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Death and taxes: Are conservatives cooling on capital punishment?
A lot of conservatives, who once equated capital punishment with being “tough on crime,” are increasingly concerned about tha ...
13 years ago
C.W. Henry School students, parents and teachers talk budget-cut impacts with Mayor Nutter
Seventh-grader Jared Taylor often volunteers to stay after school to straighten desks and sweep his classroom and the hallways. It’ ...
13 years ago
Ex-Trenton mayor due to be sentenced
The former mayor of New Jersey’s capital city is due to be sent to federal prison for corruption. Forty-eight-year-old Tony ...
13 years ago
US judge in Pa. weighs same-sex marriage challenge
The gay marriage fight in Pennsylvania moves to a federal courtroom Thursday, where a couple will ask a judge to recognize their same-sex ...
13 years ago
Wife of Chester, Pa. mayor carjacked
Officials say three suspects have been taken into custody after the wife of a southeastern Pennsylvania mayor was carjacked at gunpoint.< ...
13 years ago
Six teens from Manayunk soccer program heading to Brazil for World Cup festivities
When Philadelphia Union midfielder Maurice Edu was named to the ...
13 years ago
Authorities tranquilize black bear found in yard
Authorities have tranquilized a 125-pound black bear that was spotted in a yard in Abington Township. ...
13 years ago
Report shows lax oversight in Delaware medical examiner’s office
Two state agencies are asking lawmakers to create a new division to house the state medical examiner’s office. As the state cont ...
13 years ago
Five vie to be Dems’ choice for Pa. lieutenant governor
One of the benefits of the relative anonymity of the lieutenant governor slot, is that all five Democratic candidates have different idea ...
13 years ago
Moody’s downgrades New Jersey’s credit rating
The third major credit-rating agency has downgraded its outlook for the state of New Jersey. Moody’s Investors Service has r ...
13 years ago
SEPTA conductor attacked aboard train at Ardmore station
Police and transit officials are investigating a reported assault of a conductor on a suburban Philadelphia commuter train line.The condu ...
13 years ago
