The Daily Numbers: 3.6 trillion dollars, how much the federal government spent last year, despite the fact that is has no budget. Sen. Pat Toomey believes that’s a travesty and wants to change it.
10 years, how long it would take to balance the budget under the Toomey plan. His plan differs from that being proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin in that he does not want to deal with Medicare reform until the following decade.
13 suspected members of the Philly mob indicted by the feds yesterday, including suspected mob boss Joe Ligambi.
9 people arrested on drug charges in Newtown.
54, age of man charged with assaulting a female child in Edgmont.
7 people injured yesterday in crash on I-95 in Chester.
1 new supervisor added to the board out in Newtown. Ed Partridge, who just won the GOP Primary, was appointed to fill the seat created by the death of former Supervisor Bob Slawter.
7 straight days on which the region recorded measurable rainfall, starting on May 14.
1.41 inches that fell during that period. Yeah, I know, it seems like a lot more.
17.5 inches of precipitation so far this year. That’s about 1.12 inches above normal, but 2.75 inches below where we were last year.
78 bucks, how much more residents in Garnet Valley will be paying under the budget of $82.4 million given an initial OK by the board.
5,000 dollars, value of dress purchased in Philly bridal shop – with a stolen credit card.
21 of October, when the Rev. Harold Camping now says the end of the world is due. He said a miscalculation accounted for the fact that the world did not end this past weekend.
17 and 23 months, ages of victims shot when gunfire erupted on Philly street yesterday.
46,000 dollars scammed from a Bucks County man in an online dating scam.
96 mph, speed a 24-year-old Delaware man was believed to be going before he slammed into a house. He faces DUI charges.
13.8 percent decline in revenue in first quarter of 2011 for Atlantic City casinos.
3 men charged with sexual assault on 15-year-old girl in South Jersey.
27.3 million budget that could be approved by the Pa. House today.
59 percent of those responding to new poll who believe the federal budget can be balanced without changes to Social Security. In the case of Medicare it’s 54 percent.
0 hits for Chase Utley last night in his return for the Phils.
10 runs on 14 hits pounded out by the Phils to welcome Utley back.
7 runs in the third inning for the Phils, their best single inning output this year.
45,841 fans packed into Citizens Bank Park last night, a regular season record.
162 consecutive sellouts for the Phils in South Philly.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.So Chase Utley didn’t have a hit last night. It’s impossible to ignore the effect just his presence had on the team. Now the question becomes how Utley’s knee holds up and how often he will be able to play. Welcome back, Chase.
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I Don’t Get It: The Rev. Harold Camping says it was all a miscalculation. The end of the world was not going to happen on Saturday. Actually, it is now due on Oct. 21. Don’t hold your breath.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Sen. Pat Toomey, who is taking some heat for his own party but is sticking to his guns on his proposal to balance the federal budget in 10 years.
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Quote Box: “I think it’s a travesty that the federal government spent
$3.6 trillion last year and we have no budget.”
- U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-)a.
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