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Dan Onorato To Announce Candidacy For Governor

Well, in an unsurprising turn of events Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato will officially announce Tuesday that he wants to run for Governor of Pennsylvania. He will be traveling across the state of Pennsylvania making...

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$35 Million Success for Pittsburgh During G20

It was announced yesterday, that it is to be believed that Pittsburgh received a $35 million increase in profits during the G-20 Summit held here last week.

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Police Advance on G20 Protesters

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200 Arrests Made During G20

Well, Pittsburgh has survived. With the exception of Oakland, the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh has been relatively calm. However, supposedly Oakland is still a hot spot for anarchists, protesters, and unruly students unwilling to accept the lawful guidelines during this time, and this protected situation downtown....

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G20 Day 1: Pittsburgh Gallery

So yesterday was the "official" start of the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I had the opportunity to check out some of the sights as protesters tried to push their way through the city. This is the resistance they met along the way. I can certainly say one thing...

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G20: Pittsburgh In International Spotlight

Well, it's here everyone. A day that possible Pitstburghers have dreaded, dignitaries have anticipated, and protesters have planned ahead for. The G-20 Summit is in town and ready to get started, well in the afternoon anyways. However, it really is an amazing time I guess for the city as a...

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Hill District Tent City Grows

Over in the Hill District, while the city was preparing for the G-20 Summit, erecting fences, and boarding up businesses, a small tent community filled with protesters was camping and preparing for their protests in order to be organized for the two day summit meetings. On Wylie Avenue in the Hill District...

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Pittsburgh’s Rivers Partly Closed For G-20

Commercial and recreational boats will be prohibited from using about 4 miles of the city's three rivers during the Group of 20 economic summit, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday. The boundaries of the security zone established....

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