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Sixers Owner Marc Leder Threw “Sexually Charged” Parties

Marc Leder—the co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners and co-owner of the Sixers—has recently made headlines for hosting the party at which Mitt Romney made his […]

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Gay Social App Launches Obama Pride

Hornet, a gay social app, launched political features, including ObamaPride which motivates users to vote and to support LGBT rights initiatives this election season.

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Who Will Republicans Blame If Obama Wins?

Conventional wisdom, for much of the presidential race, has put the Obama-Romney contest as pretty much even, and the political press has been reluctant to […]

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The Best Moments of That Mitt Romney Video

When was the last time an infinitely credible news outlet actually broke a story, unleashing previously unseen, game-changing footage on an unsuspecting public? As denizens […]

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Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Debate Sent Back to Lower Court

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has sent the debate on the state’s new voter ID law back to a lower court. The law is supposedly […]

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Romney’s “47 Perecent” Video Was Filmed Inside the Home of Wharton Grad, Sixers Owner

The video of Mitt Romney saying that most Obama voters are “dependent on the government” and “believe they are the victims” was reportedly filmed during […]

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Mayor Nutter Chimes In on the Leaked Mitt Romney Video

Mayor Nutter is among the bevy of prominent Democrats voicing their opinions on the video of Mitt Romney saying that a majority of Obama voters […]

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Gay Marriage: State By State

With ballot measures on marriage pending in four states this November, national LGBT organizations have teamed-up to fight back. Along with Freedom to Marry, Human […]

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VIDEO: Romney Says Majority of Obama Voters Are “Dependent on the Government”

Romney Slams Obama Voters. In a video that has recently hit the Internet, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney can be heard telling a group of […]

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Obama Gets Letterman, Mitt Gets Burned

In a few hours President Barack Obama will trade jokes on the set with David Letterman and then head off to a fundraiser with Jay […]

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Paul Ryan’s “Clothing Is Horrific”

With Barack Obama and Mitt Romney so close in the polls (well, some of the polls, anyway) anything they say or do could push the […]

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Poll: President Obama Holds Massive Lead in Philly and Surrounding Suburbs

Poll: Obama Up Big in PA, NJ. A recent Inquirer poll shows that President Obama holds a 14-point lead over Mitt Romney in Jersey to […]

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Mitt is Right: Obama Isn’t Defending American Values

Mitt Romney was right, sort of, and it’s infuriating. But Barack Obama really did do a lousy job last week sticking up for American values–at […]

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PHOTO: Philly Artist Endorses Obama With “Underwear Bomb”

A Philadelphia paper cutout artist has given President Obama his “official” endorsement via some street art in the Gayborhood. Joe Burochow is the guy responsible […]

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Teachers Have to Be Able to Strike

This week, the War on Teachers continued. Teachers in Chicago, the third-largest school district in the country with 350,000 students, went on strike this week […]