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States may have more say in health law
Pennsylvania’s next governor, Tom Corbett, is one of many Attorneys General challenging the federal health overhaul in court. WHYY ...
15 years ago
N.J. construction at a standstill
Industry groups predict there will be no significant movement in building projects for two years. It’s not a good time to be ...
15 years ago
“They say President Obama wasn’t born here, call him a Muslim, insult his family….” so read a pre-election mailer ...
15 years ago
ACLU sues Philadelphia over “stop and frisk”
Group claims the department is engaging in racial profiling. Eight black and Latino men are suing. The ACLU says the Philadelphia ...
15 years ago
Film examines Olmsted’s influence on parks
A new film about the father of the American city park will screen Thursday evening at the Philadelphia Art Museum. “The Olms ...
15 years ago
Obama failed test of clout in Pa. Senate race
President Obama visited Philadelphia twice before the election hoping to spur Democratic turnout in the vote-rich city. Despite th ...
15 years ago
Like it or not, news still happens while you’re sleeping and we’re changing shifts. While it means more work for us, you, dea ...
15 years ago
The Political Humor of Election night
On election night First invited Rob Tornoe of the Dover Post and Punchline Magazine to capture the flavor of the evening through his ...
15 years ago
A Philadelphia City Council Committee has approved a partnership to keep city ice-skating rinks open. Some of the rinks will be pr ...
15 years ago
The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation is helping Philadelphia upgrade five skating facilities. Once in danger of closing, the rinks will ...
15 years ago
Quelle surprise! Here was John Boehner yesterday, divining a nonexistent mandate: “The American people were co ...
15 years ago