Mumia not dead yet: The 3rd Circuit Court ruled that the 53-year-old convicted cop killer should be sentenced to life imprisonment — or get a chance with a new Philadelphia jury to decide his fate. Obviously, both Mumia and supporters had their say about this ruling. Most notably, D.A. Lynne Abraham had these kind words: “He is nothing short of an assassin.” [Inquirer]

Bob Casey for Obama: Today in Pittsburgh, Sen. Bob Casey will come out and endorse Barack Obama for president. Casey says part of his decision comes from his four daughters, all Obama supporters, who have convinced him that the young senator from Illinois speaks to a new generation. [Inquirer]

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Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes courtesy of Keystone Politics, which has a short piece about Gov. Ed Rendell’s aggressive Hillary stumping and its overall effectiveness. Seems the guv sometimes forgets whom he’s supposed to be trumpeting. One Muhlenberg political science professor can’t tell, either:

“‘There are some days when I am listening to him speak where I’m almost thinking that he is the candidate. It seems personal. And I guess in some ways it is. This is his state, and he has staked his credibility on delivering it.”

Rendell might just be Hillary’s biggest fan [Keystone Politics]

These partially clothed ladies are part of the Sixers dance team, who, even though they’re more modest than other NBA dance troupes, have remarkably advanced to the Final Four in NBA.com’s Dance Team Bracket.

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It’s been rumored for months that restaurant mogul Stephen Starr has been looking to unload some of his properties to do some more exciting stuff, but the exact details were always a little murky. Would he sell off and build up? Would he ditch Philly and focus on Manhattan? But now, thanks to the wintry economic climate, Starr’s staying put, as he tells New York mag’s Gael Greene:

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Chelsea Clinton, Melissa Etheridge talk politics in a Philly gay bar: No, this is not some avant-garde one-act play — Woody’s will host former First Daughter Chelsea tonight, and singer Etheridge will call in so they can discuss LGBT issues in front of a live audience. [Philebrity]

More Clintons: Bill and Chelsea are back in the area on a whirlwind stumping expedition that will have them everywhere from Pittsburgh to Bensalem. Have they not gotten the memo that Hillary has no shot at winning this thing? [Inquirer]

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When rumors of the Phillies’ signing free agent pitcher Kris Benson were in the early, long-shot stage last December, the fascination with his wife Anna began immediately. Peter Mucha went first, with his “Pitcher eyed by Phillies has wild wife” story. As soon as the Benson signing was imminent, more stories came, most of which centered around Anna, her penchant for posing in a bikini, her brazen sexuality, and the infamous interview with Howard Stern in which she stated that if she caught her husband cheating, she would have sex with every one of his teammates.

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TASTE DAILY: The perfect soup for spring

GOOD LIFE DAILY: Running to the chapel

HOME: Brighten up furniture with these pretty, Philly-made prints

Subway attack leaves a man dead: Four teenagers beat a man to death on the subway platform at 13th and Market yesterday afternoon in front of witnesses and a security official. The man, 36-year-old Sean Patrick Conroy, went into cardiac arrest soon after the attack and was pronounced dead at Jefferson Hospital at 3:09 p.m. One of the teens was apprehended, but three other suspects are still at large. [DN]

Sixers going absolutely nuts: The Sixers keep the pressure on in the East, destroying the Chicago Bulls 122-99 last night. The team’s only three games out of fourth place with 10 games to go and will pose a problem for anyone they face in the playoffs. Hopefully. [Inquirer]

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Today’s Daily Examiner end quote comes courtesy of Metro blogs, which posted this curious little item early this afternoon without any context whatsoever. Its purpose seems to be to encourage, in the most condescending, impersonal way possible, more public transportation riders to practice better personal hygiene:

Dear commuters who share a car, train, bus, subway or trolley with others,
 
Brush your teeth before you leave in the morning. Maybe even throw in a little mouth wash. No on wants to smell your nasty bacteria-laden stankbreath. This goes double for those who also share offices or cubicles in close proximity.
 
Thank you.

A request. [Philadelphia Met Blogs]

Rockin’ out in God’s Basement: Actually, it’s a cafeteria at a West Philadelphia charter school. According to NBC 10’s Lu Ann Cahn, when school gets out the place turns into an all-out rave circa ’99, with glow-sticks, pill boxes and Vick’s VapoRub. It’s an underage kids’ dream. [NBC 10]

Reason number 104 not to electrocute your wife during sex: A Lower Windsor Township man was charged with involuntary manslaughter after it was revealed his wife was killed during a supercharged sexual session. Toby Taylor accidentally killed his wife when he kept the electric nipple clamps on her too long, which sent her into cardiac arrest. [Inquirer]

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