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Pennsylvania Seen As Critical to Kerry Electoral Strategy
Pennsylvania For John Kerry any road to the White House must include a stretch along the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

According to political analysts, Pennsylvania, the aptly named "Keystone State" will have to fall into the Democratic column if the Massachusetts Senator hopes to capture the White House this November.

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Hoeffel Faces Uphill Battle Against Embattled Specter
Ask Joe Hoeffel and he will tell you, he has never had an easy campaign. Now the three-term congressman is taking his hard-won campaign skills into the toughest fight of his career -- the 53-year-old hopes to unseat four-term Republican U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter this fall.

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Political analyst Terry Madonna on the regional battlegrounds in Pennsylvania.

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State Party Chairman Rooney on the Democrats' "Four Corner Strategy."

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Rep. Joe Hoeffel, D-Pa., on how the presidential race affects his Senate campaign.

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