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Snooki and Crew Head to the Shore

Snooki, the Situation and the rest of the Jersey Shore cast are returning to Seaside Heights to fist pump and bring their sideshow nightlife back […]

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Chris Christie Paying for Helicopter

The N.J. governor and the State Republican Committee are reimbursing New Jersey for all personal use of a state police helicopter, which includes two trips […]

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Abortion is Personal

I’m getting sick of it. Sick of measure after measure, new legal stipulation after stipulation passing, aimed at limiting access to abortion—locally and nationally—like this […]

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Sarah Palin Has Arrived

It seems every journalist in Philadelphia trekked out in the heat to see if Sarah Palin would show up in our city as part of […]

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Monopoly: Great Board Game, Lousy Politics

In this most Democratic of cities, people love the idea of a competitive political landscape while shunning it in reality. While there was a lot […]

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Vince Fumo Could Be Punished More

In the case that will never end, arguments will be heard in a Philadelphia federal appeals court tomorrow. Meanwhile the former political operator/state senator is […]

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Is Nutter Losing His Chief of Staff?

Rumor has it that Clay Armbrister, Michael Nutter’s chief of staff since the mayor took office, will announce his resignation today. [Philly Clout] UPDATE: Armbrister […]

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What? Are We Florida?

The squeaker of a race between mayoral candidates Featherman and Brown has attracted the most attention paid to a GOP mayoral primary in the Scoop’s […]

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Philadelphia’s Machine Politics Suffers a Blow

Yesterday was historic in the scheme of Philadelphia political history. Of course, there is the obligatory nod to the apathy that a long forecasted low […]

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See No Donald, Hear No Donald

Dear Mr. Trump, Consider this a farewell letter. Not because I’m not going anywhere—and nor, I assume, are you. (So much the shame.) But the […]

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Independent Voters Shut Out In Pennsylvania

I voted just before two o’clock today at the Chestnut Hill Baptist church. More than a dozen young men and women were outside in the […]

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Election Day Videos

Pop over to Philly Clout for some interesting (albeit horribly angled) video of today’s candidates at Famous 4th Street Delicatessen (and a few at Relish). […]

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Philly Votes (Or Not): Pre-Election Speculation

1. Will Mayor Nutter be embarrassed? There’s no margin of victory that will make Mayor Nutter look good, but if a laughingstock like Milton Street […]

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Donna Reed Miller’s Office Raided

From Philly Clout: A City Hall source says Miller’s office is being investigated for allegedly using city-owned printers to produce materials for the Verna Tyner […]

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Bob Brady Sees Dead bin Laden Photos

As soon as the Scoop read this morning that members from the House Armed Services Committee would get a chance to view photos of a […]