12:30 Report: Your News Update
People are getting knocked off with less frequency: The murder rate has dropped 25 percent in 2008. So far, only 61 innocent victims have come to their grisly end on the streets of Philadelphia, as compared with 83 at this time last year. Progress. [CBS 3]
Fumo’s still messing with the machine: Even though he formally dropped out of the state Senate race, Vince Fumo forgot to remove his name from the ballot, which will now require a court order to be removed. If that doesn’t happen, then Fumo’s name will still be on the top of the ballot, and do you really honestly think that nobody would vote for him even though he’s not running? Do you really, honestly think he didn’t do that on purpose? [Inquirer]
Typical white person response continues: Peter Mucha of the Inquirer runs down the aftermath of the whole Obama-WIP situation, bringing back all the key players, then realizes halfway through the article that this may not be that big of a deal. [Inquirer]
Discuss the Flyers’ woes … with a Rangers fan: Here’s a back-and-forth blogversation between Philadelphia heroes “The 700 Level” and the gracious folks over at the New York Ranger-center “Rangerland.net.” [The700Level]