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Murtha: Western PA "Racist" But Obama Should Win
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... a few weeks ago indicated the race was close. Quinnipiac pollster Clay Richards has said growing support among working-class voters in the state were behind the change.
In February, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell _ another Clinton backer _ told the Post-Gazette's editorial board that some whites in the state were likely to vote against Obama in the primary because of his race. Clinton easily won that contest.
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Murtha: Western PA "Racist" But Obama Should Win
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... a few weeks ago indicated the race was close. Quinnipiac pollster Clay Richards has said growing support among working-class voters in the state were behind the change.
In February, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell _ another Clinton backer _ told the Post-Gazette's editorial board that some whites in the state were likely to vote against Obama in the primary because of his race. Clinton easily won that contest.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: http://post-gazette.com/
Pittsburg Tribune-Review: http://www.pghtrib.com ...
Full of excuses
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By Michael J.W. Stickings I know, I know... I'm full of excuses these days. No new posts from me all weekend. Why? Because of the NFL draft. Seriously. It was a big weekend for us gridiron fans, and I was really into it, to put it mildly, obsessing over mock drafts, reading up on possible draftees for my beloved Steelers, flipping back and forth between TSN (one of our sports networks, which broadcast the ESPN coverage) and the NFL Network for the first two rounds on Saturday, then watching much of the remaining draft, Rounds 3-7, on Sunday, with both ...
Arlen Specter Brings Down House At Comedy Club
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HOMESTEAD, Pa. — Arlen Specter is running for another term in the U.S. Senate, but he brought down the house at a Pittsburgh-area comedy club.
The Pennsylvania Democrat headlined a benefit comedy show at the Pittsburgh Improv in nearby Homestead on Thursday night. The event was organized by the Allegheny County Department of Human Services and raised $32,000 to benefit the county's Music Festival Fund for children.
Among Specter's jokes was this one: "I came down to breakfast the other day, and I told my wife that I shaved and felt 10 years younger. She said, 'Why didn't you shave last ...
Post-Gazette G-20 Mini Site
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has set up a web site devoted solely to the upcoming G-20. You can find it at: http://www.pgpremium.com/g20/ You'll notice that there's a tab on the site for G-20 blogs and I've just put up my first post there. I'll be blogging both there and here for this week. . ...
William Woodson, Steelers Fan, Allegedly Kills Misbehaving Puppy Before Steelers Game
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BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — Police say a western Pennsylvania man told them he kicked his girlfriend's puppy to death because he was upset that the pit bull wouldn't behave before the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers game.
Twenty-two-year-old William Woodson, of Bridgeville, remained jailed Monday on a charge of animal cruelty.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazettes reports that a witness told police that Woodson was kicking the dog down the street shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday, which is when the football game began. Police say Woodson was supposed to be taking the pit bull for a walk, but the animal ...
