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Pittsburgh council seeks official disaster extension

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 2:41 p.m.

Council members claim the extension of the city's Declaration of Disaster Emergency is not valid and want to see by the end of the day Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's signature on the notice ...

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College students, Pittsburgh city council talk issues over breakfast

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About 50 students and three council members attended a pancake breakfast hosted by Pitt student groups after initially hooking up during weeks of talks in November and December over Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's attempt to impose a 1 percent tax on tuition ...

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Pittsburgh council to weigh financial impact before vote on police pact

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 1:05 p.m.

"If the contract falls into the guidelines of the five-year plan the city is bound by under Act 47, then I believe City Council will approve it," said Bill Peduto, chairman of council's Finance Committee ...

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Dems overwhelmingly back Specter

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Published Feb. 7, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Democratic officials, many of whom had worked for decades to defeat Sen. Arlen Specter, welcomed him to his new party Saturday with an overwhelming endorsement for their primary ...

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State Dems endorse Specter

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 11:50 p.m.

LANCASTER -- Democratic officials, many of whom had worked for decades to defeat Sen. Arlen Specter, welcomed him to his new party Saturday with an overwhelming endorsement for their primary ...

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Snow Strands Mayor Outside Pittsburgh On Birthday

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 9:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl got snowed in by the storm that hit western Pennsylvania on Friday night and Saturday morning while he was celebrating his 30th birthday in the Laurel Mountains ...

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Sestak, Specter trade accusations at debate

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.

In a series of barbed and critical exchanges, Sen. Arlen Specter and his challenger, Rep. Joe Sestak, drew different lessons from the Republican upset in the Massachusetts Senate race ...

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Specter campaign fined for excessive donations

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission announced Thursday that it has fined the campaign of Sen. Arlen Specter $10,900 and ordered it to repay $37,950 in excessive contributions from his 2004 re-election campaign ...

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Specter Won't Support 9/11 Trial In Pa.

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Published Feb. 1, 2010 at 10:21 p.m.

Sen. Arlen Specter says he'll fight to prevent the trial of the 9/11 mastermind from being held in Pittsburgh; KDKA's Harold Hayes reports ...

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Incomplete: After the tuition tax, the city needs more than hope

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Published Dec. 23, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

Like kids on a playground, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and the head of Pittsburgh colleges and universities have emerged from a bruising fight to say they're all friends now and willing to work together in the future ...

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