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This is What’s Wrong With PA’s Voter ID Law

Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law goes to court this week as civil rights groups argue it discriminates against minorities. As many as 750,000 voters in Pennsylvania could be turned away from the polls come November – and most are Democrats.

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Monsignor Lynn Sentenced to Three to Six Years in Prison

Monsignor William Lynn has been sentenced to three to six years in prison. The sentence comes after a jury deliberated for 13 days before finding […]

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Black Madam Charged With Murder for Deadly Butt Injections

Padge Victoria Windslowe—otherwise known as the “Black Madam”—was officially charged with third-degree murder on Monday night for the death of Claudia Seye Aderotimi. Black Madam […]

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Picture Yourself Holding and Firing a Gun

The last thing I want to do here is type up a column on the tragedy in Aurora on Friday. I know nothing of James […]

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FBI Investigates Threats Against Villanova Students

FBI Investigates Threats at Villanova. The FBI and the Radnor Township Police Department are working cooperatively to investigate several threats made against students at Villanova […]

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Philadelphia Library Workers Accused of Stealing $9,000 In Overdue Book Fines

According to Philadelphia Inspector General Amy Kurland, three library assistants at the Free Library of Philadelphia have embezzled over $9,000 in overdue book fines. Today, […]

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Governor Christie Says Pols Are Grandstanding on Guns in Wake of Colorado Shooting

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says that it’s too soon to argue about gun control in the aftermath of the deadly shooting in Aurora. I’m […]

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Guy Robs Same Philly Bank Twice in One Week

A man has robbed the Citizens Bank in the Acme on Red Lion Road twice in the past week. Both times—once on July 18th and […]

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Colorado Shooting Suspect Appears in Court

James Holmes—the man who reportedly killed 12 people and injured another 58 when he opened fire in an Aurora theater during a midnight screening of […]

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Gays Blamed for Colorado Shooting

American Family Association blames the Colorado shooting on gay people and the left wing during a radio show.

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Prosecutors to Retry Reverend James Brennan in Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Case

Philadelphia prosecutors have announced that they will retry Reverend James Brennan for the alleged attempted rape of a 14-year-old boy in 1996. A jury came […]

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Is James Holmes Evil, Or Is He the Face of the U.S. Constitution?

Here’s the bottom line: The Second Amendment is a Constitutional guarantee of the right of Americans to kill and injure each other. So maybe Colorado […]

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How Many More Six-Year-Olds Will We Let the NRA Kill?

Another day, another dozen or so dead. A guy on his birthday. Men protecting their girlfriends. A young woman who wanted to be a journalist. […]

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Banning Guns Won’t Stop Evil

As we see the pictures of the dead, read the stories of the wounded, hear interviews with those who escaped unharmed, and watch the video […]

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At Least 12 Killed, 50 Wounded in Colorado Batman Shooting

At Least 12 Dead, 50 Wounded in Colorado Batman Shooting. A 24-year-old gunman reportedly wore a gasmask and threw a canister into an Aurora movie […]