The Daily Numbers - Nov. 23

The Daily Numbers: 6 wins and 4 losses for the Birds after they delivered on their ‘must-win’ mantra with a victory over the Bears Sunday night.
99 yards on 20 carries for LeSean McCoy, ably filling the void left by the absence of Brian Westbrook.
3 days of H1N1 flu vaccine clinics held this weekend at Penn State Brandywine. Officials will announce just how many got the vaccine later today.
5 percent tax hike looming for residents in Edgmont. It’s a 3.5 percent increase that’s being discussed in Haverford. In Media, they’re pushing to hold the line on taxes.
2.72, what we’re paying on average for gas in the 5-county Philly metro area, just in time for the big Thanksgiving travel crunch.
4 percent dip in those expected to travel 50 miles from home this holiday, according to AAA.
30, age of man from Horsham who faces charges of attempted murder after leading police on a high-speed chase in which he hit two police cruisers on the Capital Beltway in D.C.
21, age of man shot and killed by an off-duty police officer during a confrontation outside a party in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia Saturday night.
4 months old, age of baby police in Del. allege a dad took with him as he went on a drug buy at a New Castle apartment complex.
21 people injured when flames roared through an apartment complex in the Lawndale section of Philly early Sunday.
1 Rhodes Scholar from Swarthmore. Henry Spelman is now a senior at the University of North Carolina. His girlfriend also was named to the prestigious list.
150 employees sent home after a radiation leak at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant near Harrisburg Saturday.
7,700 dollars ripped off from Lehigh University by a former employee. She’s been sentenced to house arrest and full restitution.
140 million dollars pulled in over the weekend by the new teen vampire flick, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”
23 of 32 in a good night for Donovan McNabb in win over Bears last night, including twice bring the Birds back from deficits.
21 points for Scottie Reynolds as Villanova beat Mississippi State to take the Puerto Rick Tip-Off crown.
12 points for Garrett Williamson, but Saint Joe’s fell to Purdue, 85-60.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Brace yourself for the Andy Reid extension controversy. It would make perfect sense for the Eagles, off their win vs. the Bears and sporting a 6-4 mark, to extend their head coach in this short holiday week.
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I Don’t Get It: Forget the calendar. We haven’t hit Thanksgiving yet but it seems like the Christmas crush is in full swing.
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Today’s Upper: Looks like weather will not be an issue for those about to hit the highways and byways to grandmother’s house this week.
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Quote Box: “We’re hopeful that we’ll get more vaccine so we can continue to push that out.”
- Stacy Kriedman, of the state Department of Health, on this weekend’s
H1N1 flu shot clinics at Penn State Brandywine.

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