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First Pennsylvanians are racists, then they are rednecks, and now they are crackers. People are ***! I know I am! A short excerpt from Baer’s article: “John Baer: Is McCain banking on the ‘cracker factor’ in Pa.?” WHY IS John McCain’s campaign camping out in Pennsylvania...
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You might think Pittsburghers have had their fill of battleground state politics the past few months, but not the happy throng that packed the Byham Sunday afternoon for those serenading satirists, Capitol Steps, providing a jam-packed 100 minutes of political humor. In fact, the vociferous glee with...
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When in 1998 then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton put her husband's persecutions down to "a vast right-wing conspiracy," she was widely ridiculed. I had doubts myself. In my view, what conspiracies need to thrive are the two least common attributes in the modern world - total secrecy...
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Martinsburg , Pa – The brilliant tactics of our candidates’ strategies for becoming the next president of The United States of America are soon coming to an end with Election Day approaching. One must wonder how can a candidate guarantee the presidency? There is a simple strategy of winning...
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Susan Mannella For the last six weeks, I have been managing a feature on the Post-Gazette's Web site and in the newspaper called Picking Sides. This challenge was posed to readers: "If you've made up your mind for the upcoming presidential election, tell us why you favor the Republican McCain...
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Tom Waseleski What an election year to be in the news business. At the start of 2008, both parties had a lengthy list of viable candidates and both runs to the nomination were wide open. We're now down to the final few days of an epic battle between Barack Obama and John McCain, and there's one...
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Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are both campaigning in Pennsylvania Monday and Tuesday, with McCain contending the state and its 21 electoral votes are very much in contention despite polls that give Obama a double-digit lead here [ read PG story ]. Is the race tighter than polls...
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Tom Waseleski Newspaper endorsements -- people love 'em or hate 'em. At the Post-Gazette, we think they're important if you intend to have editorials that speak out for the paper on issues of the day. To the relative few newspapers that run editorials but refrain from endorsing candidates...
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Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama was an encouraging development but perhaps more as a morale boost than a practical benefit, a sign to his supporters that respected figures are rallying to Obama's cause, even some from the Republican camp. My concern is that the symbolism is more important...
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Tom Waseleski Short on cash and out of ideas, John McCain is going around the country trying to scare voters into believing that Barack Obama is .... a Muslim? a terrorist? No, worse than that -- a socialist. He's faulting Obama for allegedly wanting to transfer wealth and income from hard-working...