The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA

Obama stretches his lead as the clock ticks for Clinton
Barack Obama moved inexorably closer to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, adding to his lead as time begins to run out on challenger Hillary Clinton.
Obama ascendant after trading primary wins with Clinton
On the rebound, Barack Obama left Hillary Rodham Clinton with fast-dwindling chances to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination after beating her in North Carolina and falling just short in an Indiana cliffhanger.
Barr goes on offensive against Shuster about Iraq war
Murtha rival wins GOP nod as write-in
Potential Murtha foe expects to be on ballot
Bill Clinton stumps for wife in Ebensburg
A tired but upbeat Bill Clinton stopped in the county seat Monday to tout his own success in office and to ask voters to pull the lever for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Speaking on the wraparound porch of the mansion that houses the Cambria County Historical Society, the former president joked with the crowd and jabbed at his wife’s opponents.
Casey: Obama’s ‘ready right now’
Clinton vows to aid middle class
Less than 40 hours before polls are scheduled to open for Pennsylvania’s primary, U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton stepped on stage in Johnstown and pledged to fight for the middle class.
A Clinton presidency will “get back to what works in America,” the candidate said Sunday evening in a speech at Greater Johnstown High School’s gymnasium.
Hillary Clinton inspires supporters
Sen. Casey, Bill Clinton to campaign in area Monday
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and former president Bill Clinton will be in the region Monday as the primary election campiagns enter their final hours.
McCain: Cutting taxes more important than balanced budget
Republican John McCain said Sunday that cutting taxes and stimulating the economy are more important than balancing the budget, and accused both Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama of supporting tax hikes that would worsen the impact of a recession.
Clinton, Obama trade negative attacks days before Pa. vote
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama swapped some of the most negative attacks of the campaign two days before the Pennsylvania primary, each unleashing television ads on Sunday that accused the other of maintaining ties to special interests they both claim to reject.
Crowded field in chase for 71st House seat
In the state House 71st district, Democratic voters outnumber Republicans by more than 9,000. So it is no surprise that six Democrats dominate the field of candidates seeking the seat now held by retiring state Rep. Ed Wojnaroski, also a Democrat.
Democratic race up for grabs in 72nd district; GOP candidate unopposed
No heir apparent is waiting in the wings to represent the state House’s 72nd district. Retiring incumbent Rep. Tom Yewcic, D-Jackson Township, has not groomed or endorsed any of the seven Democrats vying to replace him.
Hillary Clinton to campaign in Johnstown Sunday; Bill visits Somerset today
In a final push before Tuesday’s crucial primary election, both Bill and Hillary Clinton are scheduled to make local campaign stops.
Pa. absentee ballots due by 5 p.m. today
Absentee ballots must be received by county election bureaus by 5 p.m. today, Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes said.
Murtha: McCain too old to be president
Age not an issue in election, area senior citizens say
Chelsea Clinton rallies support for mom
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton stopped in Johnstown on Tuesday, hoping to rally support for her mother’s presidential campaign.
Only a week before Pennsylvania’s critical primary, Clinton had a message for an early afternoon crowd in Central Park.
“I hope that you’ll all vote on April 22, and I hope you’ll all vote for my mom,” Clinton said.
Area Obama backers combat critics
Steelers owner Dan Rooney endorses Obama’s presidential bid
Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney on Monday endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential bid.
Crowded field seeks 69th district seat
Obama comments may help Clinton
Iraq vet faces uphill battle in 12th Congressional District
Economy at forefront in 9th Congressional District race
Pa. Republicans outline effort to reverse Democratic voter gains
Pennsylvania Republicans on Wednesday outlined a strategy to reverse the tide of voters abandoning their ranks in favor of the Democrats.
Rove visits Johnstown; predicts Dems’ primary rivalry could aid McCain
Obama gets nod at St. Francis' mock Democratic convention
With all the hoopla of a national poli-tical convention, students at St. Francis University – staging their own mock Democratic convention – chose Sen. Barack Obama as their party’s nominee.
When the gavel came down adjourning the convention, Courtney Williams, acting as chairwoman, declared amid loud cheering by hundreds of convention-goers that Obama would be the next president of the United States.
Trio offers advice to state rep replacements
‘It’s a very partisan place,’ departing area legislators say of Harrisburg
72nd candidates float variety of options for Pa. economy
Candidates for the state House of Representatives 72nd District agree that if the economy worsens, state government should provide economic incentives to help.
That’s where the agreement ends among the seven Democrats and one Republican vying to represent the Ebensburg-to-Windber district.
Dems ahead as local voters switch parties
Bill Clinton makes campaign stop in Altoona
Bill Clinton took a verbal jab at critics of his wife’s bid for the Democratic nomination for president.
71st district candidates address brain drain
72nd district candidates to speak tonight
Johnstown/Cambria Chamber sponsors candidates’ forums
The Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring two forums for candidates seeking nominations in the April 22 primary to represent the 71st and 72nd legislative districts.
Murtha aide reimburses campaign
Candidates in 71st to speak tonight
Obama bowls for voters – badly – as his bus tour rolls through Altoona
While Democrats increasingly worry about winning ugly, Barack Obama was losing beautifully at a bowling alley.
“My economic plan is better than my bowling,” Obama told fellow bowlers Saturday evening at the Pleasant Valley Recreation Center.
“It has to be,” a man called out.
Paterno: Decision difficult to not greet Clinton during stop
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, a noted Republican, says he thought long and hard before deciding against greeting Bill Clinton when the former president visited the campus on behalf of his wife’s presidential campaign.
Bill Clinton: Democrats calling for wife to drop out of presidential race should ’relax’
Former President Clinton said Saturday that Democrats calling for his wife to drop out of the presidential race should “just relax” and let the remaining states vote.
Johnstowners jump at chance to see Obama
You can count Victoria King among those who were not surprised that tickets to Barack Obama’s Johnstown appearance were scarfed up within a few hours.
“We’ve been so busy,” said King, a Johnstown resident who volunteers at Obama’s downtown office. “It has been nonstop.”
Obama gains endorsement of Sen. Casey
Obama visit already a hot ticket
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama will hold a “town hall meeting” Saturday in Johnstown – taking questions from the audience – officials said Thursday.
Among the new details released was the time of Obama’s speech: 1 p.m. at Greater Johnstown High School’s gymnasium.
Doors are scheduled to open at 11:30 a.m.
69th district forum tackles range of topics
Esther Weyand-Landis was impressed with the responses by seven candidates vying to replace retiring state Rep. Bob Bastian, R-Somerset.
Now, Weyand-Landis is hoping the rhetoric translates into action. “They do a good talk,” the 52-year-old Somerset woman said.
McCain renews calls for US to collaborate more with allies
Republican John McCain on Wednesday called anew for the United States to work more collegially with democratic allies and live up to its duties as a world leader, drawing a sharp contrast to the past eight years under President Bush.
At Obama event, prayer and patriotism make appearance
Before Sen. Barack Obama took the stage here Wednesday, the crowd was led in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. And as the Illinois Democrat ended his speech, he offered a “God bless America.”
Obama proposes relief for homeowners, stimulus package for nation’s economic woes
Democrat Barack Obama proposes relief for homeowners and an additional $30 billion stimulus package to address the nation’s economic woes.
Obama coming to Johnstown
69th candidates to meet public in tonight’s forum
Hillary Clinton brings campaign to Greensburg
A longtime Democrat and a fan of former President Bill Clinton, Paul Lingeris of Westmoreland County said Hillary Clinton wins his vote with her last name and with her ideas.
“I’m a big Hillary supporter,” said Lingeris, a retiree who lives in North Washington Township. “I was (a supporter) of the Clintons – I liked her husband and I think she is a very smart woman.”
Nancy Reagan to endorse McCain
Former first lady Nancy Reagan planned to endorse John McCain for president on Tuesday, as the Arizona senator continued to collect the backing of leading Republicans who might help him win over critical conservative voters.
Deadline today to register for Pa. primary voters
Today is the deadline to register and still be able to vote in Pennsylvania's April 22 primary election.
Hillary Clinton to make campaign stop in Greensburg
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and her husband, former President Clinton, plan several campaign stops in the region this week.
State, region lag behind nation in women legislators
Ebensburg woman was a political pioneer
Bill Clinton campaigns for wife in northeastern Pa.
Stumping through a critical battleground region of Pennsylvania, Bill Clinton said Wednesday that his wife is best equipped to right the nation’s troubled economy, end the war in Iraq and beat John McCain in November.
Different Pa. strategies, missions for Obama, Clinton
Hillary a 'change-maker,' Bill Clinton tells audience
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has used promises of “change” to build a lead over one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton.
But if the multiple references to change in Bill Clinton’s speech Wednesday were any indication, the Clinton camp is not about to allow Obama to monopolize that word.
Democratic campaigns turn attention to Pa.
The Democratic presidential campaigns will hit the ground in Pennsylvania in earnest today, with events featuring the candidates in the eastern half of the state.
Bill Clinton to visit Johnstown on Wednesday
Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to visit Johnstown on Wednesday to drum up support for his wife’s Democratic campaign battle against Sen. Barack Obama.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign confirmed that the nation’s 42nd president will appear at 3 p.m. at Greater Johnstown High School, 222 Central Ave.
Some hotly contested U.S. House primaries across Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s most competitive U.S. House race primary — or, at least the one with the most competitors — has been playing out in north-central Pennsylvania, where 12 candidates are running for the state’s only open congressional seat.
Ferndale Republican dropping out of 71st race
Forums to offer voters insight on candidates
Former President Clinton to visit Philadelphia on Friday
Bill Clinton is scheduled to visit Philadelphia on Friday.
Local Democrats kick off rallies
Pennsylvania awaits candidates' attention
Growth hot topic in 71st district forum
In their quests for state office, candidates in the Johnstown area emphasized on Tuesday the struggles of a waning population, lost jobs and a lack of growth.
Seeking to replace retiring 71st district state Rep. Ed Wojnaroski, D-Johnstown, six Democrats and one Republican outlined the area’s needs and their hopes of getting help from Harrisburg.
Small gov’t promoted in 72nd district forum
Haluska rival withdraws amid ballot challenge
Nader chooses Matt Gonzalez as his running mate
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader selected Matt Gonzalez, a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, to be his running mate.
Clinton raises $35 million in February
Rebounding from weak fundraising in January, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton raised $35 million in February, a campaign official said Thursday, a remarkable recovery and her biggest fundraising period of her campaign.
Nader joins race for president
Ralph Nader on Sunday announced a fresh bid for the White House, criticizing the top contenders as too close to big business and dismissing the possibility that his third-party candidacy could tip the election to Republicans.
Murtha staying neutral in presidential race for now
U.S. Rep. John Murtha is not yet choosing a side in the tight race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
During a press conference Tuesday, the Johnstown Democrat said he still is “listening” to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
New candidate emerges for state auditor post
Fifty-two-year-old Chris Walsh of York has filed papers to seek the Republican nomination.
Five candidates miss deadline for primary
Former GOP candidate Romney endorsing McCain
Republican campaign dropout Mitt Romney agreed Thursday to endorse Sen. John McCain for the party’s presidential nomination and ask his national convention delegates to swing behind the party front-runner, according to officials familiar with the decision.
Rendell: Some whites ‘not ready’ to support a black candidate
Former Upper Yoder official challenging Wozniak for Senate
Former district judge announces bid in 72nd race
Retired Marine enters GOP state House race in 69th
Democratic nomination could hinge on superdelegates
State GOP endorses McCain
1 candidate in, another out in 9th district
McCain virtually seals GOP nomination as Romney suspends campaign
John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering campaign. “I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,” Romney told conservatives.
Pa. primary could play key role in Democratic race
Super Tuesday results: McCain savors coast to coast wins putting him atop GOP field; Democrats in for long fight
John McCain earned himself a super Wednesday, a day to savor coast-to-coast primary victories that ratified him as the Republican front-runner, while Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama dug in after a night of divided spoils in a Democratic presidential contest that could stretch to the spring.
Union administrator joins 71st district campaign
Super Tuesday showdowns loom
Candidates sweep nation prior to Super Tuesday
Pennsylvania voters feel left out of primary process
Newcomer jumps into race for 71st House seat
Ex-city councilman enters race in 71st district
NEW - Santorum endorses Romney
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania today announced his endorsement of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination for president.
GOP: Schwarzenegger endorses McCain
John McCain wasted no time Thursday showcasing his late endorsement from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, while Republican rival Mitt Romney campaigned in Southern California and played to his conservative base by launching a new California ad attacking Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Bloomberg again says he's not running
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg once again denied any presidential aspirations Thursday, but with some new language that suggests he might really mean it this time.
Analysis: Democratic Party the winner in debate with candidates who look more presidential
The winner of the first one-on-one debate between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama? The Democratic Party.
Obama and Clinton mix civility and barbs in final debate before Super Tuesday contests
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sparred, for the most part cordially, over immigration, health care and the war in Iraq in their first one-on-one debate on Thursday as they faced high-stakes Super Tuesday contests that could go a long way toward determining the party’s presidential nominee.

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