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In Pennsylvania, politics isn't just local -- it's family.
Sen. Jay Costa's decision to seek the Senate Democrats' top leadership post next year highlights the political clout clustered in a few Western Pennsylvania bloodlines. Although party machines lost effectiveness in recent years, local dynasties -- the surnames Costa, Wagner, Zappala, Orie, Flaherty and Ravenstahl among them -- retain, and, in some cases, continue to gather influence.See the full content of this document
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Western Pennsylvania Political Powers Long in a Family Way
"There's no such thing as the equitable distribution of power, unless you believe in Plato's Republic or Karl Marx," said Joseph DiSarro, chairman of ...
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