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  • The NAACP has called out District Attorney Lynne Abraham for leading the grand jury that last week declined to indict a dozen police officers for police brutality in connection with the videotaped beating of three men suspected of firing shots into a crowd in Feltonville.
  • Proofreading Philly tries to capture typos, wordos, and all other kinds of grammatical mistakes that we see around the city. But we need your help! Email photos to us from your computer or your phone, and show the city that you care about good grammar.

  • In January, former President Bill Clinton will replace former President George H.W. Bush as chairman of the National Constitution Center. Bush suggested Clinton as his replacement and helped recruit him. The center's 43-member board meets twice annually to set policy for the center, so maybe we'll see old Slick Willy around town more often.
  • The Delaware River Port Authority plans on spending $25 million on inspections and paint jobs on its bridges between Philadelphia and South Jersey. Public meetings will probably begin in March to discuss the possibility of raising bridge tolls to pay for the work. Tolls could rise as much as $2; the alternative is to raise tolls a smaller amount each year based on inflation.
  • Despite their close relationship, Richard A. Sprague will be allowed to represent Senator Fumo in his upcoming trial for federal fraud and obstruction of justice, a judge ruled yesterday.
  • Philly police have invited the family of Bryan Jones - the 20-year-old that cops shot during a New Year's Day gun battle - to meet with them, in order to discuss the details of his death.
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