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Is It Time for Mayor Nutter to Go Work for President Obama?

Dear President Obama: Take our mayor—please! It’s not that we don’t appreciate Mayor Michael Nutter’s gifts around here. We’ve elected him to the city’s top […]

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Mitt Romney Tried to Order a Meatball “Sub” at Wawa While He Was Avoiding Ed Rendell

Romney’s Wawa Stop. Mitt Romney’s “Every Town Counts” bus tour rolled through the Keystone State over the weekend. The plan was for the Republican presidential […]

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Masked Men Attempt to Break Into Congressman Bob Brady’s Home

Three men wearing hoodies and masks reportedly attempted to break into the home of Congressman Bob Brady today. Congressman Brady was not home at the […]

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Is President Obama a Liability for Senator Bob Casey?

President Obama—who is polling ahead in Pennsylvania—has had a close political relationship with Senator Bob Casey. Tom Smith’s campaign against Bob Casey is using the […]

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Mayor Nutter: The Real Issue About Moving America in the Right Direction

Soledad O’Brien recently interviewed Mayor Michael Nutter on CNN to get his take on what the U.S. Conference of Mayors is looking for in a […]

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State House Won’t Vote on Liquor Privatization Until Next Week

Last week, we were all told that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would be voting this week on a proposal that would privatize the state’s […]

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Mitt Romney’s Bus Tour to Stop in Weatherly, PA? [UPDATE]

Earlier this week Mitt Romney announced that he’ll be taking a five-day, six-state bus tour as a part of his presidential campaign. The trip kicks-off […]

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Mayor Nutter’s Stock Rises on President Obama’s Campaign for Re-Election

The folks at Talking Points Memo have taken note of Michael Nutter’s recent ascent up the Democratic political ladder as the Mayor of Philadelphia continues […]

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Chris Christie Announces That Jersey Added 17,000 Jobs in May

Chris Christie held a press conference Thursday morning to release federal figures that show New Jersey added 17,000 jobs in May. Those jobs account for […]

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Mayor Nutter Cuts Orlando Trip Short as Support of His AVI Wanes

Mayor Nutter’s AVI Losing Support? Support of Mayor Nutter’s proposed property tax reassessment plan seemed to wane last night during a City Council meeting. Some […]

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Poll Shows Chris Christie’s Approval Rating Improved in Jersey

A Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released Tuesday shows that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a 50 percent approval rating amongst the state’s registered voters. That’s a […]

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Comcast and PayPal Plan to Let You Donate to Obama and Romney Campaigns With Your Television

PayPal has signed deals with Comcast and TiVo that will allow you to use your remote control to order items you see on television. Basically, […]

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Women Give President Obama an Edge in Latest PA Poll

A Quinnipiac University poll of registered voters in Pennsylvania revealed Tuesday that President Obama currently holds a six-point lead over Mitt Romney. The poll shows […]

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Rush Limbaugh to Debut on Philly’s IQ 106.9 on June 25th

You already had June 25th circled on your calendar because it marks the start of the debut of Buzz Bissinger and a new schedule on […]

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President Obama to Visit the Franklin Institute

President Obama is set to fly into PHL this afternoon just in time to help mess up your evening commute. Air Force One is set […]