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John "Jordon Lewis, the man sentenced to die by lethal injection for the murder of police officer Chuck Cassidy was stoic as he learned his fate yesterday and then apologized to the slain officer's family one last time.

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Crime Scene Unit investigates the Elkhart Street site where William Panas Jr. was shot, according to neighbors, by Sgt. Frank Tepper.

Self-defense, or gun-happy cop?

PORT RICHMOND residents said yesterday that an off-duty officer who fatally shot a young man during a large street fight Saturday night is a bully who's maced their kids and brandished his gun around the neighborhood for years.

Jury deciding life or death for Cassidy's killer - 12:31pm: Shortly after 11 a.m. this morning, prosecution and defense lawyers finished their closing arguments in the death penalty phase of the murder trial of convicted cop killer John "Jordan" Lewis.

City: Come back, Dad Vail, oar else - 2:17am: Mayor Nutter and Bob Brady met with area schools to discuss holding a Schuylkill regatta on the same weekend as Dad Vail.
Bernard Fernandez: Death hovers in the ring - 2:17am: "The idea is to hit your opponent, to batter him if necessary. If you don't, he'll hit and batter you. Every so often, a boxer dies. Whenever that happens, some people like to shout that boxing should be outlawed, that it's unnecessarily brutal. Most
Briefly... CITY/REGION - 2:17am: 2 men charged in murders Police identified two men who were charged yesterday in connection with two recent unrelated murders.
Cop killer could learn his fate today - 2:17am: Convicted cop-killer John "Jordan" Lewis today could learn if a Philadelphia jury will sentence him to life in prison without parole, or death.
July death of woman who came to Camden County for 'spiritual cleansing' is ruled accidental - 2:17am: The strange case of Lucie Marie Hamilton has been closed, but for her mother at least, the mystery surrounding her death remains.
Ronnie Polaneczky: Time to put the brakes on brakeless bikes - 2:17am: SO LAST WEEK came word that City Councilman Jim Kenney's proposed bicycle-crackdown laws include a $1,000 fine on anyone riding a brakeless bicycle on our public streets.
Elmer Smith: Here's the critical catch in latest mammogram advice - 2:17am: BY EVEN the most aggressive standard of preventive care, Cheryl's cancer would not have been found by "routine mammography" in 2006.
Biden, at Committee of 70 fundraiser, puts positive spin on economic outlook - 2:17am: Vice President Joe Biden did everything short of shaking a pair of pompoms yesterday as he cheered on an economic recovery while criticizing those he hears booing from the sidelines.
FBI sting nabs alleged arms buyers - 2:17am: Two years ago, an undercover FBI agent in Philadelphia met up with a Lebanese guy from Dearborn, Mich., who said he wanted to do a little business.
When policing gets personal, violence often follows - 2:17am: Cops are human, and the natural impulse to help a family member can put them in situations in which they're tempted to use their badge or gun in a personal dispute. And that can lead to trouble.
Health-care employees want pay for work during mealtime - 2:17am: An attorney yesterday announced the filing of class-action lawsuits against seven area health-care networks, contending that they failed to pay employees for all hours worked.

Harry Gross: Be wary of giving inheritance now to grandson - 2:17am
Correction - 2:17am
Boxer dies in Blue Horizon bout - 11/23/2009
Stu Bykofsky: If bicyclists want rights, they should follow rules - 11/23/2009
Camden again ranks worst on crime list - 11/23/2009
Police: Off-duty cop, attacked while breaking up fight, fatally shoots man - 11/23/2009
Cuffed by marriage & vocation, 2 cops now share a happy promotion - 11/23/2009
School district won't shift per-diem officers to save $ - 11/23/2009
Briefly... CITY/REGION - 11/23/2009
21 injured in five-alarm Lawndale apartment-building fire - 11/23/2009
Dave Davies: The Legislature's partisan budgeting - slush funds, in effect - prolongs the state's mess - 11/23/2009
John Baer: Rendell and lame-duck reform: 'Ire' in the hole - 11/23/2009
Weekend of shootings, invasions & alleged bare-hand neck-breaking - 11/23/2009
Harry Gross: Is landlord on hook for tenant who thinks recycling is rubbish? - 11/23/2009
Truth is, Beauty is friendly - 11/23/2009

Earth to Philly: Housewarmers' Tooilkit - 4:36pm
Attytood: Even Reagan no longer measures up to "The Reagan Myth" - 10:51am
It's Our Money: Three types of common government blunders, and the Philadelphia version of each - 9:19am
PhillyClout: Tuesday -- Is Dad Vail Debate Over? - 9:14am
Ronnie Polaneczky: It's official: I'm a clown - 7:53am
PhillyConfidential: Man shot 7 times in SW Philly - 11/19/2009

Ronnie Polaneczky: Time to put the brakes on brakeless bikes
Elmer Smith: Here's the critical catch in latest mammogram advice
Harry Gross: Be wary of giving inheritance now to grandson

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