The Daily Numbers: 20, age of Pfc. Christopher W. Lotter, of Chester Heights, who was killed in action in Iraq on New Year’s Eve.
9 soldiers with ties to Delaware County that have now fallen on the battlefields of Iraq.
39 years spent as the top cop in Lower Merion. On Monday Joseph Daly became chief of police in Springfield.
5 months in prison and 5 months home confinement for the Bucks County man who admitted sabotaging a Chinook helicopter being assembled at the Boeing plant in Ridley Township.
110,000 dollars in restitution that Matthew Montgomery also needs to pay. He told the court he was not cut out for factory work.
3 sections of Haverford Township that have been targeted by thieves during daylight break-ins in recent weeks.
5 people hospitalized in a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning in Darby Borough Monday.
34 years in local government coming to an end with the resignation of Upper Darby Mayor Raymond Shay.
250 bucks, what Eagles fans can expect to shell out if they want a ticket to Sunday’s NFC playoff game between the Giants and Eagles at the Meadowlands.
1,100 jobs being slashed by health insurer Cigna Corp. That’s 4 percent of the workforce for the firm, which has its HQ in Philadelphia.
370 million dollars, what Endo Pharmaceuticals of Chadds Ford will pay to acquire Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
5 recent blazes in Coatesville that are being investigated in a recent series of suspected arson fires.
7 fire companies in Philly that have now been disbanded after a judge refused to block the move.
50 million dollars, what a former exec at Verizon claims Sen. Vince Fumo demanded during negotiations tied to phone-industry regulations.
40 years in prison for a Bucks County man who pleaded guilty to raping a 9-year-old girl at his home.
7 people killed in holiday crashes in Pennsylvania during the New Year’s holiday period, according to state police.
4, age of boy who police say shot his babysitter after the 18-year-old accidentally stepped on the boy’s foot.
32 percent sales drop reported by Ford Monday. For Toyota the news also was bad, with sales off 37 percent. Meanwhile, Subaru said its sales were actually up 0.3 percent.
50 games, the suspension facing Phillies reliever J.C. Romero after he tested positive for a banned supplement. Romero says he was told it was OK and vows to fight the suspension.
16 million dollar deal for two years for Pat Burrell to be the DH for the Phils’ World Series foe, the Tampa Bay Rays.
4 for 4 on field goal tries to Eagles kicker David Akers Sunday vs. the Vikings.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
One of the unsung heroes of the Eagles’ win Sunday over the Vikings was placekicker David Akers. In the comfy confines inside the Metrodome, Akers rocketed four consecutive kicks through the uprights, one from 51 yards out. Things aren’t likely to be as conducive this Sunday, when the Eagles visit the Meadowlands. The place, and its swirling winds, has bedeviled Akers for years.
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I Don’t Get It: A 4-year-old kid apparently threw a tantrum in Jackson, Ohio, when his 18-year-old babysitter accidentally stepped on his foot. So what did he do? Cry? Stamp his feet. No, the tyke shot his babysitter in the arm. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Tell me that we’re one day closer to spring. In the meantime, we will have to deal with a “wintry mix” today. Swell.
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Quote Box: “I am deeply saddened by the loss in action in Iraq of Private First Class Christopher Warren Lotter. Every good American is humbled and honored to know that young men and women like Pfc. Lotter will stand in our defense thousands of miles from our shores with courage and the determination to represent the best of our national character.”
-- U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-7, on learning of the death of a Delco soldier in Iraq.