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Former N.J. attorney general’s nomination advances
A former New Jersey attorney general’s nomination to become a judge cleared a hurdle Thursday. The Senate Judiciary Committ ...
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A patient responds to Supreme Court’s health care decision
In a landmark decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 to uphold the Affordable Care Act on Thursday morning. Cartoonist Tony Auth i ...
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Friends of Jenks will appear at tonight’s CHCA meeting
The newly created fundraising arm of the J.S. Jenks Home and School Association will provide an update on its efforts to the full board o ...
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Tax cut for Philadelphia’s poor repealed
A tax cut for low-income Philadelphians scheduled to go into effect in 2016 has been repealed. The tax credit was championed by la ...
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In ‘true compromise,’ Philadelphia City Council approves budget
Philadelphia City Council has given final approval to its budget. After weeks of debate, Council Thursday passed a budget that inc ...
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Reading schools lay off more than 200 workers
The Reading School District is closing five schools, raising taxes and laying off more than 200 workers, including 108 teachers. T ...
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Yikes! How annoying were those false reports on the Supreme Court decision?
Anyone trying to follow the news this morning about the Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act was in for a chaotic experience.& ...
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Olney man wanted in a pair of GameStop robberies
Philadelphia Police are searching for an Olney man who is believed to be behind two recent robberies at two different GameStop locations ...
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Temple Board of Trustees freezes tuition for 2012-13 school year
Citing rising student debt as important issue, Temple University’s Board of Trustees voted today to freeze base tuition and make an ...
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Wired Beans to hold soft opening this Saturday
Robert Wheeler is all too familiar with the culture that now pervades Germantown’s commercial corridors. He grew up in the neighbor ...
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For sale: Phillies jersey made from drink tabs
Would you pay $550 for a Phillies jersey? What if it was made out of drink tabs? ...
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Delaware governor reacts to Obama’s Affordable Care Act
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Barack Obama’s controversial health care law, stirring up a gr ...
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In its eagerly awaited decision on the Affordable Care Act, a/k/a Obamacare, the Supreme Court’s decisive swing vote surprisingly b ...
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Poll: How did you learn about the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act?
TV, radio, websites, social networks – all media were aflutter (and atwitter) this morning as the Supreme Court of the United State ...
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As of Sunday, St. Vincent de Paul Church will be Germantown’s lone Catholic parish
Soon, it will all come full circle. Soon, there will just be one. Beginning Sunday, St. Vincent de Paul Church in Germantown will ...
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