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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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New ‘breed’ of drugs to hit the U.S. market

Pharmaceutical companies are gearing up for a new “breed” of drugs to hit the U.S. market, possibly as soon as 2015.  ...

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 Proposed plans for the site have materialized on a new website. (Image from RoxboroughWendys.com)

Historic house razed, Roxborough site slated to become a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant

After months of speculation, city officials confirmed Wednesday night that developers are seeking to locate a Wendy’s fast food res ...

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The School District of Philadelphia has a positive statistic to talk about this week. The Pennsylvania Department of Education has a ...

13 years ago

 Brian Sanders' choreography is known for its raw athletics, daring acrobatics, and sexuality.
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Fringe favorite Brian Sanders offers introspective new dance work

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Historic house razed, Roxborough site slated to become a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant

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Farnese introduces bill targeting SLAPP lawsuits

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 The partial skull of a soldier who was shot through his eyes causing total blindness with chloroform bottles and other soothing medicines at the Mütter Museum. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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Philly’s Mutter Museum sharpens focus on the Civil War’s slain and wounded

“Future years will never know the seething hell and the black infernal background of countless minor scenes and interiors,” w ...

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 N.J. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan discusses his opposition to the common core standards outside the New Jersey Education Department building in Trenton. (Phil Gregory/for NewsWorks)

Lonegan opposes federal Common Core education standards

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It was a somber day across the nation as Americans marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In Delaware, Gov ...

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