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Senator Bob Casey and Senator Pat Toomey Have an Uncommon, Cross-Party Bond

Their annual staff softball game notwithstanding, Senator Bob Casey (D) and Senator Pat Toomey (R) are, like, BFFs. They had lunch in Scranton. They sat […]

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How the GOP Entrapped Obama

President Obama walked into a trap. Here’s how it worked: The GOP spent months—years—insulting the president’s manhood. So his administration cooperated on a New York […]

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Corner Stores Sell Produce to Make Philly Not as Fat

In the wake of Mayor Nutter’s speech against soda in Washington yesterday, The Washington Post has published a slideshow of photos from a Philly corner […]

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House Promises to Vote on Liquor Privatization

The state House of Representatives is supposed to vote on liquor privatization and the liberalization of beer sales next week. The plan would call for […]

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Santorum Says Most Americans “Don’t Measure Richness in Money”

Failed GOP presidential candidate and sweater vest enthusiast Rick Santorum spoke to an audience at the Conservative Political Action Committee gathering in Chicago. In his […]

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Ed Rendell Criticizes Barack Obama’s Effectiveness as President

Today, Ed Rendell—who has been promoting his memoir A Nation of Wusses—was on CBS Morning News discussing President Barack Obama’s effectiveness in office. Rendell said […]

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Seth Williams Hosts a Fund Raiser at the Residences at Liberty Place

While the rest of the city was celebrating the return of SIPS on Wednesday, Philadelphia’s District Attorney Seth Williams hosted a fundraiser on the 57th […]

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Romney and GOP Raised $76.8M to Obama’s $60M in May

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee have announced that they raised $76.8 million in May. That bests the mark set by President […]

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Jersey Town Welcomes Governor Christie With Negative Messages on Electronic Road Signs

The town of Piscataway, New Jersey welcomed Governor Chris Christie with negative messages displayed on electronic road signs yesterday. The mayor of Piscataway supposedly asked […]

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The NRA Should Keep Its Hands Off My Gun Ownership

Last weekend, my wife and I flew to Colorado to spend the weekend with her brother’s family and celebrate her parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. My […]

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A Message for Miss Pennsylvania

Dear Sheena Monin, I think we can agree that Donald Trump hasn’t exactly been supportive of gay rights over the years. He’s said more than […]

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Will Scouts Change Policy?

In Philadelphia, the Boy Scouts of America‘s anti-gay policies have been a major sticking point. Not only has the scout’s refusal to accept gay members […]

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First Lady Michelle Obama Is Set to Speak at the National Constitution Center

First Lady Michelle Obama will address an audience at the National Constitution Center this afternoon at a ticketed campaign event. The FLOTUS will speak in […]

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Joe Biden for President in 2016?

Vice President Joe Biden ran for president in 1988 and 2008. He hasn’t definitively said whether or not he’d consider running for the gig in […]

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Religious Groups Sue Philadelphia Over Outdoor Feeding Ban

A complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania today on behalf of several religious groups in the area argues that the city’s […]