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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Pine-Richland Patch: 2012 Election Guide

Here's a look at the candidates and issues most important to Pine-Richland voters in 2012.

As we look ahead to Tuesday’s elections, Pine-Richland Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town. Here are the people and issues you will find on your ballot. President Barack Obama vs. former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney History  Pennsylvania has delivered its 20 electoral votes to the Democratic nominee for president in the last five elections. If current polls hold steady, Obama will make it six in a row in November. The president has not taken Pennsylvania’s support for granted and has made several trips to Western Pennsylvania in the past several years, even going as far as choosing Pittsburgh to host the G-20 summit in the fall of 2009. In his October 2011 visit, the president lobbied for …

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Obama Touts Jobs Proposal on South Side, Urges Senate to Pass Bill

President Barack Obama visited the IBEW Tuesday on a critical day for the American Jobs Act.

President Barack Obama stopped in Pittsburgh Tuesday with a message he is hoping will resonate with people across the country—adding more jobs to the workforce now is the immediate answer to an ailing economy. “People are out of work right now—and they need help right now,” Obama said. “Right now, our economy needs a jolt, and today, the Senate has a chance to do something by voting for the American Jobs Act." Obama met with members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 5 at its South Side training center at the corner of Hot Metal and East Carson streets just before noon. Obama took a tour of the IBEW training facilities, held a meeting of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, and discussed the …

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