The Daily Numbers: 11 primaries won by Rick Santorum, who got out of the GOP race yesterday.
2 weeks until the Pennsylvania Primary on April 24.
31 million dollars in funding for a plant in Eddystone that was nixed by the Corbett Administration. That means Camden Iron & Metal will not be coming to the borough.
1.5 million dollars in fees from the new plant that would have gone into borough coffers.
420,000 dollars in real estate revenue; $2.4 million for the Ridley School District.
42, age of man killed in 1-car crash when he was ejected from his vehicle in Newtown Square.
1 townhome gutted, 2 others damaged in fire in Upper Chichester.
94, age of Col. David Pergrin, one of most decorated soliers of World War II and a Nether Providence native. He died over the weekend.
12, age of Clifton Heights youth charged with arson for setting a brush fire.
2 burglary suspects collared after a police pursuit when they crashed their car into 2 other cars out in Middletown.
213-point slide for the Dow yesterday.
3 triple-digit declines in last 4 days for the market.
600 billion dollar value now for Apple.
33 years in prison for Berwyn man convicted of running Ponzo scam that ripped off 250 investors of $14 million.
6 percent more, what we likely will be paying for gas this summer over last. Prices are expected to finally level off – but not until after clearing the $4-a-gallon mark.
5 percent decline in casino revenue in March for Atlantic City.
1 billion dollar deal for a Radnor company for a pipeline company that will get it into the Marcellus shale biz.
19 points for Spencer Hawes as Sixers snapped their losing streak by blasting the New Jersey Nets.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.We can interrupt the agony of Phillies fans for the ecstasy of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Flyers vs. Penguins. Should be a classic between two teams that don’t like each other even a little bit.
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I Don’t Get It: A suspect has been arrested for allegedly trying to set a brush fire in Upper Darby. He’s 12. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Rick Santorum. Nobody thought he would be taken seriously as a presidential candidate. He won 11 primaries.
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Quote Box: “Rick has waged a remarkable campaign, His success is a testament to his tenacity and the power of conservative principles.”
- Newt Gingrich on Santorum’s decision to get out of race.
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