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LGBT History Month Icons Named

Equality Forum announced the list of LGBT icons for LGBT History Month in October, including Truman Capote, Kate Clinton, Chris Colfer, RuPaul, Don Lemon, Marlene Dietrich and many others.

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Chick-fil-A “Kiss-Ins” Planned Throughout the Country

Two days after “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day,” the chain of chicken joints will see a different group of patrons as same-sex marriage advocates across the country […]

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Closing Arguments Set in Voter ID Case [UPDATE]

Closing arguments in the case concerning Pennsylvania’s new Voter ID law are set to begin Thursday morning. A vote-fraud expert from Rutgers recently testified that […]

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“Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” Sets Company Sales Record

Wednesday’s “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” brought more than half a million people to the chain’s chicken joints around the country. Sales on August 1st proved to […]

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President Obama Leads Mitt Romney In First “Twitter Political Index”

Twitter recently launched what’s been named the “Twitter Political Index.” The new daily measurement compares tweets about President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt […]

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Glouco Assemblyman Didn’t Know It Was Illegal to Refuse Breathalyzer Test

On Tuesday night, a Gloucester County assemblyman was arrested for DUI after he refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. The assemblyman had, prior to […]

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Governor Corbett to Resign as DRPA Chairman

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced on Wednesday that he’ll step down as chairman of the Delaware River Port Authority. Governor Corbett had appointed himself to […]

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Quinnipiac Poll: President Obama Holds a Double-Digit Lead in PA

According to the latest Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times poll, President Barack Obama holds leads over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney among likely voters in […]

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Gore Vidal Dies

Gore Vidal dies. He was among the first American authors to introduce an openly gay character in the novel The City and the Pillar in 1948.

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A Romney Victory Could Mean a Re-Election Loss for Governor Corbett in 2014

Pennsylvania voters have inadvertently adhered to an eight-year political cycle for the past 60 years. Every eight years, Republican and Democratic parties swap control of […]

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Dems Add Gay Marriage to Platform

The Democratic Party recently added new language to the party platform in support of same-sex marriage. The measure expects to be approved by the Democratic National Convention in September.

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Poll Shows President Obama’s PA Lead Shrinking

Last week, a poll from the folks at Public Policy Polling indicated that President Barack Obama held a six-point lead over Republican candidate Mitt Romney […]

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Weekend Roundup

Friday, July 27 Check out Brecht in Poland: Poster Designs for the Threepenny Opera (11 a.m.) at Drexel University’s Leonard Pearlstein Gallery. Philadelphia Museum of […]

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Chris Christie for President in 2016?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie decided not to run for president in 2012. There was much speculation that he was on the short list to […]

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Will Ferrell and Zack Galifianakis to Campaign at the Constitution Center

Will Ferrell and Zack Galifianakis will be in Philadelphia on July 31st (this coming Tuesday) to stump for their upcoming film The Campaign. The actors […]