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Ex-Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell invited on doomed jet

By Maryclaire Dale
Published June 1, 2014 8:16pm ET
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Ex-Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell invited on doomed jet
In this Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 photo, Gov. Ed Rendell makes remarks during a news conference in Philadelphia. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell had been invited to join Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz on a doomed weekend trip to Boston. Rendell said Katz tried to persuade him on Friday, May 30, 2014, to attend an event at historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's home, but Rendell had another commitment. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) | Matt Rourke

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Sunday that Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz invited him on the doomed flight that crashed, killing seven.

Rendell said Katz tried to persuade him Friday to attend an event at historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Massachusetts home, but he had another commitment.

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