Ex-Clinton aide hired to help Penguins

[Freddie Stubbs]

1/13/2005, 12:30 p.m. CT
The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to land a gambling license so they've hired an adviser from the Gore and Kerry presidential campaigns to help in the pursuit.

David Morehouse, a 44-year-old native of Pittsburgh, will serve as the Penguins' senior consultant for special projects.

The Penguins will bid for the slot machines parlor guaranteed Pittsburgh when the state Legislature legalized slot machines last year. The Penguins plan to use proceeds from the slots parlor to build a new downtown arena.

Morehouse most recently served as John Kerry's traveling chief of staff. He was a senior adviser to Al Gore from 1999-2001, working on the Gore presidential campaign. He also was an aide to former President Clinton.

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