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Lawmaker proposes using slots money for water projects

HARRISBURG -- The 2004 law that legalized slot machines in Pennsylvania created a new Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund. ... (05/14/2008)

McCain backer issues apology for remarks about Catholic church

SEATTLE -- An evangelical pastor backing John McCain tried to put his remarks about the Catholic Church behind him yesterday, issuing an apology to the head of the Catholic League expressing "deep ... (05/14/2008)

Local

Campaign 2008/North: November contests in offing for House seats (05/04/2008)
Harvey loses council seat in Monroeville (05/01/2008)
How they voted (04/27/2008)
Primary 2008/Washington: Incumbents, Clinton score wins (04/27/2008)
Campaign finance reform vote possible today in city council (04/24/2008)
Primary 2008/North: Metcalfe defeats Redding, 2-1 (04/24/2008)
Primary 2008/North: Legislative aide Matzie wins 16th District House race (04/24/2008)
Primary 2008/North: Weather too nice to vote, official says (04/24/2008)
Primary 2008/West: Beaver County voters pick fall contenders (04/24/2008)
Primary 2008/East: Bompiani wins solid contest (04/24/2008)

State

Lawmaker proposes using slots money for water projects (05/14/2008)
Rendell says he'll veto weakened ban on smoking (05/13/2008)
State House moves for bigger, better bingo booty (05/08/2008)
LCB seeks advice on bringing better wine to Pa. (05/08/2008)
Same-sex marriage ban likely dead in Pa. Senate (05/07/2008)
Stage set for vote on gay marriage ban (05/06/2008)
State Senate approves ban on political robo-calls (05/01/2008)
Pa. House panel advances bill to boost government pensions (04/30/2008)
Backers, foes of gay marriage collide at Capitol (04/30/2008)
McCord gets Democratic nod for state treasurer (04/23/2008)

National

McCain backer issues apology for remarks about Catholic church (05/14/2008)
Political currents swirl in Smalltown, W.Va. (05/13/2008)
McCain acknowledges global warming (05/13/2008)
Clinton shows no sign of quitting (05/09/2008)
Pa. congressman, a superdelegate, backs Clinton (05/09/2008)
Clinton vows to buck odds, stay in race (05/08/2008)
Clinton says she'll be 'a president who never gives up' (05/08/2008)
Obama candidacy raises old questions about what is black (05/08/2008)
Primaries fail to end unsettled campaign (05/07/2008)
Indiana's Lake County has tradition of late vote tallies (05/07/2008)

Rendell says he'll veto weakened ban on smoking

HARRISBURG -- A House-Senate panel had been expected to adopt a compromise bill yesterday outlining which workplaces had to be smoke-free, but Gov. ... (05/13/2008)

Political currents swirl in Smalltown, W.Va.

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- As a fog enveloped the nearby New River yesterday on a chilly, rainy afternoon, this small town an hour southeast of Charleston was covered in a similar haze about which way its residents would tilt in today's Democratic presidential primary. (05/13/2008)

McCain acknowledges global warming

Arizona Sen. John McCain broke with the Bush administration and Republican Party orthodoxy yesterday as he not only declared global warming real, but also reached out to Democrats and independents with a free-market solution that includes capping carbon-fuel emissions. (05/13/2008)