Friday, July 30th, 2010
A preliminary version of the closely guarded report on the city’s controversial DROP retirement perk found that the program comes at a “substantial” cost to the city’s beleaguered pension fund.
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Preliminary DROP findings: ‘Substantial’ toll on Philadelphia’s pension fund (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
Parts of Arizona’s immigration law that were not blocked by a federal judge went into effect Thursday. Opponents took to the streets of Phoenix to protest the measure. (source: NPR) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Opponents Protest Arizona Immigration Law (source: NPR)
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
AREPUBLICAN City Committee member from Center City’s 5th Ward has emerged in the last week in a quirky role for a politically powerful western Pennsylvania family mired in scandal. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Clout: Orie sisters sunmmoned ‘Angel lady’ on court case (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
Kelly Kaufmann Layre allegedly had a special deal for three customers in Philadelphia’s records department. She charged them as little as $5 for traffic and other reports that cost as much as $25, and in return they paid her in cash, which she pocketed, ac..
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Philadelphia worker charged with selling city records, pocketing cash (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
The House is expected to vote on a scaled-back version of its original war funding bill, which would drop billions of dollars for unrelated domestic programs, including money to help struggling states avoid teacher layoffs. (source: CNN) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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When the House, Senate don’t get along (source: CNN)
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
The White House and its international partners today sharply condemned a whistle-blower website’s publication of more than 90,000 top-secret U.S. military records on Afghanistan and braced for the release of up to 15,000 more, as the leak reverberates arou..
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White House Downplays WikiLeaks Release but Warns of Harm to Troops (source: ABC News)
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
HARRISBURG - “Yes,” Rep. Bill DeWeese told a grand jury last December, he knew that one of his top government aides was doing political fund-raising work at his desk during work hours. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Prosecutors throw DeWeese’s words in his face at corruption hearing (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Monday, July 26th, 2010
IT STRIKES ME that in the heat of summer everybody hates everything that isn’t water ice or air-conditioned. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Web site, extreme heat can kill “by pushing the human body beyond its limits.” (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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John Baer: Politics, like hot weather, comes in waves (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Monday, July 26th, 2010
Look out, City Council contenders. Here comes Latrice! With talk beginning to simmer about who’s in and who’s out for City Council in 2011, Council’s most recognizable staff member, Latrice Bryant, is considering a run for Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller’s …
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Goode aide considers Council run (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
TRENTON - Rutgers University will not be getting into the marijuana-growing business. New Jersey’s largest university has declined a request from Gov
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Rutgers just says no to pot growing (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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