http://www.post-gazette.com/election/ PG election news and opinion en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:39:38 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208599-176-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml WASHINGTON -- Perhaps the most attention-getting Super Bowl ad -- other than that dog blackmailing his owner with tortilla chips to keep quiet over a felinicide, of course -- was Clint Eastwood's paean to a resurgent auto industry in Detroit. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208600-176-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml While their decisions won't award many actual delegates, voters in three states could reshape perceptions of the Republican presidential nomination battle today by reinforcing Rick Santorum's claim as chief conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208614-84-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Two American brothers of a Mexican casino magnate who fled drug and fraud charges in the United States and has been seeking a pardon enabling him to return have emerged as major fundraisers and donors for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208620-454-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml At the Allegheny County elections division, staffers are calling poll workers and reminding them of the April 24 primary. Competitive bids are out for hauling machines to polling places. The schools, churches, apartment complexes and other buildings that host polls are being reminded, too. There may be another round of calls this spring telling them to forget it. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12037/1208487-100-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Jurors have found Democratic state Rep. Bill DeWeese, the onetime House speaker from Waynesburg, guilty on five of six felony counts. Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12037/1208446-503.stm?cmpid=elections.xml A deal between Republican lawmakers and Gov. Tom Corbett on a Marcellus Shale regulatory and impact fee measure is nearly complete, with summaries of the expected compromise plan circulating among lawmakers over the weekend. Top legislative and administration aides said action on that final plan could begin as soon as today. Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12037/1208411-454-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml In early 2010, in an effort to ease the burden of the state's prison system, Gov. Ed Rendell announced that Pennsylvania would contract with Michigan and Virginia to move 2,000 low-risk inmates to facilities in those states. Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12037/1208406-84-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml After a blockbuster few months, the race for the Republican presidential nomination may be about to hit the snooze button. The closely watched early states are done, and the competition has whittled down to a hardy four candidates. The next landmark day is a month off -- March 6, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12036/1208318-176-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second consecutive triumph against a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace. Sun, 5 Feb 2012 13:05:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208238-176-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml LAS VEGAS -- Voters in Nevada have their chance to weigh in on the Republican presidential contest today with caucus votes. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208134-454-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml HARRISBURG -- The April 24 primary date may be in jeopardy after the state Supreme Court on Friday explained its rejection of new legislative maps and Republicans filed suit to prevent voting under the old districts. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 11:57:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208176-176-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml LAS VEGAS -- A confident Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of GOP presidential caucuses this weekend in a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208178-176-0.stm?cmpid=elections.xml WASHINGTON -- The millionaires, billionaires and companies giving big sums to political committees supporting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Barack Obama have important business with the next president. Some are already in trouble with the government. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500