The Daily Numbers: 29 billion dollars that Pa. has to spend under the federal stimulus program.
4 billion dollars for health care; $3 billion toward workforce; $914 million for community and family support; 400 million for public safety.
2 months free storage being offered to victims of the recent flooding by Keystone Storage in Sharon Hill.
49-40 lead for Pat Toomey over Joe Sestak, according to the latest Rasmussen Poll.
25, age of Philly police Officer John Pawloski, who was gunned down in February 2009. His accused killer goes on trial today.
14 community colleges that say they fear a new round of budget cuts that will make it harder for students to afford their alternative to more expensive schools.
28, age of victim attacked at a Frankford El stop in Philly last night.
1 more day to register to vote to be eligible for the November election.
Today is the deadline.
4 percent dip in registered Democrats in Pa. since President Obama took office.
176,000 fewer Dems on the rolls, as compared to 120,000 fewer Republicans.
30, where Pa. ranks in the number of exported guns.
4 years since a gunman invaded an Amish schoolhouse and opened fire, killing 5 and wounding 5 others.
2 man who will go on trial for a 2nd time today in Allentown, charged in the murder of an illegal immigrant from Mexico.
130 pages, new report on the sex lives of Americans.
41 different combinations of sex acts, according to the findings.
8-7 win for the Braves over the Phils yesterday, giving them the NL Wild Card. The Phils will play the Reds on Sunday. The Braves will face the Giants.
52,613 fans jammed into the stadium to watch the Braves’ final game of the year, bringing their weekend attendance to 158,048, a team record for a 3-game series.
17-12 loss for the Eagles at the hands of Donovan McNabb and the Redskins yesterday.
8-19 with 1 interception for McNabb in his return to the Linc.
22 of 35 with 1 pick for Kevin Kolb, filling in for an injured Michael Vick, who went down with rib problems in the 1st quarter.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
How many times did I hear in the preseason about how Jason Avant had not dropped a single ball the entire camp. Now he seems to drop one every week. And he had both hands on the ball that would have won the game on the final play of the game yesterday, but couldn’t reel it in.
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I Don’t Get It: This isn’t about McNabb or Vick, or even Kolb. Those were two eminently mediocre teams on display yesterday.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Philly fans for offering a standing ovation for McNabb when he was introduced. After that he became what every other quarterback who visits is – the opponent.
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Quote Box: “Everyone makes mistakes in life, and they made one last year.”
- Donovan McNabb in the Redskins’ locker room yesterday after his triumph in his return to the Linc against the team he starred for 11 years, the Eagles.
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