Opinion & Essay
If you’re old enough to remember Ralph “Boss Hog” Passio, then you know how long reformers in Philadelphia have felt le
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13 years ago
It’s not unusual in political campaigns to see some mysterious person videotaping public appearances by a candidate. The shooter us
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13 years ago
Nothing quickens the heart of a Philadelphia political reporter like the prospect of a contested mayor’s race, so State Senator Ant
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13 years ago
Before the House Republicans are inevitably compelled by the dictates of reality to govern as grownups, they apparently intend to cavort
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13 years ago
As battle lines form for Philadelphia City Council contests in the coming year, we’ll try and keep you in the know.
One poss
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13 years ago
We’re saying goodbye (sort of) this month to Pennsylvania political icons Arlen Specter and Ed Rendell, and I was glad today that w
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13 years ago
Fresh breeze in the cave of winds?
As the clock ticked down to Opening Day in the U.S. Senate, it appeared that the chamber’s ruling denizens were poised to speedi
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13 years ago
Reform group slams new sheriff
New Philadelphia Sheriff Barbara Deeley has had an eventful start as the city’s first woman to hold the job.
On her second d
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13 years ago
This is one of the scariest guys on the face of the earth. Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan spent a couple of decades trafficking nuclear a
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13 years ago
Just in case you neglected to watch the debate staged yesterday by the five competitors for the job of Republican national chai
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13 years ago
Another contender in Northwest Philly
Voters in Northwest Philly are in for another lively battle for City Council this spring, and when I did a
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13 years ago
Governor Rendell said at a morning news conference it’s a “fair question” to ask whether Philadelphia should ever get a
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13 years ago
For a thoughtful take on John Street’s inflammatory assertion that many African Americans don’t see Mayor Nutter as a black m
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13 years ago
The newly empowered House Republicans are locking and loading for their 2011 assault on the Obama administration, predictably taking aim
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13 years ago
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