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Steelers Legend Cops Award for 30-Year-Old Coke Ad

'Mean' Joe Greene, child co-star receive Clios 30 years later

Nov 16, 09 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Already a Hall of Fame-bound football player, Joe Greene of the Steelers became an advertising legend 30 years ago with the release of the Coca-Cola commercial that ends with him tossing his jersey to a starstruck young fan. The spot won the ad industry's highest honor, but the stars had... More »

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advertising • Pittsburgh Steelers • commercials • Hall of Fame • Pittsburgh • Coca-Cola • television advertising • ads • pro football • Coke • Joe Greene • "Mean" Joe Greene • Tommy Okon • Clio Award • Pro Football Hall of Fame • Joe Greene Coke commercial

OPINION

 Top US Sports City: Pittsburgh 

Having NFL, NHL champions gives it a leg up on Penn. rival Philadelphia

Oct 7, 09 11:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - With championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke... More »

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entertainment • Chicago White Sox • Los Angeles Lakers • Philadelphia Phillies • Chicago Cubs • Chicago • Boston Red Sox • Boston • Pittsburgh Penguins • Super Bowl • Los Angeles • Pittsburgh Steelers • Boston Celtics • Philadelphia • Stanley Cup • Pittsburgh • Boston Bruins • Northwestern Wildcats

OPINION

 Protests? Pittsburgh 
 Just Glad for Respect 

Natives took the today's version of anarchy in characteristic stride

Sep 25, 09 11:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Native Pittsburghers definitely saw a motley crew of protesters invade for the G-20 summit this week, and were generally pretty unfazed. “It’s cool. People need to speak their mind,” one local told Bari Weiss, writing for the Wall Street Journal. “They didn’t bother anyone.”... More »

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protests • summit • Pittsburgh • Carla Bruni • anarchists • G-20 • respect

 Pittsburgh G-20 March 
 Proceeds Peacefully 

Demonstration free of violence that marked yesterday's protests

Sep 25, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Protesters again marched in Pittsburgh today while world leaders met at the G-20 summit, but the demonstration has so far been peaceful, in marked contrast to the mayhem that marked yesterday’s rally. The demonstration, organized by the antiwar Thomas Merton Center, made its way across town after an opening... More »

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globalization • Pittsburgh • G20 • protesters • peace movement • economic crisis • march • G-20 • Thomas Merton Center

Pittsburgh Braces for Big March After 66 Arrests

G20 protesters will take to the streets—legally

Sep 25, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pittsburgh police are preparing for a big afternoon march today after arresting 66 people yesterday. One big difference: Today's march to protest the G-20 summit is sanctioned, and organizers are requiring demonstrators to pledge to behave. Yesterday and last night, a group of self-described anarchists tried to march downtown before... More »

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world economy • Pennsylvania • Subway • Pittsburgh • protesters • G-20

(Newser) - Protests in Pittsburgh are getting into full swing as Barack Obama and other world leaders arrive for the G-20 summit. Police fired pepper spray and smoke bombs to break up an unauthorized march of about 500 anarchists heading toward downtown, reports the Post-Gazette. Its live blog of the march says... More »

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protests • Pittsburgh • tear gas • G-20

Michelle, First Ladies to
Swing By Pa. Farm, Museum

G20 spouses will have dinner on Teresa Heinz Kerry's Pennsylvania farm

Sep 24, 09 7:57 AM CDT
(AP) - In her first outing as an international hostess, Michelle Obama is welcoming the spouses of world leaders to Pittsburgh today with a program covering some of her own interests: art and architecture, arts education, sustainable farming, and locally grown food. The first lady and her guests will have dinner tonight... More »

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Michelle Obama • Andy Warhol • Pittsburgh • Teresa Heinz Kerry • first lady • G20 • spouse

 Obama 
 Rallies Labor 
 to Back 
 Reform 

President rallies for support at AFL-CIO rally, Ohio GM plant

Sep 15, 09 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama returned to friendly territory at an AFL-CIO rally in Pittsburgh and a GM plant in Ohio today to rally support for his health care reform plans, the Wall Street Journal reports. Noting that the issue had been talked “to death,” Obama asked the audience of AFL-CIO... More »

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General Motors • Ohio • AFL CIO • tariffs • health care reform • Pittsburgh

(Newser) - The longest serving bartender in the world—that Guinness-certified honor came 10 years ago—and slinger of one of the first beers after Prohibition ended is hanging up his cocktail shaker, the AP reports. Ninety-five-year-old Angelo Cammarata, owner of the beloved Cammarata’s Café in Pittsburgh, is selling after more... More »

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alcohol • Pennsylvania • Prohibition • Pittsburgh • cafes • Guinness World Record • bartender • Angelo Cammarata

(Newser) - The gunman in this week's Pittsburgh shooting hated women, but the nation seems not to care much about the rising number of such cases fueled by misogyny, Bob Herbert writes in the New York Times. He recalls the similarly motivated 2006 slayings in an Amish schoolhouse: “There would... More »

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women • United States • domestic violence • Pittsburgh • mass shootings • misogyny • George Sodini

(Newser) - Suspected Pittsburgh shooter George Sodini left behind an unsettling video diary which includes a tour of his home and a discussion of his romantic plans, the New York Post reports. In one of two videos posted to the web, Sodini points out his furniture: “Couch and chair—they match.... More »

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video • dating • Pittsburgh • mass shootings • gym • George Sodini

Lonely Pa.
Gym Shooter Blogged About Attack Plans

Sodoni motivated by lack of girlfriend, sex

Aug 5, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - George Sodini was apparently driven to murder by utter loneliness. The man suspected of killing three women in a suburban Pittsburgh gym appears to have left behind an online diary detailing his plans, CNN reports. “Why do this?? To young girls? Just read below,” it promises. In the... More »

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Pittsburgh • shooting • gym • George Sodini

(Newser) - A gunman opened fire tonight at a fitness center near Pittsburgh, leaving five people dead. The shooter is believed to be among the victims, reports the Post-Gazette. About a dozen more people were wounded. Police say the gunman walked to the back door of the LA Fitness Center in Collier,... More »

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Pittsburgh • shooting rampage • gunman • gym

 Obama to Host G20 
 in Pittsburgh 

Former steel capital showcases economic recovery: White House

May 28, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration has picked Pittsburgh to host September’s G20 summit, where leaders representing 85% of the world’s economy will measure progress since the last meeting and discuss further action to curb the global crisis, the Post-Gazette reports. Hit hard by the steel industry’s decline, the revitalized... More »

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world economy • summit • Pittsburgh • G20 • President Obama

OPINION

Save Some Outrage for
Gun Violence

Wall St. malfeasance
is a crisis—but so is shooting epidemic

Apr 12, 09 10:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - We look back at witch hunts and slavery with shame and consternation, but after reading about our recent spate of gun violence, future historians will regard us as similarly misguided, Cynthia Tucker writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “These mass shootings are a form of madness, but what’s even... More »

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NRA • nursing homes • Oakland • Pittsburgh • mass shootings • guns

(Newser) - Pittsburgh bade farewell today to the three police officers slain Saturday in a ceremony attended by family, citizens, and cops from around the nation, the Post-Gazette reports. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said the city would not easily forget the “pain of this tragic event,” but praised the fallen officers... More »

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police • murder • funeral • Pittsburgh • Luke Ravenstahl • memorial service • procession

 Pittsburgh Cop Killer 
 Feared 'Obama Gun Ban' 

Troubled youth 'never had bad intentions,' friend says

Apr 4, 09 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 22-year-old man who murdered three police officers in an early morning shootout today was a fun-loving youth who feared the government would take away his gun rights, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. “He was a good kid,” said Edward Perkovic, a lifelong friend of Richard Poplawski, who’s... More »

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police • Pittsburgh • shooting

updated

 Three Officers Shot 
 Dead in Pittsburgh 

Two others are wounded in standoff; gunman surrenders

Apr 4, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least three police officers in Pittsburgh were shot to death this morning while responding to a domestic call, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. At least one other was wounded. The gunman, in his early 20s, held police at bay for more than 3 hours before surrendering. He was reportedly shot... More »

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police • Pittsburgh • gunman

(Newser) - Jordan Brown, the 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy charged with murdering his father’s pregnant girlfriend, has been moved from county jail to a nearby juvenile facility, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Officials had said the jail wasn’t appropriate for the young suspect, and a judge OK’d the transfer yesterday.... More »

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murder • Pennsylvania • Pittsburgh • murder of the unborn • detention • juvenile crime • Jordan Brown

super bowl

 Terrible Towel Has 
 Wonderful Story 

Steelers announcer's legacy has changed the lives of many

Jan 30, 09 11:26 AM CST
(Newser) - When beloved Steelers radio announcer Myron Cope told fans to bring gold and black towels to a 1975 playoff game, he had no idea he was sealing his fame. Cope's legacy, the Terrible Towel, has become a Pittsburgh legend and brings in huge profits—which he turned over to a... More »

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Super Bowl • disabled • Pittsburgh Steelers • Pittsburgh • Super Bowl XLIII • sports fans • Terrible Towel

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