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Key Pa. Dems to miss Biden visit, cite scheduling conflicts

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FILE - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on ending the war in Afghanistan, on Aug. 31, 2021, in front of the Cross Hall of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) HARRISBURG, Pa. - President Joe Biden will appear in Pittsburgh on Friday as an opening step in a broader campaign to promote the White House's achievements in key states before the midterm elections.But two of the three leading Democrats on Pennsylvania's statewide ballot this spring who were invited to appear with Biden will not attend, their campaigns confirmed on the eve of the president's visit.Lt.

Gov. John Fetterman, a leading Senate candidate, and state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the likely Democratic nominee in the race for governor, will be absent because of scheduling conflicts, according to their spokespeople.

Another top Senate candidate, Rep. Conor Lamb, a longtime Biden supporter based in Pittsburgh, will attend, his office confirmed.

All three had been invited to participate in a photo line with the president.The high-profile absences come as Democrats in other states have begun taking modest steps to distance themselves from the first-term president, whose approval ratings have fallen sharply in recent months.

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Alberta to end most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on March 1

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Gas prices rise in NJ, around nation amid Ukraine invasion

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Interior Department seeks to remove derogatory name from federal lands

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Deployed soldier unable to return to his Decatur house because of squatters

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President Biden to officially announce Stephen Breyer's retirement

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