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I Have a Baby and Ten Dollars...Now What?
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art's exhibition of American artist Bruce Nauman has been selected to appear in the US Pavilion of the the 53rd Venice Biennale, "one of the most important art gatherings in the world."
Weird crime time (which is starting to look like it's going to be a recurring feature here at Philly in the News, unfortunately): a Bucks County man was being served papers in connection with his arrest over another weapon-related incident (he allegedly left a loaded hand gun out on a kitchen counter where his children could easily reach it) when police found a (luckily inert) TS-50 military landmine in his apartment, as well as several loaded pistols he hadn't told them about. Needless to say, he got arrested again.
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In our times of the Vice President's (now former) Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby, being indicted for obstruction of justice and perjury, (now former) House Majority Leader Tom DeLay being indicted for conspiracy and money laundering, and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist being investigated by the FEC, and Philadelphia City Councilman Rick Mariano being indicted for several counts of corruption, it hardly seems possible that there are any decent and ethical politicians left in this country. But take heart! Philadelphia's ethical standards are now amongst the highest in the country.
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City Councilman Rick Mariano, a local politician who has had federal indictment rumors swirling about him recently, climbed onto a ledge and City Hall tonight and threatened to commit suicide. He was talked down from the ledge by Mayor John Street and Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson.
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