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Fattah corruption trial underway
For nearly a year, indicted U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah has minimized the lengthy list of corruption charges threatening to stain his two deca ...
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ListenChaka Fattah federal corruption trial begins
Indicted U.S. Rep Chaka Fattah heads to federal court Monday for the start of a corruption trial that could net the veteran Philadelphia ...
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Photo controversy highlights black women in Long Gray Line
A group of black female cadets at the U.S. Military Academy won’t face punishment for a controversial photo taken weeks before thei ...
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Why Philly ward leaders matter
State Sen. Larry Farnese’s political career is now in jeopardy after he allegedly used campaign cash to buy support in a Philadelph ...
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Bribery charges against Pa. state Sen. Larry Farnese could hinge on U.S. Supreme Court case
Attorneys for state Sen. Larry Farnese are preparing for battle. It comes after federal prosecutors ...
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ListenState senator from Philly charged with bribery in 8th Ward election
A lawyer for a Pennsylvania state senator accused of bribing a Philadelphia Democratic Party ward committeewoman said Tuesday evening tha ...
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Toomey, McGinty tangle over Philly’s ‘sanctuary city’ policy
Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey injected immigration policies into his re-election campaign, taking a shot at Philadelphia’s “ ...
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In Atlantic City rally, Sanders rails against casino industry ‘greed’
When he arrived in Atlantic City for a rally on Monday, it would have been hard for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders to ignore the fact that he w ...
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ListenNational Democrats target Toomey over Supreme Court vacancy
Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is getting attacked in his re-election bid for helping his party block President Obama’s Su ...
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ListenNew coalition revives effort to revamp Philly elections office
A grassroots push to eliminate the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office has new legs. On Wednesday, the Better Philadelphia Elec ...
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Former law clerk remembers Justice Antonin Scalia as demanding boss, family man
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had been the longest-serving member of the country’s highest court when he died earlier this y ...
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