Archive for May, 2008

Just saw that McCain is running this ad on NBC as Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final is starting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI4mNspYdCA McCain will be trying to seperate himself from Bush in Western PA as in a lot of other places around the country.  In the meantime, MoveOn.org will be reminding people how remarkably similar McCain and...
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PA is left with four remaining undeclared superdelegates:  Reps. Mike Doyle and Jason Altmire of Southwest PA, Rep. Tim Holden of Harrisburg, and Rep. Bob Brady of Philadelphia.  As of today, Obama needs 61 more delegates to secure the nomination (though it is likely that after the Rules Committee meetings on May 31, that number will go...
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There has been a lot of discussion happening in East Liberty about East Liberty. In April, there was a weekly discussion series about some of the development taking place at the Union Project. Chris Ivey screened his film East of Liberty. The discussion continues this Friday at Green Drinks… Ernie Hogan. ...
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In less that a year Pittsburgh will have the opportunity to vote for a new mayor.  I have been thinking about the mayors race since I read Brian O’Neill’s article “Mayor’s Race, 2009: What’s the Obama Effect.“  In this article O’Neill compares the results of the 2007 mayors race with the results of the...
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Come to the Pittsburgh Town Hall Meeting to learn about PennFuture’s Campaign for Great Green Jobs. Tuesday May 13, 11:30-1:00 p.m. Lunch provided, RSVP required GSP Consulting Landmarks Building, Station Square 100 West Station Square Drive, Suite 500 Learn how you can save money, fight global warming, and create Great Green Jobs for Pennsylvania. Speakers: Kathleen McGinty, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...
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Union Project community Meetings on East Liberty Originally uploaded by progresspittsburgh Councilman Ricky Burgess talks with community members at the Union Project. The Union Project has been hosting weekly meetings on East Liberty for the past 5 weeks. Topics covered include housing, jobs, neighborhood association, the new Bakery Square develoment and safety. Click on the...
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A few months ago, Mr. Super reminded us that “There are no undecided superdelegates–just undeclared ones.”  In otherwords, superdelegates–like most of the rest of us–have an idea who they personally support, but want to wait for the most opportune time to declare that support (or maybe they are hoping that they won’t have to...
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