The Daily Numbers -- April 22

The Daily Numbers: 13 hours for Democrats to cast their votes in Pennsylvania. Polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m..
51 to 44 percent margin for Hillary Clinton, according to the last Quinnipiac poll before today’s vote.


52 to 41 percent for Clinton in a poll done by Suffolk University.


300,000 newly registered Democrats in Pennsylvania who will head to the polls today, many for the first time.


14 percent of Pa. Democrats who are undecided, according to a Franklin and Marshall poll.


11 million dollars in TV ads spent by the two campaigns in Pennsylvania.


187 delegates up for grabs in Pennsylvania. Of those 158 will be selected today. The rest are superdelegates who are not bound by the popular vote.


30 people homeless after a massive fire rocked an old industrial plant in the Juniata Park section of Philadelephia yesterday.


14 age of Lansdowne teen charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his brother in a fight over a video game. Lawyers are still arguing over whether he should be tried as an adult or in the juvenile system.


18 age of Norristown teen charged in the fatal hit-run death of a 3-year-old boy. Police say the driver had only a learner’s permit and was not properly insured.


41 hours trapped in an elevator for a man in an office building in New York City back in 1999. A surveillance video of the man’s ordeal has not become an Internet sensation.


3.50 a gallon, where the price of gasoline likely is going to wind up before the week is over. The question now is exactly how high will it go this summer?


43 age of substitute teacher in Ocean County, New Jersey, who is now charged with torching several homes in her neighborhood.


10 percent drop in earnings in the first quarter for regional chemicals maker Rohm and Haas.


4.9 percent unemployment rate in Pa. in March. That’s down from 5 percent in February.


7 as in Game 7, exactly what the Flyers did not want as they face a deciding game in D.C. tonight against the Caps.


2 goal lead blown by the Flyers in their meltdown at the Wachovia Center last night.


0 wins and 5 losses this year for Flyers’ goalie Martin Biron in back-to-back games he played this year.


5 straight games in which Chase Utley has homered, including last night vs. the Rockies. He now has 9 for the season.


2 straight wins for the Phils, as they rallied to beat the Rockies, 9-5.


8 wins and no losses for the Soul, who remained unbeaten by beating the Columbus Destroyers last night in a Arena Football League affair. Does anyone care?


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Channeling Terry Murray. Yes, the Flyers once again find themselves in “a choking situation.” They must win tonight or forever be remembered as one more team that blew a 3-1 lead.
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I Don’t Get It: Sen. Barack Obama said yesterday he expects Sen. Hillary Clinton to win Pennsylvania, although he is expecting to keep it close.


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Today’s Upper: Just think, tomorrow you will awake to TV and radio that is not cluttered with ads for Clinton and Obama.


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Quote Box: “We made this task much more difficult. Now it’s up for grabs.”

-- Flyers coach John Stevens, after his team lost to the Caps last night to set up a deciding Game 7 tonight in D.C.

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