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Campaign events: Electoral college vote breakdown PA 21, NJ 15, DE 3. Winner takes all electoral votes in each of the 48 states except in Maine & Nebraska which allow split.

Barack Obama holds rally in Chester, PA @ 10am.

CANCELLED: John McCain & Sarah Palin campaign in Quakertown, PA @ 10:15am

Image credit: Phila Daily News photographer Steven M. Falk

World Series: To be continued. Game 5 suspended in 6th inning due to rain

Philadelphia budget watch: Mayor delays department cuts announcement till Nov 6th.

Fumo trial watch: Feds say PA State Senator assigned aide to deal with noisy dog.

Smokers in AC casinos win one more year to puff away

11:16 AM UPDATE:

SEPTA Watchdog blogger turns attention to SEPTA beat reporters: SEPTA Watch blog takes local paper’s transit beat reporter to task for not balancing views of SEPTA management with those of riders.

Imagine that, city dwellers need groceries too: PlanPhilly writes about the challenges of urban supermarkets and the progress being made in a “fresh food desert” at 31st and Girard.

Imagine that, city dwellers need groceries too (II): Matthew Yglesias extends the conversation about the difficulties of building supermarkets in urban areas to include the issues facing all potential big box retailers.

Imagine that, city dwellers need groceries too (III): Yglesias follows up his post about big box retailers with news of a Costco in Vancouver that figured out how to fit appropriately into an urban area without requiring acres of surface parking or taking away from the walkability of the area.