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==The 2 faces of Fast Eddie==
====Source: Tribune Review, Sunday, March 5, 2006====
It was enough to make a person dizzy. Gov. Ed Rendell last week simultaneously attempted to exert pressure on Pittsburgh's casino license applicants to pony up money for a new hockey arena while distancing himself from the strong-arm attempt.
Speaking at Station Square, Fast Eddie said he would like to see the two slots applicants who have yet to pledge funding for a new arena -- Forest City Enterprises and Detroit businessman Don Barden -- agree to contribute some money toward the project.
After urging the potential casino developers to do just that, however, Rendell said he would not urge the potential casino developers to do so. Any formal request along those lines, he said, should come from Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor.
Bet Forest City officials and Barden didn't feel pressured in the least by the governor. 
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