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Senator Specter Kicks Off Nationwide Town Hall on Clean Energy Future

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Arlen Specter, Climate Policy, Senate, Pennsylvania, Focus the Nation, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Green Economy, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Philadelphia, Green Energy, Energy Policy, Youth Activism, Global Warming, Green News

International climate experts say that the next few years is the window for averting irretrievable climate disruption. If there's no action before 2012, that's too late.

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10.41 Million Reasons to Hate Comcast

Aaron Greenspan | Posted 05.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Internet, Philadelphia, Business, Comcast, Customer Service, Business News

Unless you want to be stuck with a Comcastic internet connection like mine, you should try DSL.

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Allen Iverson Still Longs for his Ring

Timothy Cooper | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Michael Jordan, Jordan, Obama Speech Philadelphia, Nba Playoffs, Detroit, Sustainability, Philadelphia, Allen Iverson, Nba Finals, Nba, USA Basketball, Entertainment News

I'm hoping that Iverson is able to shake off those painful back spasms, as he now comes back fresh for a struggling Detroit squad as their sixth man.

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Dr. Ruth, Robin Leach and Ellen Degeneres all in a Lucky Week!

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Byron Howard, President Obama, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Ellen Degeneres, Patti Labelle, Dr. Ruth, Beverly Hills, Dr. David Best, Robin Leach, 52nd Annual New York Emmy® Awards Gala, Humane Society of the United States, Gretchen Wyler, Bolt, London Hotel, Genesis Awards, Katie Couric, CBS’ Greatest American Dog, The Street, Disney, Www.AnimalFair.Com, Bone Appetit, Marriott Marquis Hotel, Philadelphia, Www.Petsmart.com, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Beverly Hilton, New York City, Teri Hatcher, CBS Evening News, Desperate Housewife, Susan Feniger, Nicolette Sheridan, Marley & Me, Food Network’s “Too Hot Tamale”, Portia De Rossi, Dana Delany, 60 Minutes, Celebrity Kids, Style News

During the vegan dinner Lucky and I schmoozed with Byron Howard, one of the directors of the animated Disney hit film Bolt. Lucky spent the whole time flirting with him!

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The Secret War Against American Workers

Robert S. Eshelman | Posted 04.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Employee Free Choice Act, Recession Fears, Efca, Unemployment Benefits, Philadelphia, Recession, Wal-Mart, Business News

If a deepening recession threatens businesses, some of those businesses are also making convenient use of the times to do things they might have wanted to do, but were unable to do in better conditions.

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I've Decided to Move to Print... for a Day

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Boston, Geoff Canada, Metro Newspapers, Print, New Media, Harlem Children's Zone, Philadelphia, Metro, New York, Old Media, Media News

When Metro US asked me to be guest editor of their daily newspapers in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, it immediately reawakened my early love affair with print, going back to my school years in Athens when my father was a newspaper editor and paper after paper that he ran kept going out of business -- but that's another story. It was great fun working with the Metro staff picking which stories to feature. Here are links to some of the stories we selected, and my take on them. READ MORE What If Jon Stewart, Instead of John King, Interviewed Dick Cheney Someone needs to kidnap King and take him to a journalism deprogramming center -- preferably one run by Jon Stewart and his team. READ MORE

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Philadelphia Daily News To Be Edition Of Inquirer

AP | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Newspapers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly Daily News Inquirer, Newspapers, Media News

PHILADELPHIA — The company that owns both the Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer will start publishing the tabloid Daily News...

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Philadelphia Newspapers Owner Files For Bankruptcy Protection

AP | BOB LENTZ | Posted 03.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Philadelphia Newspapers, Philadelphia Daily News, Newspaper Industry, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Newspapers Inc., Philadelphia Newspapers Bankruptcy, Media News

PHILADELPHIA — The owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday in an effort...

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Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Race, Missouri, Dc, Eric Holder, Rural Issues, Virginia, New Jersey, Oklahoma, John Kerry, Racism, Republican Party, Mississippi, Suffolk County, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Alabama, Massachusetts, Congress, Kendrick Meek, Minnesota, New York, Barack Obama, Education, Mexican-American Issues, South, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Senate, New Orleans, Palm Beach, Morris County, Washington, Immigration, Democratic Party, Pittsburgh, Artur Davis, California, Nashville, Jewish Issues, New Hampshire, Ohio, Boca Raton, Long Island, Northeast, Philadelphia, Anthony Weiner, Latino Issues, Florida, John McCain, Appalachia, South Central US, St. Louis, Kamala Harris, Louisiana, Montgomery County, Birmingham, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Texas, Queens, Pennsylvania, New York City, Deep South, Young Voters, Memphis, Governors, Cleveland, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, San Francisco, White Voters, Rnc, Michael Steele, Broward, Hip Hop, Duluth, Politics News

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

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Triage at the White House -- Are Children at Risk Merely an "Additional Issue"?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Philadelphia, Confidentiality in Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Abuse and Neglect, President Obama, Child Advocacy, Right to Counsel for Children, First Star, White House Agenda, Ombudsman for Children, Capta, Politics News

Candidate Obama offered hope for America's future and the country believed him. America's children living in fear pray that President Obama extends this hope to them.

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A New President for Urban America

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

The Obama presidency is an opportunity for our political leadership, of both parties, to stop denigrating big cities, and ignoring the positive role they play in our political life.

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One Year Later: Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death Reminds Us More Must Be Done

Isaac Skelton and Meghan Ralston | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Overdose Deaths, Boston, Heath Ledger Dies, Fatalities, Mental Health, Personal Health, 911, Heath LEdger Overdose, Drugs, Los Angeles, New York, Bill Richardson, Death, Heath Ledger Pills, Drug Use, Health Crisis, Heath Ledger Suicide, Health, Chicago, Prescription Drugs, Heath Ledger Died, Heath LEdger Dead, Drug Abuse, Philadelphia, Heath Ledger, Anxiety, Heath Ledger Death, Drug Overdose, Living News

Drug overdose now ranks as a leading cause of preventable death, second only to motor-vehicle accidents. Accidental overdoses killed more Americans last year than did firearms.

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How Philadelphia Could Determine the Future of the Public Library

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Nutter, Education, Philadelphia, Corporate Responsibility, Cities, Libraries, Public Libraries, Importance of Reading, Books, Reading, Politics News

There is a longstanding preemptive element to the public library: for every child or teenager with their head in a textbook or glazing through that day's homework is one less idle mind wreaking criminal havoc.

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Mr. Obama's New Wheels -- First Official Look

Steve Parker | Posted 02.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Turbochargers, Ronald Reagan, Caddy, Secret Service, George W. Bush, 44th Inaugural Address, Fbi, Cars, Detroit News, Warren G. Harding, Cadillac Presidential Limo, Ford, Goodyear, Clean Diesel, Supercharger, Caddies, Blair House, General Motors, Richard Nixon, Inaugural Parade, Philadelphia, Bidens, Packard Twin-Six, George HW Bush, Gm, United Airlines, Washington DC, Pullman, New York City, Barack Obama, James Bond, The Beast, LED Lights, Cadillac DTS, Lincoln, Satellite Communications, Georgia 300, Union Station, Cadillac, Business News

I never liked the look of the Bush limo. It was too massive and appeared to be a truck that had started out as a tank. Obama's new limo looks more like an actual car, albeit a very big and heavy one.

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It Takes a Nation of Morons to Hold Us Back: The Philadelphia Perspective

Larry Abrams | Posted 04.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Professional Sports, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, Financial Collapse, Philadelphia, Sports Fans, Entertainment News

You're supposed to boo losing players and losing teams, not winning ones. That means you don't slam winning teams when they're not winning, or winning players when they're not playing well.

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Philadelphia House Fire Kills 7

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 01.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Philadelphia, Philly, Philadelphia House Fire, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — Dozens of Liberian immigrants mourned Saturday at a house where seven members of their community died in a fire that a survivor s...

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Philadelphia Man Shot Because Family Talked During Movie

NY Daily News | Barbara Boyer | Posted 01.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Philly Movie Shooting, Philadelphia, Movie, Movie Shooting, Movies, Home News

A South Philadelphia man enraged because a father and son were talking during a Christmas showing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took care of ...

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GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suburbs, Proposition 8, Latinos, Atlanta, District of Columbia, Chicago, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, Same-Sex Marriage, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, Margaret Thatcher, West, Walnut Creek, Mississippi, Republican Party, Detroit, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Abortion, Election 2008 Coverage, Citigroup, Alaska, Alabama, Congress, Barack Obama, Idaho, New York, Midwest, Bill Clinton, South, Great Britain, Wyoming, David Cameron, Utah, Hawaii, Nebraska, United Kingdom, Washington, Immigration, Iraq, Arizona, Democratic Party, Dallas, Maine, New Hampshire, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Houston, Long Island, New England, Philadelphia, John McCain, Contra Costa, Peggy Noonan, Louisiana, Chris Shays, Hispanic Issues, Asian-Americans, Ross Perot, Georgia, Environment, San Francisco, Gay Issues, English-Only, Calfironia, Politics News

Beyond its regional concentration, the Republican Party's face is from another time. Indeed, nearly half of the Republican caucus is composed of Southern white men.

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Obama and Nations' Governors Convene at Independence Hall

Denise Dennis | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Philadelphia, Energy Grid, Iowa Govenor Chet Culver, Economy, National Governors Association, Independence Hall, South Carolina Governor Terry Sanford, Vice President-Elect Joe Biden, Economic Recovery Package, New York Governor David Patterson, Infrastructure Revitalization, Governor Ed Rendell, The Ecomony, Economic Stimulus, President-Elect Obama, California Governor Arnold Schwarznegger, Job Creation, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Politics News

The historic significance of Independence Hall was not lost on the 48 governors who gathered here today with Obama and Biden, for an unprecedented meeting about the economy.

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Larry Mendte, Alycia Lane's Hacker Co-Anchor, Sentenced To Six Months House Arrest

Huffington Post | Posted 12.25.2008 | Media

Read More: Larry Mendte Alycia Lane, Philadelphia, Larry Mendte Hacker, Alycia Lane, Larry Mendte Sentenced, Larry Mendte, Media News

Former Philadelphia local news anchor Larry Mendte, who admitted over the summer to hacking into co-anchor Alycia Lane's e-mail, was sentenced Monday ...

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Voting Day in Philly: Historic and Proud

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 12.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Love of Family, Philadelphia, Voter's Pride, Hope for Country, Obama, Polling Places, Hope for Future, Voting, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, Obama Voter Turnout, Election Day 2008, Obama Elderly Vote, Election Day, President Obama, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, Obama Supporters, Presidential Results, Voting Assistance, Voter Turnout, Obama Presidency, Elderly Voters, Obama President, Voter Assistance, Home News

Without exception the people we took to the polls carried the elegance of the history they knew they were making.

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Campaigners Have Heavy Presence at Philly Polls

James Sanders | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: McCain Volunteers, Voter Intimidation, Black Panther, Election Day, Gotv, On the Ground 2008, Obama Volunteers, Get Out the Vote, Philadelphia, Election 2008, Obama Pennsylvania, Campaign 2008, Home News

Campaigners for both political parties are not lagging around with their vote, and they are making sure that you don't either with tables and chairs l...

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McCain Volunteers Working Hard in Philly

The Ballot Box | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Philadelphia Chinatown, Chinatown, John McCain, Obama, Obama Supporters, McCain Volunteers, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, On the Ground 2008, Election 2008, Philadelphia, Mccain Pennsylvania, Obama-Biden, Philadelphia Mccain, McCain Supporters, Home News

McCain's Center City headquarters are located in the heart of Philadelphia's Chinatown. Here and elsewhere in this Democratic-leaning city, support fo...

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Obama Addresses Crowd in Downpour; McCain Cancels

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Philadelphia, John McCain, Campaign '08, Sarah Palin New Clothes, Campaign Rallies, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Mccain Pennsylvania, Sarah Palin Wardrobe, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Obama Pennsylvania, Obama Working Class, Obama Rain, Mccain Working Class, Obama Rain Pa, Home News

Tuesday was a tough day to be outside in Greater Philadelphia. The rain poured and the wind howled. The weather turned so nasty that the fifth (and po...

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