The Daily Numbers: 3,000 people who had weighed in on an online poll as to whether U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-7, should challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in the 2010 Democratic Primary.
88 percent national and 84 percent in Pa. saying Sestak should join the fray.
36 Delaware County law enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty whose memories were honored during the annual Day of Remembrace during Law Week.
3 incidents – including 2 on the Swarthmore campus – that police think may be related. In the latest a man emerged from a coed’s dorm room and displayed a gun before fleeing.
14 cans of baby food, what police say a Chester man pilfered from the Pathmark store in Brookhaven.
46 percent of occupational fraud cases that are solved by a tip, with the majority of those coming from employees.
150 million in financing still being sought by the folks who run the proposed Sugarhouse Casino, which could open in a temporary facility on the Philadelphia waterfront next year.
5, age of boy riding a bike in Smyrna, Del., who was killed when he rode under the wheels of a tractor-trailer.
250 jobs, including teachers and aides, that are on the chopping block in Winslow Township over in Jersey. Voters there rejected a proposed budget with a tax hike.
4 percent hike in passengers reported in April for Southwest Airlines.
2 fatal hit-run cases in 2 days in Philadelphia. Last night a 20-year-old man was struck and killed in the Logan section. The driver of the car fled the scene.
0 winning tickets in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. Saturday’s night’s jackpot swells to $109 million.
28 years of seniority down the drain for Sen. Arlen Specter after he switched to the Democratic Party.
27.3 billion dollar state budget approved by the Pa. Senate. That sets the stage for some brutal negotiations between Senate Republicans and Gov. Rendell.
2 cases of confirmed swine flu now reported in Pennsylvania. A 28-year-old Montco man who has since recovered is the latest victim.
6 shutout innings for Phillies starter Chan Ho Park.
7 shutout innings for Mets ace Johan Santana, who beat the Phils, 1-0.
10 strikeouts for Santana as he mowed down the Phils.
1 crucial throwing error for third baseman Pedro Feliz that led to the winning run.
15 straight games with a hit for Shane Victorino, who doubled.
13 straight wins at home by the L.A. Dodgers to start the season. That’s a new record.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You expect Chan Ho Park to throw games away with lousy pitching. You don’t expect slick fielding third baseman Pedro Feliz to be the offending party.
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I Don’t Get It: Police in western Pennsylvania are investigating the killing of a house cat with an arrow. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Tell me you did not have a tear in your eye while watching the story of Abby McGovern introducing their new baby to her husband, Army Maj. Frank McGovern, who is stationed in Iraq. Beautiful!
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Quote Box: “To me, it just represents the views of the people who respond, and I don’t know if it has any relation with what all the liberals want or what the voters in the state want.”
-- Political pollster G. Terry Madonna, on an online poll gauging support for a Senate run by U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak.