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Last night was obviously good for Pennsylvania Democrats, but precisely how good remains to be seen. They can claim already Rick Santorum's Senate seat, at least three--and maybe four--Congressional seats, and five state House seats. Locally, Democrat Patrick Murphy seems likely to pick up Pennsylvania's Eighth District with a razor-thin lead over Mike Fitzpatrick, but Fitzpatrick has yet to concede. In the Seventh District, Curt Weldon lost as expected to Vice Adm. Joe Sestak, putting an end to the career of a man listed in Rolling Stone as one of the worst members of Congress. Rep. Jim Gerlach looks to hold onto the Sixth District, although Phillyist notes that his lead has shrunk consistently since first being elected in 2002. We can only assume that a stiff breeze will suffice to knock him out of Congress in 2008.

  • Speaking of holidays, it's time to start thinking about those other ones - you know, the ones with the trees and candles and such. According to a recent survey, the lucky friends and relatives of gift-givers in the Philadelphia area will be having happy winter holidays indeed, as Philly folks are apparently planning on being quite generous this year. Survey says we'll be buying more gifts, decorations, and so forth, and spending more on them, than the national average.
  • The other guy you have to look out for is a clean-shaven man (a police sketch is supposedly available, but is for some reason not included in the Daily News article) who robbed and raped a woman near the R8 Olney SEPTA Station last Friday. If you've got info on this guy, call Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3251.
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