http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F Stories from the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer en-us Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z en-us http://media.philly.com/designimages/PhiComLogo_Header.gif http://www.philly.com Philly.com http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69543782&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091109_Camden_s_waterfront_-_and_its_woes.html Second of four parts Thanks to $25 million in recovery money, America's poorest city now has hippos. The landmark 2002 Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act that put Camden under state control set aside $175 million for dozens of city projects. And none was larger, or more emblematic, than the $25 million expansion of the 10-year-old, state-owned aquarium. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d5e451d9b3d25fc2f9a7e12f46cb0700 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69543802&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091109_Gauging_the_temperature__Degrees_of_uncertainty.html A chilly rain is falling on a late-autumn morning. The temperature is 33 in Center City, perilously close to freezing, or so says your favorite Web site. But, wait, the radio says it's 35; weather.com, 32; AccuWeather, 34; WeatherBug, 31; the car dashboard, 36; and don't even bother looking at that bank thermometer. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 435eb649cba0f8158b69e38f691a955a 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69543797&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091109_Strike_ends__SEPTA__union_sign_deal.html The strike by SEPTA workers that had paralyzed much of the region since last week ended this morning with a signing of an agreement by SEPTA officials and leaders of Transport Workers Union Local 234. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 4e47188f0d4863d224f727adf3d6b77f 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69543792&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091109_Book_club_members_find_echoes_of_their_lives_in__Push_.html On a Tuesday morning in a windowless basement in Kensington, a book group is discussing Push, the 1996 novel about Claireece Precious Jones, an obese, illiterate, HIV-positive African American teenager from Harlem who is beaten, neglected, and sexually abused by both her parents. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a80b6cbf356cb0f74b0c5224961232c0 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69543777&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091109_Health_bill_faces_battle_in_Senate.html WASHINGTON - With the struggle over health care entering another difficult phase, President Obama has hit a milestone and a speed bump in his dual pursuit of a major overhaul of the nation's medical system and a rebirth of progressivism in America. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT fef4baf30386bd92926ea12489e2435d 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69498037&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091108_Camden_Rebirth__A.html Raw sewage seeped into Jackeline and Eduardo Gonzalez's basement, through its bathroom, hallway, and bedroom. The fumes forced the family to eat outside and sent 1-year-old Eduardo Jr. to the emergency room three times with respiratory problems. The toxic flow burned holes in walls and ruined clothes and a sofa. The mold ended Grandma's visits from Puerto Rico. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2b2dc76ff87339a2653f8fdcb8de251b 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69498027&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091108_Lame-duck_session_tame__too__in_Trenton.html Earlier this year, it seemed almost certain that lawmakers would decide after Election Day whether to make New Jersey the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 7dff92f11aa7435cb4a5ec49e65c1bfb 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69498057&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091108_No_peace_on_how_Jim_Thorpe_rests.html JIM THORPE, Pa. - It took 30 years of requesting, cajoling, demanding, and threatening, but in 1983 the family of Jim Thorpe was finally given back the two gold medals he won at the 1912 Olympic Games. Since then, it has been trying to get something else back - his body. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT fc8a4bb2255809accb742108efb92b14 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69498042&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091108_Charlenni_s_tragic_journey.html SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Seven-year-old Charlenni Ferreira was like many of the children in Buen Consejo, a worn hillside barrio of boxy concrete homes by the city's edge. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT da4471f2ea325930df2f07616e89cfa8 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69498052&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091108_SEPTA_accord_falls_apart.html A tentative agreement to end the strike by SEPTA workers collapsed in acrimony yesterday, leaving prospects slim for a quick resolution to the six-day walkout. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 360ffa43e127e92ff890f7f5d7146b6d 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69498047&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091108_Lobbyists_open_wallets_to_influence_Pa__budget.html HARRISBURG - When it became clear that the state budget was in crisis mode, three industries with much at stake in Harrisburg opened their wallets. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT add83a147b885ee7b1f135c461bb60f8 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69447707&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091107_Amid_walkout__extra_workout.html At 7:20 yesterday morning, Craig Holm and his wife, Karen, stuffed hand warmers into their gloves to combat the autumn chill, and mounted their bikes for the 15-mile journey from their home in Bryn Mawr to their jobs in the city. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b980a66d9cc0c60d10fd7a78d0e0a6a1 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69447692&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091107_Hundreds_arrive_early_to_get_H1N1_flu_vaccine_at_clinic.html They started lining up at 8:30 a.m. for free H1N1 vaccinations at a Westampton clinic that wasn't supposed to open until 2 p.m. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ad590794ba8d137c2c12ab20917e8afa 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69447697&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091107_Jobless_rate_rises_to_10_2_percent_in_October.html The numbers are remarkable: Nearly 16 million Americans are without work. The unemployment rate is 10.2 percent. And 190,000 more jobs were lost in October, an outcome worth cheering only when compared with the month-by-month carnage that has brought the nation its biggest employment crisis in 26 years. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a0661f0d1eb78f541c804d5c077970d4 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69447702&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091107_Tentative_SEPTA_pact_announced.html Gov. Rendell and U.S. Rep. Bob Brady late last night announced a tentative agreement to end the four-day-old transit strike that has paralyzed the region. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d5cbbf9c433457ca55f66788ae12c207 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=69447687&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20091107_Ft__Hood_suspect_a_man_of_contrasts.html FORT HOOD, Texas - As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor, and called another to thank him for his friendship - common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instead, authorities say, he went on the rampage that left 13 people dead and 31 injured. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 7a0353d4d90672347fc3b4fe4431252d 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z