"It brings home the crushing reality of this war." --Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania governor, on the deaths of five of his state's National Guardsmen in one day in Iraq.

WASHINGTON--After eight years in the arduous job as mayor of Philadelphia, 55-year-old Ed Rendell was looking forward to a couple of years of relaxation before moving on to his next political objective, winning the Pennsylvania...

...I don't think anyone can calculate the effect of having a Jew on the ticket," said Democratic Party Chairman Ed Rendell. "If Joe Lieberman were Episcopalian, it would be a slam dunk." Picking Lieberman was a turn-around jumper from...

...keeping two independent political figures such as the Clintons in line. A smarter choice would be 64-year-old Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, a Clinton supporter who's a shrewd politician. He has executive experience and an ability to relate...

...national chairman. "We don't have to go out and find African-American and Hispanic kids to put on our stage." Ed Rendell, general chairman of the Democrats, called it a charade engineered by Karl Rove, a senior adviser to Bush. "It has...

...campaign can be organized. But for the moment, there was disarray at the top of the Democratic Party. General Chairman Ed Rendell, the former mayor of Philadelphia, told TV interviewers that "Gore should act now and concede, and I think he will...

...ice and snow following a monster storm that has been blamed for at least 24 deaths in the Northeast and Midwest. Gov. Ed Rendell apologized for the state's "totally unacceptable" handling of the storm and the Interstate 78 tie-up, which stranded...

...nomination in Pennsylvania. Specter has been welcomed to the Democratic Party by President Obama and by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, the most influential Democrat in Harrisburg. That makes it unlikely that Specter will face any serious challenge in...

...new administration. The high court's ruling Tuesday night fell like a hammer on Gore's chances. Within an hour, Ed Rendell, the general chairman of the Democratic party, was on television declaring the vice president "should act now and...

...make sense for him to consider one of her prominent supporters, such as Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland or Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. Beyond that, many Democrats hope Obama will shore up his fragile national security credentials by picking someone...