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...changed parties were in the 12 largest counties - urban areas that have large African American and educated white populations, demographics that are Obama's strength. "I think he has a chance to pull off an upset here," said Ray Owen, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Pittsburgh. "The rates of changes in registration and new registrations indicate that some independents are joining the new voters in registering Democratic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Plays Catch-Up in Pennsylvania | 3/25/2008 | See Source »

...percentage points, according to an average of Pennsylvania polls by the website Real Clear Politics, and polls show that most voters have already made up their minds. She has the backing of the popular Gov. Ed Rendell and the mayors of the state's two largest cities, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, not to mention an impressive slew of congressmen, county chairmen and assemblymen, making her unquestionably Pennsylvania's establishment candidate. Clinton has also installed her A-team in the Keystone state. Mary Isenhour, a force in Pennsylvania politics, is her state director. Mark Nevins, John Kerry's state director...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Plays Catch-Up in Pennsylvania | 3/25/2008 | See Source »

...Half the world's population is going to be celebrating something," says Raymond Clothey, Professor Emeritus of Religious studies at the University of Pittsburgh. "My goodness," says Delton Krueger, owner of www.interfaithcalendar.org, who follows "14 major religions and six others." He counts 20 holidays altogether (including some religious double-dips, like Maundy Thursday and Good Friday) between the 20th (which is also quite crowded) and the 21st. He marvels: "There is no other time in 2008 when there is this kind of concentration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Good Friday! Happy Purim, Eid, etc... | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

Susan B. Hansen Professor, Department of Political Science University of Pittsburgh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reaction to the Obama Speech | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

...exposure of possible recruiting violations by coach Tommy Amaker.The about-face should work out alright for Ben-Eze, whose high-school coach told the Times that the big man had already received calls last week from Boston College, Rutgers University, and the Universities of Cincinnati, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh. It seemed uncertain, anyway, whether Ben-Eze would have managed to raise his ‘Academic Index’ score above the minimum required to compete in the Ivy League in time for the March deadline on admissions decisions. The news that Ben-Eze is no longer Cambridge-bound reminded...

Author: By Max J Kornblith | Title: If It Bleeds, It Leads | 3/17/2008 | See Source »

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