The Daily Numbers - June 19

The Daily Numbers: 4 hours of deliberations last night without a verdict in the case of Ramir Steve, on trial for the murder of Upper Darby cabbie Greg Cunningham.
5 mile run on tap tonight in Media. It’s one of the highlights of the summer in the county seat.
11 straight days of rain. The record is 12. Looks like the sun if finally returning this morning. Don’t put those umbrellas away. Showers are in the forecast for the weekend.
41-35 lead for Joe Sestak in a Senate matchup with Republican Pat Toomey, according to a new Rasmussen poll. Of course Sestak has to win the nomination first.
50-39 lead for Arlen Specter over Toomey in the same race.
53 percent favorable rating for Specter with voters. Sestak checks in with a 42 percent rating.
46 million dollar Powerball prize claimed yesterday by a Montgomery County woman.
17,700 more jobs lost in Pennsylvania in May, bringing the state jobless rate to 8.2 percent.
2.72 a gallon, what we’re paying for gas after prices jumped still one more penny overnight Thursday.
5 businesses in West Philly that have been targeted by an armed robber who is toting an Uzi.
6-1 ruling by Commonwealth Court that knocked down several gun laws in the city of Philadelphia. The court ruled only the state has the authority to regulate gun sales.
1,000 Philadelphia city workers who rallied outside City Hall Thursday night as their contracts are about to expire and the city braces for a possible strike.
3 swine flu deaths in New Jersey after a 10-year-old boy became the latest victim to succumb.
500 jobs being axed by Exelon, the parent company of Peco Energy Co. Most of the jobs are in Illinois.
7 runs scored by the Phils yesterday. Not enough. They fell to the Blue Jays, 8-7.
3 straight losses to the Jays, who swept the series.
13 wins and 19 losses for the Phils at Citizens Bank Park.
12,000 to 15,000 dollars a month, what the mother of his child is asking from Sixers star Andre Iguodala.
2 straight Hart Trophies as the NHL MVP for Capitals star Alex Ovechkin.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Rod Barajas? Rod Barajas? The former Phil stuck the knife in his old teammates yesterday with a homer in the ninth, answering the boos that rained down on him.
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I Don’t Get It: Can someone please tell Jon & Kate their 15 minutes are up. The reality stars of something called “Jon & Kate Plus 8” are supposed to be making a “major announcement” on the show on Monday. I don’t get it. Nor do I care.
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Today’s Upper: Some serious kudos to the DeCaros, Bill and Marie, of Springfield. They are celebrating a milestone today, 80 years of wedded bliss. Both also turned 100 this year. Our hat’s off to them.
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Quote Box: “I do think experience matters to some degree. Someone once said that to then-state legislator President Obama, and look what he’s done.”
- U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, addressing county Dems Wednesday night.

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