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Overwhelming the System

A Bush/Cheney 2004 campaign worker in Pennsylvania thinks I've only scratched the surface of what's going on: Democratic community organizers would go through presumably sympathetic populations and urge ...

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

Mon Oct 13, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Bottle explosives mark latest attacks

Debi Dubich spent her birthday quietly Monday in her Wool Street home. The peaceful day was in stark contrast to Sunday night, when three bottle explosives were tossed into the Duquesne neighborhood -- ...

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, West Mifflin, PA

ThePittsburghChannel.com

Hazmat Crews, Bomb Squad Investigate Suspicious Bottles In Duquesne

Hazmat crews and the bomb squad were called to a home in Duquesne after bottles filled with a suspicious liquid were thrown at the building.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

The Daily News

Cause of fatal Duquesne fire still a mystery

Allegheny County investigators may never find out what started the fire that killed a Duquesne man.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

Sun Oct 12, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Marker links Gen. Forbes' trek to Pittsburgh

A relative of Gen. John Forbes visited Ligonier on Wednesday, the 250th anniversary of his ancestor's 300-mile trek across Pennsylvania to victory against the French at Fort Duquesne in Pittsburgh.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Ligonier, PA, Pennsylvania, Lawrence, PA, Forbes Road, PA

Fri Oct 10, 2008

The Daily News

Officials laud new homes in Duquesne

These homes along Crawford Avenue and Hill Street in Duquesne will be available for qualified buyers at a cost of $64,000. It was supposed to be a groundbreaking in Duquesne.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA

Thu Oct 09, 2008

Allegheny County

Onorato, ACTION-Housing Break Ground on New Homes in Duquesne

Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato and representatives of ACTION-Housing Inc.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Braddock, PA, North Braddock, PA, Homestead, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

Tue Oct 07, 2008

Allegheny County

Smoke Alarms Cut Risk of Dying In a House Fire By 50%

As part of National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5 a ' 11, and in light of recent fatal house fires, the Allegheny County Health Department is reminding residents that every home should have a smoke alarm on ...

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Braddock, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Etna, PA, Homestead, PA

Kdka.com

Duquesne Fire Victim Identified

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

Mon Oct 06, 2008

The Daily News

Elderly man dies in blaze

Edgar Miller moved into a friend's house in Duquesne barely two months ago, after surviving a fire that destroyed the McKeesport apartment building where he had lived.

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Related Topix: McKeesport, PA, Allegheny County, PA

Kdka.com

One Killed In Duquesne Fire

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

Sun Oct 05, 2008

WPXI

Fire Marshal Investigating Fatal Duquesne Fire

Two victims are still recovering from a raging fire early Sunday morning that killed another person living inside.

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Related Topix: Fire, Allegheny County, PA

Sat Oct 04, 2008

The Valley Herald

French and Indians attack Ligonier outpost in 1758

This series of occasional articles is presented in conjunction with this year's Ligonier 250 Celebration and follows the Gen.

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Related Topix: Ligonier, PA, Gordon, PA, New York Metro

Fri Oct 03, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Symposium to explore assassinations in '60s

As many as 750 forensic scientists, lawyers, authors, students, professors and others are expected to gather next weekend at Duquesne University to look four decades into the past to see where the country is ...

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Related Topix: Duquesne University, Allegheny County, PA, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wed Oct 01, 2008

WPXI

Sen. Bob Casey, Duquesne Economic Prof. Talk About New Bailout Plan

"What is a very rough economy for a lot of Pennsylvania families could get a lot worse," said Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Robert Casey, Democrat, Duquesne University

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Bridge over Mon fills bike trail's missing link

Work continues yesterday on the Riverton Railroad Bridge as McKeesport Mayor James Brewster addresses the crowd during a dedication ceremony.

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Railroad, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, McKeesport, PA, Washington, PA

Mon Sep 29, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Duquesne names new head of forensic science institute

Duquesne University today announced it has named a new director for its Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law.

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Related Topix: Duquesne University, Allegheny County, PA

Sun Sep 28, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Regional companies make best places to work list

When geologist Frank Benacquista was looking for a job four years ago, he opted for KU Resources Inc.

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Related Topix: Delmont, PA, Harrisburg Metro, Harrisburg, PA, Hershey, PA, Mercer, PA

Fri Sep 26, 2008

York Dispatch

US Steel gives Allegheny Co. bridge for bike trail

U.S. Steel Corp. has formally handed ownership of a bridge over the Monangahela River to Allegheny County, helping complete a bike trail that will connect Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. The Riverton Railroad ...

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, McKeesport, PA

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Our view: Shippensburg should get to the bottom of fort site

It appears Shippensburg Borough is slowly adding another dimension to its collective identity -- that of destination for seekers of historical curiosities.

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Related Topix: Shippensburg, PA, Franklin County, PA, Venango, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

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