Aaron Moselle covers housing and community development for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, filing stories for both radio and web. He’s a native of the city and calls South Philadelphia home.
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Dwight Evans easily wins Pa. 2nd Congressional District
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U.S. Rep. Meehan sounds alarm on voter registration fraud in DelCo
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