The Daily Numbers: 2 months until the nation goes to the polls to elect a new president. Put your seat belts on, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

2 historic nominations in 2 weeks. Democrats nominate first African-American to be president. Republicans for the first time nominate a woman for one of their top 2 spots. Either way in November the country will make history.

105,000 what the feds allege Boeing union boss Anthony Forte Jr and 7 others netted in a loan scheme they allegedly carried out at the Boeing Employees Credit Union.

72 counts of theft lodged against Robert Hance, who the D.A.’s office alleges was partners in crime with the former treasurer of Thornbury Township, spending public money to fund their lifestyle. He dropped a dime on her, breaking the case wide open. He was on the lam until Wednesday night when he was picked up in Darby.

24.6 inches of rain, what we have recorded so far this year. No, we aren’t going to match that when Hanna arrives Saturday, but we are going to get drenched.

2.4 inches of rain in August. We just might equal that on Saturday.

100 dollars a head, what some state legislators want to slap on towns, like Middletown, that rely on state police as opposed to their own police force.

3 year-old girl killed when she was accidentally left in a mini-van for more than 3 hours Thursday afternoon in Atlantic City.

7 staples in his cheek for a 20-year-old man recovering from a brutal beating he received on a SEPTA subway car in Philadelphia.

2 arrests made by police in breaking up a dog-fighting ring in Dover, Del.

2 hours spent stuck in mud up to his neck by a man fishing when his boat got caught when the tide went out in Maurice River, N.J. He got out of his boat and tried to make it to shore when he sank in the muck.

250 million dollars approved for ailing department store Boscov’s by U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

29 million dollar loss being reported by home builder Toll Brothers in the third quarter.

340 point skid for Wall Street yesterday as investors dashed hopes for a late-year recovery.

76 jobs being slashed by Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown. Not exactly healthy economic news.

34 ton truck that toppled at a Chester County construction site, killing a 44-year-old worker.

38 million dollar contract extension signed a year ago by Geo Group to run the Delaware County Prison. They’re now exiting the deal to run the 1,900-bed facility.


3 crucial games vs. the Mets for the Phillies, starting tonight at Shea.

1 as in No. 1, where Eagles fans were ranked in a survey done by Fox Sports.

0 times a rookie wide receiver has started in the Andy Reid era for the Eagles. That might change Sunday when DeSean Jackson could crack the starting lineup.

1 day before the Eagles open the season at the Linc against the Rams.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
It just might be now or never for the Phillies. They need to win 2 of 3 this weekend against the Mets. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for the Mets to do another swan dive like they did last year.
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I Don’t Get It: You’re a successful professional in the health field, and you apparently decide to dump some medical waste from your boat? I don’t get it.

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Today’s Upper: We’re likely going to get wet Saturday. Relax. We actually need the rain. And it’s likely going to clear Sunday, just in time for that first tailgate party of the year.

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Quote Box: “Oh my God. She hit it out of the park. Home run, grand slam, hat trick.”

-- State Rep. Tom Killion, R-168, of Middletown, reacting to the speech by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, accepting nomination of GOP to be vice president.