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Mike Talks to Jason Altmire
Shooting Sprees- Part 2
Dr. David Eigen, award winning author and leading psychologist, talks to Mike Pintek about why shooting sprees happen.
Shooting Sprees- Part 1
Dr. David Eigen, award winning author and leading psychologist, talks to Mike Pintek about why shooting sprees happen.
Fort Hood Shooting- Part 2
David Gaubatz, co-author of "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America," about the shooting at Fort Hood and the shooter.
Fort Hood Shooting- Part 1
David Gaubatz, co-author of "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America," about the shooting at Fort Hood and the shooter.
Healthcare and Fort Hood
Democratic Congressman and former military official Joe Sestak pays Mike a visit to discuss healthcare reform and reflect on the tragic events at Fort Hood.
No Death Penalty for Yarborough
A jury has voted to spare the life of a man who killed two Franciscan University students in 1999. Once again, Mike talks to Kathleen O'Hara, a mother of one of the victims, to get a reaction.
The 2012 Prophecy
KDKA's resident UFO enthusiast, Mike Pintek, talks with John Ventre about extra-terrestrials and his new book on the apocalyptic Mayan prophecies concerning the year 2012.
Debating the Death Penalty
Terrell Yarborough may receive the death penalty for his 1999 murder of two Franciscan University students. Mike talks to Kathleen O'Hara, a mother of one of the victims, who tells him how she feels about this.
The Ethics of Humiliation
Did Evelyn Border get a punishment she deserved? Dr. Charles Nemeth, director of the Institute for Law & Public Policy at California University, gives Mike his thoughts on Ms. Border's theft case.
A Referendum on Obama?
On Election Day Carrie Cantrell, senior advisor to the Republican State Leadership Committee, shares with Mike her thoughts on the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, and what they might say about the president and his policies.
Crime and Unusual Punishment
Mike talks to Evelyn Border about her experience of being charged with stealing a gift card from a 9-year-old girl and the strange sentence she received.
Decision '09
On Election Day Mike checks in with political analyst Bill Green for the latest on the local elections and voter trends in Allegheny County.
Red Light Cameras- Part 2
Mike talks to Pittsburgh Councilman Bill Peduto about the possibility of red light cameras in Pittsburgh.
Red Light Cameras- Part 1
Mike talks to Pittsburgh Councilman Bill Peduto about the possibility of red light cameras in Pittsburgh.
 
 
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Mike Pintek poses with some waitresses from Blush during the G-20 Thursday afternoon.
9-23-09 Pre G-20 tour of Pittsburgh
Mike Pintek tours the city on Wednesday Pre G-20.  Click on the image above to take a look at some of the sites he encountered!
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