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Vladimir Putin is celebrating his birthday today. We wonder if Vladdy can get any privacy these days, what with Republican Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin watching him from afar and all...

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By Joe Ross in on October 7, 2008 12:30 PM

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  • The judge for the Fumo corruption trial is still ill, a fact that may delay the trial for at least a month.

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    By Jim Genzano in on September 17, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • D'oh. Philadelphians have been ranked the ugliest again. (Via Ross)

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    By Jim Genzano in on September 12, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Leonard Luchko, a computer technician and former aide of Senator Vincent Fumo, is accused of illegally destroying years' worth of state Senate computer records, apparently in an attempt to hide the data from the FBI during its investigation into Fumo. Luchko will plead guilty on Monday, marking the first plea in the corruption case against Fumo. The terms of the plea agreement have not yet been specified. In other corruption case news, "City Councilman Jack Kelly's top aide, his campaign treasurer, and his two top political contributors pleaded not guilty to federal fraud and conspiracy charges yesterday and were released on $10,000 bail."

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    By Jim Genzano in on August 7, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Perhaps not surprisingly, Mayor Nutter's recent press conference in which he angrily criticized DHS left some workers upset. He spent yesterday trying to placate them in a series of closed-door meetings.

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    By Jim Genzano in on August 6, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Perhaps not surprisingly, the DRPA got an earful from angry commuters yesterday at the first of two hearings on proposed toll hikes and PATCO train fare increases.

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    By Jim Genzano in on July 23, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • 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.

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    By Jim Genzano in on January 17, 2008 9:00 AM

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