Archive for November, 2009
The First Read — November 2, 2009
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Hatch reportedly warming to Toomey
A leading Republican Senator who once said there wasn’t anybody “in the world who believes” Pat Toomey could win a general election …
WEEKEND LEFTOVERS: Specter on flip-flops, Buchanan makes a move and another Joe Watkins sighting
It’s time to vote again this week. But first, a few items slipped by us last week at pa2010.com Central.
Senator Arlen Specter, who has slowly but surely shifted positions on card-check, the public option, DOMA and more, pMeanwhile, U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan, the would-be Republican candidate against Congressman Jason Altmire (D-4), said a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_650641.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pittsburghlive.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pittsburghlive.com%2Fx%2Fpittsburghtrib%2Fnews%2Fpittsburgh%2Fs_650641.html','she%22ll+resign+from+office+later+this+month')" target="_blank">she’ll resign from office later this month. She didn’t comment further on what comes next, but with the GOP determined to challenge Altmire and state Representative Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) seemingly uninterested, here’s betting she gets …
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