In the early phases of the 2008 presidential campaign, the Philadelphia area hasn't received much attention, which isn't surprising since the party nominations may be decided long before the Pennsylvania primary in April.
For Drexel, planning D-Day is no trip to the beach.
As host of tonight's Democratic presidential debate, the university has spent the last month coordinating a plethora of logistical details.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as climate and energy issues at Germany's chancellery Thursday, part of a tour aimed at lifting the first-term senator's international standing.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says the German leader had "very open" and wide-ranging talks with presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Borrowing from a European model, Minneapolis and St. Paul police hope to quell any disruptions at this summer's Republican National Convention by exchanging cell phone numbers and offering other olive branches to demonstrators.
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Zooey Deschanel thought that she might explode.
"I've been writing music since I was a little girl," says the 28-year-old indie-movie ingenue who makes up half of She & Him. The duo will play the Trocadero tomorrow in support of their fetching folk-rock debut, Volume One.
With nicknames like 'Bent Finger Lou' and 'Nicky the Hat,' the alleged Delco Nosta mob represented an "enormous moneymaker" and potential for violence, officials say.
One alleged mobster discussed having another killed, records show. Instead, he settled on having the victim beaten badly.
One alleged mobster discussed having another killed, records show. Instead, he settled on having the victim beaten badly.
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