D.C. Notebook: Specter ready for Hardball host challenge
Houston Chronicle - Mon Dec 1, 1:43 am ESTSen. Arlen Specter , R-Pa., says he's ready for a tough re-election race in 2010, whether it's against MSNBC's Chris Matthews or someone else.
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Sen. Arlen Specter , R-Pa., says he's ready for a tough re-election race in 2010, whether it's against MSNBC's Chris Matthews or someone else.
Working Families Claim Victory!
Barack Obama stood on the verge of becoming the first black US president, after capturing key states Ohio and Pennsylvania to leave Republican John McCain a near-impossible route to the presidency.
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won at least 102 Electoral College votes, including Pennsylvania's, while Republican rival John McCain claimed 69, television networks projected after Eastern states finished voting.
President-Elect Barack Obama won Tuesday’s election with help from states like Pennsylvania , Florida , Indiana and Virginia . He received 349 electoral votes with more than 53 percent of the popular vote. Senator McCain got 163 electoral votes.
Democrat Barack Obama took a huge step towards becoming the first black US president Tuesday, as television networks projected he would win Pennsylvania to leave Republican John McCain a razor-thin route to the presidency.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ Gov. Ed Rendell urged voters to "hang in there" if they faced long lines today as state and county officials braced for an expected huge turnout for a presidential race in which Pennsylvania was front and center.
Democrat Barack Obama won a big victory over Republican rival John McCain Wednesday in Pennsylvania, one of three critical swing states that have played a decisive role in presidential elections for the past 50 years, U.S. television networks projected.
Democrat Barack Obama scored a big win against Republican John McCain in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, but the White House rivals were running close in other key battleground states that will decide the next U.S. president.
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain traded victories in several states they were expected to win on Tuesday, but Obama scored the first big win in their White House battle by capturing Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA -- Both parties held out hope early today for majority control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, with five races still too close to call, and Republicans expanded their control of the state Senate by one seat, to 30-20.
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey has been spending some time this week with President-elect Barack Obama. In fact, the two played basketball together the day of the election.
WILKES-BARRE -- 12 people consisting of House Democratic staffers and lawmakers are accused on using almost $2 million in Pennsylvania's taxpayer money to help keep third party candidates off of the ballot.
HARRISBURG (AP) _ Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett held off a challenger to return as the state's top law enforcement officer, while Jack Wagner won a second term as auditor general and newcomer Rob McCord was elected state treasurer.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dealt a huge blow to GOP rival John McCain’s hopes of a comeback victory by winning Pennsylvania...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama triumphed Tuesday in Pennsylvania despite an all-out push by Republican John McCain in the final days.