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D.C. Notebook: Specter ready for Hardball host challenge

Houston Chronicle - Mon Dec 1, 1:43 am EST

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.

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Candidates Stomped Early & Often in PA
PAHomePage.com - Tue Nov 4, 11:09 am EST
The road to the White House included many stops on the campaign trial in northeast and central Pennsylvania. This election the Keystone State is a key battleground. The candidates visited often and early to get the votes of Pennsylvanians.
Obama Opens Early Lead on McCain, Taking Ohio, Pennsylvania
Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 4, 9:31 pm EST
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won Ohio and opened an early wide lead in electoral votes over Republican rival John McCain.
CENTRAL PA NEWS
The Patriot-News - Tue Nov 4, 12:12 am EST
Today is Election Day in Pennsylvania. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you have questions about where to vote or other election matters, you should call elections officials in your county.
Huge turnout forecast for Election Day in Pa.
Times Leader - Tue Nov 4, 12:56 am EST
HARRISBURG — Presidential candidates, surrogates and volunteers swarmed across Pennsylvania on the last full day of campaigning Monday, while local officials braced for an Election Day deluge of voters that was expected to be the largest turnout in decades.
Election 2008: O'Donnell falls short vs. Murphy; Doyle easily defeats North; Obama wins Pa., presidency
The Times Express - Thu Nov 6, 4:15 am EST
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, a Republican, handily defeated Democratic challenger Steve O'Donnell on Tuesday, according to unofficial election results. read more »
Dems, GOP, already targeting 2010 gov races
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 5, 2:33 pm EST
Their majority of gubernatorial seats larger by one, Democrats are taking aim at key states in 2010, including California, Minnesota and Connecticut. Republicans, who successfully re-elected four incumbents on an election night of big GOP losses elsewhere, want to win back Kansas, Ohio and Pennsylvania, among others.
Keystone State Up for Grabs
NBC Philadelphia - Thu Nov 6, 4:44 am EST
Surveys say Barack Obama is ahead in the PA Presidential Election but a shrinking margin could give John McCain some hope.
Election 2008: Delozier wins 88th District seat
The Sentinel - Thu Nov 6, 2:01 am EST
A new Republican face will take over the reins of Pennsylvania’s 88th Legislative District for the next two years.
Lots of Democratic Wins for Pa. Congressional Seats
KYW News Radio 1060 - Wed Nov 5, 12:32 pm EST
Bob Brady, Chaka Fattah, Joe Sestak, Patrick Murphy, and Allyson Schwartz were among those who won re-election.
'The whole world was watching'
Lake County News-Sun - Thu Nov 6, 5:18 am EST
Once it was announced that Barack Obama won Pennsylvania Tuesday night, Guy Ederheimer of unincorporated Antioch knew Obama would be the 44th president. "I got the air horn from my boat and I went out and blew it on the deck," said Ederheimer, a 59-year-old zydeco accordion player.
Rendell, Specter Say Palin Hurt McCain's Chances
CBS 3 Philadelphia - Wed Nov 5, 8:53 pm EST
GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took some heat Wednesday from two of Pennsylvania's top political leaders.
Election elicits student reaction across country
Penn State Collegian - Thu Nov 6, 5:04 am EST
In the wake of Barack Obama's election to the presidency Tuesday night, the same fervor displayed by Penn State students in a cross-campus procession and a gathering on the steps of Old Main was present at colleges and universities nationwide.
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Pocono Record - Thu Nov 6, 12:40 am EST
The county trended more Democratic than the state. Pennsylvania voted 55 percent to 44 percent for Obama. Monroe County voters were 58 percent to 41 percent in favor of Obama.
Rendell, Specter: Bipartisanship is key ''There's no doubt that the American people are sick and tired of the ...
The Morning Call - Thu Nov 6, 4:16 am EST
Obama should use best-qualified, regardless of party. | Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, and U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., offered their thoughts Wednesday on Barack Obama's election as president. The two veteran pols appeared at a post-election breakfast sponsored by the Committee of Seventy, a Philadelphia-based good-government group. The questions were posed by committee President and Chief ...
Stock futures fall as election eyed
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 4, 9:02 pm EST
Stock index futures fell late Tuesday, after Democrat Barack Obama scored the first big win in the fight for the White House by capturing Pennsylvania, but with the race still too close to call.