http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F News from the Inquirer and Daily News. en-us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:54:00 GMT 2009-11-10T14:54:00Z en-us http://media.philly.com/designimages/PhiComLogo_Header.gif http://www.philly.com Philly.com http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635167&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Recovery_aids_some_areas.html Third of four parts James Reilly sips morning coffee on his new front porch so he can watch the sunrise glow upon the looming Ben Franklin Bridge. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 1d98032642edb9c15c9e1f0593c66e6f 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69652202&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Crowds_gobble_up_free_SEPTA_tokens.html "It's an early Christmas!" said Sammy Dominguez, 44, an unemployed cook from North Philadelphia. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:54:00 GMT 8f1f737d87ead4847d96476d6cff4133 2009-11-10T14:54:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635802&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_The_lonely__illegal_world_of__Mr__Cheng_.html AT 4:15 A.M., "Mr. Cheng" gets a call on his cell phone, signaling him to head outside to the light-blue van that will take him and other illegal workers to a mail-packaging factory in Montgomery County, to jobs that pay just above the minimum wage. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d7770cb35f01e3e16946b502e1885418 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69646757&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_One_slain__another_wounded_in_W__Phila_shooting.html Police are investigating a shooting in West Philadelphia this morning that left one man dead. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:23:00 GMT 347dc9346fc13c46eb1d4d23d24b508f 2009-11-10T13:23:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635777&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Ex-cop_gets_30_years_and_his_badge_destroyed.html A corrupt former Philadelphia cop who used his badge to rob drug dealers was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in a federal lockup. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 57c512e5991c9e66925e1180906d0960 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635152&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Politics_aside__doctors_universally_fed_up_with_insurers.html U.S. physicians are torn over what the government should do to make health care more available and affordable, but they're surprisingly like-minded about one perceived scourge - the insurance industry. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 6159ddf4dee083bc49393a599f19cf06 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69642657&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Cop_hurt_during_traffic_stop.html Police are looking for the driver of a stolen red Mercedez-Benz convertible that sped off during a traffic stop in Germantown early today, slightly injuring a police officer. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:49:00 GMT de445bd5b5f8d2944363544419fc4a3e 2009-11-10T11:49:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635172&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_SEPTA_strike_over__but_fare_hikes_loom.html Now that buses, subways, and trolleys are running again after a six-day transit strike, SEPTA riders can brace for the next unpleasantness: a fare hike. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 7edd8782ec6ac5ab69bf9f7030e4a449 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635477&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Impairment_at_issue_in_trial_over_officer_s_traffic_death.html The Levittown man whose car allegedly slammed into a parked police car, causing the cruiser to fatally run over Officer Christopher Jones as he returned to it during a traffic stop, was "impaired," witnesses said yesterday. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 6aec28af4bf84688f182a92a395979d9 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635452&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Four_Phila__men_killed_in_weekend_shootings.html Four Philadelphia men were slain by gunfire over the weekend, according to police, who have released the names of three. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d021f0c4cd190f189bedf49f10094f60 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635457&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Former_officer_gets_30_years_for_robbery__home_invasion.html A former Philadelphia police officer convicted of robbing a drug dealer and participating in a home invasion was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 040cfe1bb603a8dde2e4bc4bc1bfd1e4 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635472&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_City_unions_emboldened_by_SEPTA_settlement.html For all the political drama and commuter inconvenience it caused, the SEPTA strike may have been just a curtain-raiser to a bigger act of labor strife, featuring the City of Philadelphia and 22,000 unionized city workers now laboring under expired contracts. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT aa65eadf45776d06021eaf7a8ea67f55 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635467&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_City__quot_not_as_deep_quot__in_fiscal_woods_as_last_year.html One year after Mayor Nutter announced the closure of fire companies, pools, and libraries to fight a financial crisis of "incredible proportions," his administration announced yesterday that Philadelphia will face a $31 million deficit unless further reductions are made next year. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:24:43 GMT 132ffcc0790edbd3e44c886f015ff5a1 2009-11-10T11:24:43Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635427&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_At_N_J__school__Christie_s_remarks_political__personal.html Gov.-elect Christopher J. Christie reiterated many of the themes of his campaign in an appearance at a suburban New Jersey high school yesterday, and offered glimpses of his personal life at the end of the campaign trail. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 6c0ecaf9c57a0e8d39a7a1b70c82349a 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635162&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_3_hikers_could_face_Iran_trial.html The three American hikers detained in Iran, including Joshua Fattal, a 2000 graduate of Cheltenham High School, were dealt a setback yesterday in efforts to negotiate their release after a senior Iranian prosecutor accused them of entering Iran as spies. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 59de77f2e6cf2e1055318d1d2b9f773a 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635817&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_SEPTA_as_contract_template__No_way__says_Nutter.html So, has the SEPTA contract deal - with guaranteed raises in four of the five years of the contract - inspired the city union workers to shoot for the stars in their negotiations? Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT bbdcebf192ac7fc8fece82fa9e535c72 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635772&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Philadelphia_expects_to_end_fiscal_year__31M_in_the_red.html After a year of cuts and tax hikes to deal with substantial budget losses, the city's financial woes aren't nearly over yet. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 9324f955db93f8a956b8e5c5394aac8c 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635822&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_How_the_SEPTA_deal_got_made.html Friday night on the 11 o'clock live TV news, Gov. Rendell, with U.S. Rep. Bob Brady by his side, announced that the transit strike that had crippled Philadelphia for a week probably would be over by Saturday night - but it wasn't. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e6e30ed142356f7bbc4655e0c0cf623a 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635807&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Man_fatally_shoots_autistic_son__then_himself.html By all accounts - from neighbors and even those who didn't like him - Segundo Duque was a loving father to his 16-year-old autistic son, Fabian. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 897508cf4b57b28b625cad117f2753c5 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635797&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Don_t_blame_the_workers__Blame_the_employers_.html THE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been cracking down on what it sees as what's fueling illegal immigration: Employers. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ab33a51c16f458e3934f1eab554b6059 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635827&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110__D_C__Sniper__to_face_own_death_tonight.html John Allen Muhammad's path to notoriety took him from the U.S. Army to the Nation of Islam and finally on a coast-to-coast killing rampage, stopping in New Jersey to buy the used Chevy Caprice that he and his young accomplice used as a sniper's nest to gun down 10 strangers in the Washington, D.C., area. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0e795161666c5d802e263bd0ee90022f 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635832&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Costs_lead_Dad_Vail_to_weigh_move_to_N_J_.html Thousands of rowers descend on the banks of the Schuylkill every year to participate in the Dad Vail Regatta - the country's largest college regatta, which has been held in Philadelphia since 1953. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 1a01898d2ca5eeb8f4ed13bffa0b40b0 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635437&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Tyson__S__Harrison_s_first_black_mayor__to_resign.html Charles Tyson, elected South Harrison Township's first black mayor in 2006, said yesterday that he had been worn down by racism in the Gloucester County farm community and would resign as deputy mayor effective today. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 358f21be1a2fb5ead21c7966003303a7 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635432&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Closing_arguments_begin_in__Two-Face__trial.html In Ray Morales' life, 2003 was "the Year of the Rat," a lawyer said in federal court yesterday. Harold Shapiro, who represents alleged killer Juan "Two-Face" Rivera-Velez, said that was the year Morales began cooperating with authorities, bringing down his own criminal empire and spinning lies to save himself. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b7e09f8ef24f28e37a30408734f833e2 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635422&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Ex-Sen__Bryant_s_fight_goes_to_N_J__high_court.html Former State Sen. Wayne Bryant's fight to use his campaign account to pay for his criminal defense went to the New Jersey Supreme Court yesterday. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ace3b53667b4009c87673fd89b1c4613 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635417&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Sen__Allen_to_undergo_cancer_surgery.html State Sen. Diane B. Allen has been diagnosed with an "aggressive cancer" and expects to undergo surgery as early as this week, her office announced yesterday. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d5901b0aa29e409bf8ca83fb3e743b1e 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635412&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Adler_cites_cost_problems_in_rejecting_health_bill.html Rep. John Adler (D., N.J.) broke from most of his party in the U.S. House to vote against the massive overhaul of the nation's health system, saying the legislation would fail to flatten the ever-rising cost of care. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 3e5b8c545db301c41dcf80a668798b0c 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635157&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Abortion_threatens_health_bill.html WASHINGTON - A political storm gathered yesterday over efforts to restrict coverage for abortion in the health-care overhaul, threatening to swamp Democrats' efforts to pass President Obama's signature legislative initiative by year's end. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e54e95daa4399b2243f1393d9f8a6fe4 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635447&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_SEPTA_commuters__quot_thrilled_quot__strike_is_over.html Evening commuters at Suburban Station were no longer plagued by the snaking queues of riders who had been forced during the six-day SEPTA strike to switch from idled buses, trolleys, and subways to Regional Rail lines. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT aeaa8b35b07ff86aa023d62b9bf5f266 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635462&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Two_breaks_for_commuters.html Time for a couple of givebacks for strike-beleaguered SEPTA commuters. Anyone who has an unpunched TransPass valid for last week is entitled to an exchange or credit, even if the pass was partially used, SEPTA announced yesterday. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT c7fe26be1125f905252e4fc2e0d41ddd 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635787&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Briefly______CITY_REGION.html Bank robber sought A heavyset bald man is being sought by the FBI and Philadelphia police in the holdup yesterday of the TD Bank at 217 W. Lehigh Ave. Authorities said that the man gave a teller a demand note shortly before 1 p.m. and left with an undisclosed sum of cash. He is described as a Hispanic man in his late 20s or early 30s with closely cropped mustache and beard. Anyone with information about his identity should call the FBI at 215-418-4000. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 9e10f44583d805459152435cbe8e826a 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635812&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Ronnie_Polaneczky__Supporters_of_Dougherty___North_find_a_frustrating_parade_of_Q_s_withoutA_s.html BEFORE MASS began this past Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul, a seminarian asked the congregation if we'd consider supporting St. Charles Borromeo Seminary with a financial gift. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT dd9d734ce6ae8bbc6498ea74ddd9f144 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635792&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Harry_Gross__An_alert_about__free_seminars_.html Dear Harry: Back in April, my wife and I attended a meeting of a "travel club." Afterward, we received a card for a three-day, two-night trip to anywhere in the United States. In order to "validate" the trip, we had to send a $100 mone Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e35b73d9b9f2032147207706e7c3663e 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635782&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Elmer_Smith__Pointless_search_for_Fort_Hood_massacre_s__real_reason_.html A CONGRESSIONAL committee has joined that posse searching for the "real reason" that Nidal Malik Hassan went berserk and allegedly killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f106da2846ff234ef004596cf72aa7dd 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635482&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Judge_tells_of_perverted_justice_in_Luzerne_juvenile_cases.html WILKES-BARRE - The judge who studied Luzerne County's "cash-for-kids" scheme said yesterday that children's constitutional rights had been denied and justice perverted "in ways that I would never have dreamed possible." Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e329d06622926e66029e9a33d8f75774 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635442&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Jury_selection_finished_in_case_of_slain_officer.html Jury selection was completed yesterday in the murder trial of John "Jordan" Lewis, accused of the Oct. 31, 2007, shooting that killed Police Officer Chuck Cassidy. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a170540cef8f423c0ca29b0e5fe0115c 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69635407&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091110_Karen_Heller__The_lesson_from_the_streets__Big_money_is_not_the_answer.html Friends, what have we learned this past week? Plenty. Pundits will tell you that Chris Christie won New Jersey's gubernatorial race and Jon Corzine lost it because there's a backlash against President Obama's agenda. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 8ec0a2530c7c379782adb59c6cb7136f 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69603767&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_Fatality_suspends_Atlantic_City_rail_line_service.html Service on New Jersey Transit's Atlantic City rail line has been suspended as authorities investigate the death of a trespasser who was struck by a train about 4:30 p.m. tonight just east of the Lindenwold station. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:33:00 GMT 99c048831740a7dbbdb74902f2fd793c 2009-11-09T22:33:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69611502&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_City__A__31_million_deficit_looms_without_more_cuts.html One year after Mayor Nutter announced the closure of fire companies, pools and libraries to fight a financial crisis of "incredible proportions," his administration announced today that the city will face a $31 million deficit unless further reductions are made next year. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:49:00 GMT f675d5b25ed2a15e19e3ab3c8bcf9196 2009-11-09T23:49:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69550197&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_Subways__buses__trolleys_rolling_again.html Now that buses, subways and trolleys are running again after a six-day transit strike, SEPTA riders can brace for the next unpleasantness: a fare hike. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:28:00 GMT de060b8b6265890dd6c1b96d82b48013 2009-11-09T11:28:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69555592&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_Jury_selection_resumes_in_Officer_Cassidy_murder_case.html A jury of 12 has been selected to hear the Philadelphia trial of John "Jordan" Lewis, the 23-year-old North Philadelphia man charged with murder in the Oct. 31, 2007 shooting that killed police Officer Chuck Cassidy. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:35:00 GMT c084e8d402508e11fddedaf29fb944f9 2009-11-09T13:35:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69611187&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_City_unions_without_contracts_eye_SEPTA_deal.html For all the political drama and commuter inconvenience it caused, the SEPTA strike may have been just a curtain-raiser to a bigger act of labor strife, featuring the city of Philadelphia and 22,000 unionized city workers now laboring under expired contracts. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:44:00 GMT 9ee3f786391905abb9d31df9573a8d9a 2009-11-09T23:44:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69557597&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_Ex-cop_faces_sentencing_for_robbing_drug_dealers.html A former Philadelphia police officer convicted of robbing a drug dealer and participating in a home invasion was sentenced today to 30 years in prison. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:11:00 GMT adae9579d356b210189fad37081d4fad 2009-11-09T14:11:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69564537&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_Scranton_mayor_to_announce_run_for_governor.html The large field of Democrats seeking to be elected Pennsylvania governor continues to take shape. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:58:00 GMT f9c26141ac3d4bb9ee283ede6890c967 2009-11-09T15:58:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69550722&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_Man_arrested_in_one_of_two_weekend_rapes.html Philadelphia have arrested a man in one of two unrelated rapes over the weekend. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:47:00 GMT 77d03f43e59bd615cfa79266713c09c7 2009-11-09T11:47:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69609387&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_Closing_arguments_begin_in_trial_of_Two_Face.html In Ray Morales' life, 2003 was "The Year of the Rat," an attorney said in federal court today. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:23:00 GMT 1e717ab2fd885df8b4ecff2c6bd08da5 2009-11-09T23:23:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69567532&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_Iran_charges_Montco_native__2_others_with_spying.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:32:00 GMT b14ecae4eddf27f0ad82f529496fa93d 2009-11-09T16:32:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69586427&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_Thousands_of_free_SEPTA_passes__courtesy_of_Stovetop.html Thousands of free SEPTA tokens - and lots of free parking - will be given out tomorrow and Wednesday morning, courtesy of Stovetop, the stuffing-mix maker. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:47:00 GMT 6109392418d8b407c53bd2b86e44ddfb 2009-11-09T19:47:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69570872&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20091109_SEPTA_details_refunds__credits__exchanges.html Commuters who have an unpunched TransPass valid for last week are entitled to an exchange or credit - even if the pass was partially used, according to SEPTA. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT fa764a8300d157856cd42e4621184b0e 2009-11-09T17:05:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=69543792&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%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 fce09fc40dfe8e253c872a5519f6a7ef 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z