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Phila. candidates draw ballot spots

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Published March 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

Adam Beloff yesterday won the top ballot position in a primary field of 47 candidates for judgeships in Philadelphia's Common Pleas Court ...

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A guide to Philly for hoops fans

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Published March 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

First off, we'd like to welcome to Philadelphia all you NCAA basketball fans from Brigham Young, Texas A&M, Connecticut, Chattanooga, American, UCLA and VCU ...

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S. Phila. man charged with killing wife's lover

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Published March 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

Homicide detectives didn't buy the rape story.A South Philadelphia man said he had killed another man Sunday night after coming home to discover the stranger sexually assaulting his wife ...

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Rendell seeks PR aid on stimulus money

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Published March 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

HARRISBURG - Despite his call to drastically slash budgets to deal with a worsening recession, Gov. Rendell is paying $100,000 to a Philadelphia political strategist and media consultant to help him with publicity ...

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Stu Bykofsky: Goode wins 1st TIGGY for pinching pennies

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Published March 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

THE FIRST-EVER Byko Thrift In Government award goes to (drum roll, please) Philadelphia Councilman-at-Large W. Wilson Goode Jr. I'm calling it the TIGGY, and it is awarded for meritorious service to the taxpayers ...

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Phila. man shoots self after slaying girlfriend

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Published March 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

A gunman who police said had fatally shot his girlfriend in West Philadelphia held authorities at bay for four hours and put five schools into a lockdown before he shot himself in the face yesterday afternoon ...

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Police saw fake-sticker sale before arrest

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Published March 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

When state police arrived at a Philadelphia garage Tuesday to arrest the owner on charges of issuing a false inspection sticker for a truck in a fatal accident, they saw another truck pulling away with an invalid sticker, police said yesterday ...

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Foes of city casinos not giving up

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Published March 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

In their first meeting since Mayor Nutter said a slots parlor could open in Philadelphia as soon as this year, casino opponents said last night that they were not giving up. Calling their fight "the casino industry's Waterloo," opponents plan to hold more protests, including a novel sit-in at a local casino ...

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Will tournament teams follow the script?

Published March 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

The casting directors who call themselves the NCAA tournament selection committee have specific roles to fill.We all know the leads: major conference powers like Duke and Connecticut, North Carolina and Kansas, Memphis and Louisville. They get the big trailers and the high seeds, and are expected to bring home the ratings for CBS when the Final Four rolls around two weekends from now ...

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Talkin' the NCAA tournament

Published March 19, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

So it's time for another NCAA tournament. My NCAA pool will be pristine for only another few hours. I guarantee you that by Sunday night it will contain more L's than the SEPTA yard at Frankford and Bridge. One bit of good news - Billy Packer has been rep ...

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