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Mitt’s pitch to women

In his convention-eve gig on Fox News Sunday, Mitt Romney tried hard to connect with women voters. His wife Ann pointed out, for ...

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EOTS Recess

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Do political ads influence your vote?

It’s hard to keep up with the facts at play in an election season — let alone the lies. Do political ads help influence your deci ...

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‘Half breed’ versus ‘hermaphrodite’

How weird it is to hear people claim that the 2012 presidential race is the meanest nastiest ugliest scummiest tawdriest in American hist ...

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Hopefulness in zoning reform | Parkway light sculpture | Logan Circle en Blanc | SEPTA greenwashing

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August 24-26: Fantastic Friday | Sounds of Gospel | Adventuredrum

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Dave Davies: Off Mic

Politics – occasionally a laughing matter

You might expect that politicians, all experienced public speakers and presumably likable people, could stand up and get a few laughs fro ...

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Dave Davies: Off Mic

The vote that wasn’t stolen after all – State Rep. clarifies his story

I can’t tell you the heartbreak I felt yesterday when I got back to my office and found I’d missed a call from State Rep. Ber ...

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Isaac and the infomercial

Hurricane Isaac, which is on track for southern Florida, is ...

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Revolutionary museum design failings | zoning code victory lap | hope for White Elephant | Rittenhouse Row | papers to shrink

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Planning Commission gets new website

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Storefront Challenge: Reward refreshed facades

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Hide your children – Congressional races are coming

Sometimes as a reporter, a great lead falls into your lap. Like in 1994, when I was reporting on a former TV reporter named Harvey ...

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Dave Davies: Off Mic

As if the voter ID thing wasn’t screwed up enough

After all the confusion and controversy over Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law, you’d like to think one place you could count o ...

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‘Freedom for everyone’

As expected, the Republican platform committee has geared up for the impending national convention by endorsing Todd Akin’s stance ...

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