- Fumo defense, prosecution issue sentencing advice
- 2 held for trial in murder, dismemberment case
- Business, environment clash over GSP expansion
Former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo never lacked for allies - or enablers.
Time and again, the state's power elite joined in his maneuvering, looked the other way, or simply saw nothing amiss.
- Rendell writes Fumo judge
In a move that could spare former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo years behind bars, a judge yesterday cut the length of the prison term that could be imposed under federal sentencing guidelines from up to 27 years to no more than 14.
- Gallery: Racism alleged at swim club
- Neighbors speak out on pool controversy
The happy hum of her friends' laughter enveloped Kevina Day yesterday as she stood in the middle of a Lancaster County corn maze. But the 9-year-old wasn't smiling. Kevina and other campers say they heard some Valley Club members make racial remarks.
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Rendell writes Fumo judge
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Karen Heller: Once, Vince Fumo was one of Ed Rendell's many best friends. Now, Rendell writes a letter to the judge in Fumo's corruption case, extolling Fumo's good works and saying that "the good that Vince Fumo did should count for something; in fact, it should count for a great deal."
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Pa. budget gap threatens city jobs
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Closing Pennsylvania's $3.2 billion budget gap by making deep cuts would have dire consequences for Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter said yesterday as he raised the specter of a reduced police force and Fire Department under the spending plan advanced by state Republicans.
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Fumo's bid for new trial rejected
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The federal judge who is set to sentence former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo rejected Fumo's bid yesterday for a new trial, saying a defense request to explore whether jurors had learned prejudicial facts about Fumo was a mere "fishing expedition."
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Stimulus $ coming, but impact not clear
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One bright spot in the city's grim budget situation is that federal stimulus dollars are starting to trickle in to city agencies.
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Council wonders what to do with their pay raise
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City Council wrestled yesterday with a topic fraught with political and financial pitfalls - what to do about a 5.13 percent raise its members received a week ago?
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Philadelphia Council may return raises - on own terms
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Philadelphia City Council is willing to give back the 5 percent cost-of-living raise it received June 30, but only on members' own terms.
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Phila. schools agree to settle 1970 desegregation suit
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Nearly 40 years after the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission went to court seeking equal education for white and minority students in the city, the Philadelphia School District is poised to settle the landmark desegregation case by instituting reforms to benefit black and Hispanic children.
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Lawyers argue over Fumo sentence
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With the sentencing of former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo set for Tuesday, prosecutors and defense lawyers delivered spirited arguments yesterday about the amount of the fraud committed by the once-powerful Democrat.
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Nonprofit seeks restitution from Fumo
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The South Philadelphia nonprofit that former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo called "my baby" now says it's a victim of of a fraud scheme by Fumo and its former executive director, Ruth Arnao, according to court documents.
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Meehan to return $10,000 campaign contribution
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Former U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Meehan, a possible Republican candidate for governor, yesterday said he was returning a $10,000 campaign contribution from a political fund after learning it got most of its money from a Philadelphia union Meehan had previously investigated.
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