Having once described PhillyStat as "part of the centerpiece of what we're trying to get done," Mayor Nutter would hand the city quite a setback if he were to consign the data-management tool to a quiet burial without benefit of a formal funeral.
Senate Republicans have cast a vote for secrecy in elections, but Democrats must keep trying to shed more light on who pays for political advertisements.
Finally, I understand the race card. It is the bottom card in the deck. The one that is up the sleeve. The one suit that will trump all other cards, regardless of how well you played your game.
The congressman should have been more wary given its history.
Does it matter if a candidate for U.S. Senate served as a keynote speaker for an extremist group? Does it matter if he hired one of the group's staff to serve on his staff? These are some of the questions being asked about Rep. Joe Sestak as voters learn about his ties to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Whether by opposing mosque construction, encouraging racial profiling, or fomenting anti-immigration sentiment, right-wing politicians are lining up to bash Muslims and prove their supposed patriotism before November. Here in Pennsylvania, the extreme right has decided to attack Rep. Joe Sestak as anti-Israel just because he spoke to the Muslim American community.
Gov. Christie has proposed creating a protected, high-class, high-roller ghetto for the casino industry in Atlantic City. This would perpetuate the problem that brought the city to its present low estate.
Four years after industry officials persuaded Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to accept watered-down regulations on securing chemical plants from terrorists, they're urging federal officials to once again kick the can down the road.
I fully appreciate Emily Mendell's problem with forgetting to bring environmentally friendly bags to the store ("If green is to be ingrained, we need better role models," Sunday). In Taiwan, you simply pay for the plastic bag if you want one. Are Americans ready for even such a mild solution?
It's steaming hot outside, but the "Energy bill loses steam in Senate," to quote a headline Friday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put off any moves on an energy bill this summer. "The decision could doom the measure's long-term chances as well," the article said.
As secretary of state, Clinton has made an impression across the globe and spectrum.
By Frida Ghitis
If you want to find a harsh crowd for an American official, send him - or her - to Pakistan. That's why reviews of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's stop in Islamabad during her latest dizzying tour of international trouble spots should make us take notice.
Meet the neighbors of America's most famous crank.
By Daniel Denvir
The fourth precinct of the city's 14th ward encompasses about eight square blocks north of Chinatown, made up of small, suburban-style houses, a few abandoned lots, and the Guild House West, a retirement home. The home is where people of the fourth precinct vote and, on Nov. 4, 2008, where two members of the New Black Panther Party briefly stood, one armed with a nightstick.
News item: State Sen. Jane Orie (R., Allegheny) and one of her sisters, state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, consulted a psychic "Angel Lady" in Philadelphia to foretell the outcome of a criminal probe of their campaign activities.