvania (an Ivy League school) and earned a law degree at Villanova in 1968. He and his wife, Federal Judge Marjorie Rendell have been married since 1971. They have one son, Jesse.
 Rendell served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.
-Prior government experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. After a defeat in 1987 he was elected mayor of [[Philadelphia]] in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He was the elected [[District Attorney]] of Philadelphia from 1977-1986, when he left to run unsuccessfully for governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[capital punishment]], including one high profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer '''Mumia Abu Jamal''' [http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html].
+Prior government experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. After a defeat in 1987 he was elected mayor of [[Philadelphia]] in 1991 and reelected in 1995. He was the elected [[District Attorney]] of Philadelphia from 1977-1986, when he left to run unsuccessfully for governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[capital punishment]], including one high profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal. <ref>http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html</ref>
 ==Governor==
-Rendell has tried cutting the state budget to meet the [[Recession of 2008]], and has raised state income taxes 10%. He succeeded in legalizing casino gambling, and also signed a law to sharply increase the salaries of elected officials. (He returned his own increase.)  Facing a difficult reelection in 2006, he passed a $1 billion cut in property taxes.  He defeated a retired football player for reelection. His numerous financial proposals were rejected by the legislature in 2007-08.
+Rendell has tried cutting the state budget to meet the [[Recession of 2008]], and has raised state income taxes 10%. He succeeded in legalizing casino gambling, and also signed a law to sharply increase the salaries of elected officials, (He returned his own increase). Facing a difficult reelection in 2006, he passed a $1 billion cut in property taxes. He defeated a retired football player for reelection. His numerous financial proposals were rejected by the legislature in 2007-08.
-Rendell ran [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]'s primary campaign in April 2008, scoring a decisive 55%-45% win over [[Barack Obama]].  He of course endorsed Obama when he won the nomination and helped carry the state for the Democratic ticket, 54%-44%. In spring 2009 he persuaded Senator [[Arlen Specter]] to switch from the GOP to the Democrats, promising he and Obama would campaign for Specter in 2010.
+Rendell ran [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]'s primary campaign in April 2008, scoring a decisive 55%-45% win over [[Barack Obama]]. He of course endorsed Obama when he won the nomination and helped carry the state for the Democratic ticket, 54%-44%. In spring 2009 he persuaded Senator [[Arlen Specter]] to switch from the GOP to the Democrats, promising he and Obama would campaign for Specter in 2010.
 ==Trivia==
 Rendell is a renown sports fan and avidly follows the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
 [[category:Democratic Governors]]