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	Barbara Hafer makes it official: She's a Democrat again
		Hafer was not ready yesterday to say that the path's next turn would be a bid to unseat Sen. Rick Santorum in 2006, but she made no attempt to dampen that speculation.
		Hafer said, however, that she was not planning to formally endorse Kerry in the Democratic race.
		Hafer said one race for which she had been courted as a candidate was that against Rep. Tim Murphy, D-Upper St. Clair, in the new 18th Congressional District.
	www.post-gazette.com /localnews/20031231haferlocal3p3.asp (912 words)

	Hafer v. Melo, 502 U.S. 21 (1991)
		While Hafer's power to hire and fire derived from her position as Auditor General, it said, a suit for damages based on the exercise of this authority could be brought against Hafer in her personal capacity.
		Hafer seeks to overcome the distinction between official- and personal-capacity suits by arguing that 1983 liability turns not on the capacity in which state officials are sued, but on the capacity in which they acted when injuring the plaintiff.
		In an effort to limit the scope of her argument, Hafer distinguishes between two categories of acts taken under color of state law: those outside the official's authority or not essential to the operation of state government, and those both within the official's authority and necessary to the performance of governmental functions.
	www.constitution.org /ussc/502-021.htm (3111 words)

	Barbara Hafer - PA Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Hafer began her professional life as a public health nurse and health care administrator.
		Treasurer Hafer especially values an award presented to her in May 2000 by her employees' union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees: She was chosen as the first-ever recipient of the AFSCME Council 90 Outstanding Employer Award.
		Barbara Hafer is married to Jack Pidgeon, retired Headmaster of Kiski School in Saltsburg, Westmoreland County.
	www.pawiki.com /index.php?title=Barbara_Hafer (1130 words)

	HaferMelo2
		While Hafer's power to hire and fire derived from her position as auditor general, it said, a suit for damages based on the exercise of this authority could be brought against Hafer in her personal capacity.
		Hafer relies on this recapitulation for the proposition that she may not be held personally liable under § 1983 for discharging respondents because she "acted" in her official capacity as auditor general of Pennsylvania.
		Hafer seeks to overcome the distinction between officialand personal-capacity suits by arguing that § 1983 liability turns not on the capacity in which state officials are sued, but on the capacity in which they acted when injuring the plaintiff.
	filebox.vt.edu /faculty/aaup/HaferMelo2.htm (3258 words)

	Clarion University News
		Barbara Hafer, former state treasurer, auditor general and the first woman elected to the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners, will speak on “Women, Politics and Public Service” on Wednesday, October 26 at 3 p.m.
		Hafer’s appearance is the kick-off program for the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women’s (PCOSW) 2005-06 annual project, “Women and Work.” The yearlong series of programs, panels and speakers will focus on various aspects of the diverse challenges facing women in the workplace.
		Hafer has won numerous awards for her three decades of distinguished public service, including the “Outstanding Employer Award” from AFSCME Council 90 and “The Pursuit of Justice Award” from Israel Bonds, which recognized Hafer for her "compassion and dedication" in leading settlement efforts between Holocaust survivors and several European nations.
	news.clarion.edu /News/10483.html (428 words)

	Hafer Endorses Casey
		Hafer said the differences between her and Casey - she favors abortion rights, he does not - don't "tell the whole story." She hailed Casey's work on issues important to women, children and "those less fortunate," saying "there could not be a greater contrast with Rick Santorum," who also opposes abortion.
		Hafer bowed out of the race in March under pressure from Democratic leaders trying to clear the primary field for Casey, the state treasurer, son of a former governor and Pennsylvania's top vote-getter last November.
		Hafer, Casey's predecessor in the treasurer's office, said in her letter that stepping aside was a difficult decision that was ''made easier knowing that I'd be helping a good man.''
	mysite.verizon.net /lardil/id322.html (580 words)

	Hafer Profile
		Barbara Hafer, treasurer for eight years and auditor general for the eight years before that, has busied herself the past few weeks by cleaning out her desk, attending going-away parties, reminiscing with old colleagues, packing knick-knacks into cardboard boxes...
		Hafer's nursing experience, in turn, instilled in her a sympathy for the many abuse and sex assault victims who ended up in the hospital.
		Along the way, Hafer has traded barbs with the best of them, calling the late Gov. Robert P. Casey a "redneck Irishman" and saying Knoll was a liar for her alleged role in a fraud scandal that consumed her second term in the treasurer's office.
	home1.gte.net /lardil/id40.html (1179 words)

	Hafer calls for spending cut to offset state budget crisis
		Hafer said that women in particular should be angered by tax increases because they are underrepresented at the state level.
		Hafer, 48, was the first woman to be elected commissioner in Allegheny County, where she served two terms.
		Hafer stated at a news conference before her speech that state spending increased by 8 percent this year and 11 percent last year.
	www.collegian.psu.edu /archive/1991/09/09-13-91tdc/09-13-91dnews-03.asp (547 words)

	Hafer 'in,' Casey holds back on run for U.S. Senate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Former state Treasurer Barbara Hafer yesterday signaled her plans to seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, and a spokesman for her successor, Bob Casey Jr., said his decision on whether to enter the 2006 contest was imminent.
		Hafer, a former Allegheny County commissioenr, got her revenge by endorsing Fisher's eventual opponent, Gov. Ed Rendell, and later switched to the Democratic Party.
		Hafer, who has longed favored abortion rights, said further that her poll showed that a majority of Pennsylvania voters, and 60 percent of Democratic voters, agree with her on that highly charged issue.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05062/465468.stm (615 words)

	Elections
		Hafer remains a registered Republican, and she ranks as one of the highest-ranking Republicans statewide.
		Hafer also won the GOP nomination for governor in 1990, when she lost in the general election to former Gov. Robert P. Casey, a Democrat.
		Hafer won her second term as treasurer by defeating Catherine Baker Knoll in another bitter campaign in 2000.
	www.goerie.com /apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Avis=GE&Dato=20021029&Kategori=ELECTION&Lopenr=110290160&Ref=AR (609 words)

	The American Spectator
		Hafer had received political backing from Democratic financial backers EMILY'S List and the National Organization for Women, and she was expected to press ahead, at least for a time, despite warnings from Democratic Senate leaders Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer.
		Hafer was angered by the Rendell power play, telling supporters that he refused to explain why he was backing a candidate who differed with him on issues critical to the Democratic Party.
		Hafer, according to the DSCC source, had sought to speak to DNC chairman Howie Dean, but her call went unreturned.
	www.spectator.org /dsp_article.asp?art_id=7853 (1033 words)

	Hafer may change parties - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Hafer was the mentor who convinced Roddey to switch his voter registration from independent to Republican in the 1980s.
		He said Hafer's endorsement of Onorato is part of her strategy to run for the Senate in 2006.
		Rendell spokeswoman Kate Phillips said the governor is pleased by Hafer's decision and that "Onorato is worthy" of her support.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/news/s_158643.html (667 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Hoeffel, Hafer, Casey busy campaigning in Boston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Barbara Hafer, the Republican-turned-Democratic state treasurer who is considering a bid for the Senate in 2006, treated delegates to drinks and gourmet snacks at a reception in their hotel's top-floor ballroom that lasted from Monday night until the wee hours of Tuesday morning.
		Hafer, who is winding up 16 years in the statewide offices of treasurer and auditor general, switched parties in December at the urging of Gov. Ed Rendell, whom she supported over the GOP nominee in 2002.
		Hafer, who lives in Elizabeth in Allegheny County, said she probably will decide whether to launch a campaign by the year's end.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/07/27/hoeffel_hafer_casey_busy_campaigning_in_boston?mode=PF (724 words)

	TREASURER HAFER RECEIVES AFSCME AWARD
		Hafer received a warm welcome from the assembly, with the delegates giving her several standing ovations during the course of the presentation.
		"Barbara Hafer is one of the most creative and most innovative persons when it comes to workplace issues.
		After receiving the award State Treasurer Hafer expressed her thanks to AFSCME and stated: " I believe that we are partners, whether you are union or management, we must work together to get the job done.
	www.angelfire.com /pa/AFSCMElocal0972/bill5.index.html (445 words)

	Treasurer race unknown to voters
		Hafer also served as an Allegheny County commissioner, and for the past eight years has been the state auditor general.
		Dermody said Hafer is qualified for the position because of her experience in state government and her management position as a hospital administrator.
		Hafer plans to improve the tuition account program that allows families to buy college credits at state-owned universities at today's prices for very young children.
	www.collegian.psu.edu /archive/1996_jan-dec/1996_nov/1996-11-04_the_daily_collegian/1996-11-04d01-014.htm (641 words)

	Our Campaigns - Candidate - Barbara Hafer
		Hafer became President of the National Association of State Auditors Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) in August 2001, after also serving the association as Treasurer, and as Second and First Vice President.
		In September 2001, Hafer issued a call to action for fellow financial officials nationwide to scrutinize all treasury and pension fund investments to ensure they are not investing in or with businesses, financial institutions, governments, non-profit entities or individuals identified as supporting terrorism.
		Hafer also earned nationwide recognition through her service on a special five-member National Executive Committee of state and local finance officers formed to monitor the progress of Swiss banks in returning World War II-era deposits to Holocaust victims and their heirs.
	www.ourcampaigns.com /CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=4426 (1116 words)

	Swing State Project: PA-18: Hafer's Out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		For several days before the Bob Casey announcement, Hafer played hard ball with the Casey campaign, releasing polling that showed her with a good chance to beat Santorum and declaring she was in the race to stay.
		Hafer even has formed a congressional campaign finance committee, which allows her to accept contributions for the race next year.
		Barbara Hafer has a bright future in this party and it would be shame if she never is able to hold public office again.
	www.swingstateproject.com /2005/08/pa-18_hafers_ou.php (597 words)

	Young Philly Politics: Barbara Hafer endorses Casey
		BUCKS COUNTY, PA – I respect ex-Republican Barbara Hafer for her years of public service and her strong commitment to women's issues, but her decision to endorse Robert Casey Jr.
		Hafer claims that "there could not be a greater contrast" than the one between Rick Santorum and Robert Casey Jr.
		Hafer’s second flawed assumption is that "If we are going to retire Rick Santorum, the Democratic Party must stand united." A vigorous Democratic primary will be healthy for democracy and the Democratic Party.
	youngphillypolitics.blogspot.com /2005/06/barbara-hafer-endorses-casey.html (1114 words)

	NOW/PAC - Petition to Democratic Leaders
		Barbara Hafer is a strong advocate for reproductive rights and was the frontrunner to take on extremist Republican incumbent Rick Santorum in the 2006 Pennsylvania Senate.
		Hafer has won four statewide elections in Pennsylvania and is the strongest possible challenger to Santorum.
		A recent Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates poll conducted on behalf of Hafer showed that 60% of Pennsylvania Democrats, 54% of Independents, and 40% of Republicans are pro-choice.
	www.nowpacs.org /alerts/democrats-letter-03-05.html (588 words)

	Daily Local News - Hafer out of governor race
		Hafer's spokesman made the announcement after Hafer failed to appear at a candidate's forum in Harrisburg on Tuesday morning with Fisher, Rendell and Casey.
		Hafer, 58, is a former nurse and Allegheny County commissioner who has won four statewide elections, two four-year terms as auditor general and two more as treasurer.
		Hafer said the nation's economic downturn and the fiscal impacts on Pennsylvania prompted her to drop out of the race.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=2933850&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6 (1160 words)

	WS 100 election projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Hafer is known as an active feminist, which I assume, stems from the challenges she met as a single mother as well as the challenges she has and does meet as a female politician.
		Barbara Hafer is pro-choice and although she probably does not have much opportunity as treasurer to actively work on legislation for the issue, she may decide on how to use money or wher or if to fund abortion clinics.
		Hafer is praised and recognized for the work she has done to recover money from European firms for Holocaust survivors and their heirs.
	webpub.alleg.edu /employee/s/swesoky/WS100electionprojects.html (16593 words)

	National Republican Senatorial Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Barbara Hafer, Casey's predecessor as treasurer, had said Wednesday that she planned to run - raising the specter of a primary fight that state party leaders feared would wreck any chance of unseating Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum.
		A day after vowing to push ahead with her candidacy, Barbara Hafer, a former state treasurer and abortion-rights proponent, appeared to face increasing pressure from some in the party to move aside in favor of Casey, an abortion-rights foe favored by high-level national and state Democrats.
		Hafer said the governor touted her candidacy to Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, who has been trying to talk current state Treasurer Robert P. Casey Jr.
	www.nrsc.org /newsdesk/document.aspx?ID=89 (1404 words)

	Political chatter has Barbara Hafer mulling a Democrat run at Rick Santorum - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		But the rumor gaining momentum in political circles is that Republican state Treasurer Barbara Hafer might attempt to unseat GOP Sen. Rick Santorum in 2006.
		One theory being whispered is that Rendell will lend his considerable fund-raising acumen to Hafer's Senate bid, which would be the only way Babs could realistically hope to match the amount in Santorum's campaign coffers.
		Hafer has said she has no plans to switch parties.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/opinion/s_134927.html (1255 words)

	$100 Million Hafer HomeBuyer Program Unveiled; Offers Below-Market Mortgages to Middle Income Families
		The program is open to first-time home buyers and also to active duty military personnel, veterans and members of the armed forces Reserves or National Guard, single parents, persons with disabilities and persons who have a family member with a disability living in their household.
		Hafer said Radian was selected because it is located in Pennsylvania.
		Hafer said the special insurance rates and the one-half percent reduction on market interest rates would generate a savings of more than $10,000 for a homebuyer with an $80,000 mortgage.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-30-1999/0001033467&EDATE= (684 words)

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