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Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette

August 28, 2008 - 2:04pm
OPINION

Pittsburgh cartoonist put off by pro-choice convention giveaways

By Rob Tornoe

Yes we CAN!: Close-up of the giveaways offered by pro-choice group NARAL during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. (click to enlarge)Yes we CAN!: Close-up of the giveaways offered by pro-choice group NARAL during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. (click to enlarge)Anyone who has ever gone to a political convention knows that swag definitely isn't in short supply.

But even Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cartoonist Rob Rogers was amazed when he came across a unique giveaway just before a delegation breakfast; a can by the pro-choice group NARAL labeled, "Yes We CAN!"

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August 25, 2008 - 1:44pm

Pittsburgh cartoonist sketching his way through Denver

By Rob Tornoe

Hello Denver: Rob Rogers sketching in Denver during the 2008 Democratic National ConventionHello Denver: Rob Rogers sketching in Denver during the 2008 Democratic National ConventionRob Rogers, the editorial cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and former president of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists, is one of several cartoonists across the country blogging from the Democratic National Convention being held this week in Denver.

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