The Daily Numbers: 2:53, how much time was left in the NFC Championship game when the Eagles got the ball back, down by seven. You know what happened next. Nothing.
14 kids from Chester who are in Washington, D.C., to observe the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.
11 students from Springfield High also in the nation’s capital as part of a school project to cover the historic event.
121 students enrolled this year at Our Lady of Peace School in Milmont Park. The archdiocese announced the school will close at the end of the year.
1 suspect shot by police in Philadelphia who were responding to a domestic incident.
50-foot fall survived by an ice climber in Bucks County.
30, age of resident who was killed during a home invasion in West Philadelphia.
1 resident dead and 1 firefighter injured in a blaze in a South Philadelphia row home.
19, age of suspect charged with killing a 15-year-old girl with a fatal gunshot wound to the head inside a home in New Castle, Del.
60 years, how long Circuit City has been in business. The electronics giant announced it would close all 567 of its stores, liquidate its inventory and lay off 30,000 workers.
13 Circuit City stores in the Philadelphia region that will be closed, including one in the Marple Crossroads Shopping Center.
1,500 people who showed up to mourn the 7 victims of a fire that swept through a house in Southwest Philly on Dec. 26. The crowd included many members of the Liberian community.
3 more fires in Coatesville, which has been under siege while investigating a series of arson fires.
225 jobs being eliminted by Charming Shoppes. The clothing chain has its HQ in Bensalem.
3 year, $20.5 million dollar deal for Cole Hamels, the ace of the Phillies staff.
5 NFC Championship games for the tandem of Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb. They have now lost 4 of them.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Raise your hand if you thought Donovan McNabb was going to march the Eagles down the field when he got the ball back with 2:53 left in the game, down by 7. Thought so. Sure, McNabb rallied the team in the third quarter to erase a 25-6 deficit and take the lead. But with the money on the table, he again didn’t get it done.
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I Don’t Get It: I still think the Obama campaign could have somehow managed to acknowledge the crowd that gathered in Chester during Saturday’s Whistle Stop Tour. Instead, they slowed in Claymont before stopping in Wilmington to pick up Vice-president Elect Joe Biden. But nothing for Chester.
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Today’s Upper: Hey, it could be worse. There was a call to the local sports radio station on Saturday from a group of guys who were driving to Phoenix. On Saturday they called from Oklahoma City. On Sunday they checked in after they arrived in Phoenix. It gets better. These guys all worked at Circuit City, meaning they are also out of jobs. That should be a great ride home.
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Quote Box: “It falls on the defense. We didn’t get it done when we had to. At the end of the game we couldn’t get off the field.”
-- Eagles linebacker Stewart Bradley, after the Eagles blew a 1-point lead and lost to the Cardinals in Sunday’s NFC title game.