http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/philadelphia/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:57:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286197/posts July 4th Independence Day Tea Party - Philadelphia - Speaker You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286197/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:57:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283641/posts INDEPENDENCE HALL TEA PARTY ASSOCIATION IndependenceHallTPA.com INDEPENDENCE HALL TEA PARTY/PICNIC TO BE HELD JULY 4TH Philadelphia (July 1, 2009) – Talk Show Host Dom Giordano will be a featured speaker at the Independence Hall Tea Party III to be held July 4th from 12 noon-3PM on Independence Mall, 5th and Chestnut Streets. The celebratory, family-style tea party/picnic, sponsored by the Independence Hall Tea Party Association, will include a Colonial Costume Contest, a Tea Party Sign Contest, musical entertainment, activities for children, and information tables. On April 18, 2009, over 1800 people attended Philadelphia Tea Party II on Independence Mall. “Peoplewere... Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283641/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:40:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279198/posts At an unfortunate moment, Irv homer, famous talk show host, died on Wednesday. It was only past 10 minutes of his introductory remarks at the program on an author in Eastern University, that Irving collapsed and was taken to the Bryn Mawr Hospital where the doctor declared him to be dead saying that he had a heart attack. The program was canceled when homer became ill. Homer, who was born and brought up in Philadelphia, initially owned three bars in the region. There listening to different shows over the radio made him almost a talk show freak that later initiated... Thaindian.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279198/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:27:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276457/posts For patients with prostate cancer, it is a common surgical procedure: a doctor implants dozens of radioactive seeds to attack the disease. But when Dr. Gary D. Kao treated one patient at the veterans’ hospital in Philadelphia, his aim was more than a little off. Most of the seeds, 40 in all, landed in the patient’s healthy bladder, not the prostate. It was a serious mistake, and under federal rules, regulators investigated. But Dr. Kao, with their consent, made his mistake all but disappear. He simply rewrote his surgical plan to match the number of seeds in the prostate, investigators... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276457/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:37:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2274574/posts Philadelphia's most recent attempt to impose local gun controls to stem the growing number of shootings and murders was invalidated today by a state appeals court. Following a series of rulings that doomed previous Philadelphia gun control laws, the Commonwealth Court held that the state Supreme Court ruled in 1996 that only the state legislature - not municipalities - has the authority to enact gun laws. Writing for the 6-1 majority of the Commonwealth Court, President Judge Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter called the precedent set by the Supreme Court in 1996 "crystal clear." Judge Doris Ribner-Smith wrote separately, concurring and dissenting... philly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2274574/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:15:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271032/posts Phila. police make first 'flash mob' arrest By Robert Moran Inquirer Staff Writer Philadelphia police yesterday made their first arrest in the beating of a man during a rampage on South Street two weekends ago. Stephen Lyde, 21, was arrested at his residence on the 5400 block of Sansom Street in West Philadelphia at 11:30 a.m., said Capt. Laurence Nodiff, commanding officer of South Detectives. Many of the people who went to South and Broad Streets on the evening of May 30 appear to have been responding to text messages and online social networking sites, creating a type of spontaneous... Phila. Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271032/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:32:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270783/posts Police arrested Stephen Lyde, 21, today and charged him with aggravated assault in what Capt. Laurence D. Nodiff, commander of South Detective Division, called the "vicious" and "brutal" beating of a 52-year-old maintenance mechanic who was bicycling home from work during the May 30 near-riots on South Street. Nodiff said that Lyde was one of eight males who knocked the victim off his bike and "brutally beat him to unconsciousness," leaving him with skull, rib and facial fractures, and internal injuries. The victim was on life support at Hahnemann University Hospital for days, Nodiff said, and remains hospitalized in stable... Philadelphia Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270783/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:22:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269069/posts The nation was shocked to learn that George Tiller was shot to death while serving as an usher in his church. Ironically, one abortion clinic is offering free abortions in honor of George Tiller. The Philadelphia Women's Center gave away free abortions on Tuesday as a means of "honoring" slain late-term abortionist George Tiller. The abortion clinic told the media that an unspecified number of abortions were done free of charge. but there are no further plans to offer additional free abortions. The Voice magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269069/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:25:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268866/posts Abortion Business in Philadelphia Gives Away Free Abortions Honoring George Tiller Philadelphia, PA -- An abortion business in Pennsylvania is drawing criticism or giving away free abortions on Tuesday in honor of slain late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller. The Philadelphia Women’s Center said the free abortions were meant to show appreciation for Tiller, who was allegedly killed by extremist gunman Scott Roeder. See http://www.LifeNews.com/state4221.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268866/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:59:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268643/posts The Philadelphia Women’s Center gave away free abortions today in honor of Dr. George Tiller, the abortionist who was murdered last week by an anti-abortion extremist. A worker at the clinic said that an unspecified number of abortions had been performed during the day, but that they had stopped giving them away by late afternoon. She also said that there had not been free abortion giveaways in the past, and that there were no plans to give any away in the future. Under normal circumstances, abortions would not be au gratis at the clinic. But they were today, in honor... Town Hall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268643/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:29:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2267264/posts Philadelphia, Pa., Jun 8, 2009 / 11:11 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Monsignor Timothy C. Senior, 49, as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, announced the appointment at a news conference Monday morning in the Archdiocesan Office Center. Msgr. Senior has served as Vicar for Clergy of the archdiocese for the past five years.  Prior to that, he had served for seven years as Deputy Secretary and Secretary of Catholic Human Services for the archdiocese.Born in Philadelphia in 1960, Senior is the youngest of three children.  He was ordained a... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2267264/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 16:35:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2265571/posts School of Future Shock by: Alana Goodman, June 05, 2009 At Philadelphia’s School of the Future (SOF), textbooks have been replaced with laptops and high schoolers are taught core curriculum through technology-based programs like YouTube and instant messenger. SOF is a charter school in the Philadelphia School District serving mostly low-income students, and was created through a 2006 partnership with the Microsoft Corporation. But the school, once hailed as “the next big thing” by National Public Radio, is struggling to live up to these high expectations. SOF’s original goals were to supply each student with a laptop computer that he... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2265571/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:02:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265067/posts Nuradin Abdi was convicted in 2007 of planning to blow up an Ohio shopping mall. Iyman Faris was convicted in 2003 of planning to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge. Christopher Paul was convicted in 2008 of conspiring to use explosives against targets in the U.S. and Europe. All three terrorists worshiped and socialized at a small mosque in Columbus, Ohio, and, according to David B. Smith, an attorney for Faris, were part of a larger group of jihadists and extremists who frequented the mosque. The FBI now is investigating reports of links to that same mosque by Muslim-convert Abdulhakim Muhammad... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265067/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:45:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265090/posts Good news! Our application for use of the People's Plaza for a 4th of July celebratory tea party picnic--to be dubbed Independence Hall Tea Party III was approved! The People's Plaza is located directly across the street from Independence Mall, between Market & Chestnut Streets and 5th & 6th Streets (next to the Liberty Bell Pavilion). The grounds include a paved staging area surrounded by a grassy field suitable for family picnicking. We have use of the People's Plaza from 11 AM to 5 PM, and the event will be held from 12 NOON to 3:30. Our tentative Tea Party... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265090/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:11:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263126/posts June 1 was the last edition. Another conservative news outlet bites the dust. Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263126/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:04:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262613/posts Authorities are searching for a tech-savvy mob of teens who used online social networking sites to terrorize a South Philadelphia neighborhood Saturday night, police said. More than 100 youths arranged via unspecified Internet-based means to meet on South Street near Broad about midnight, swarming the area and leading to a melee that ended only after the mob had hijacked a taxi, pulled a woman from her car and assaulted her, and ransacked a convenience store, police said Philadelphia Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262613/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 02:16:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260417/posts Facefwd.com <> The charges stemmed from an incident at a Philadelphia polling place on Election Day when three members of the party were accused of trying to threaten voters and block poll and campaign workers by the threat of force - one even brandishing what prosecutors call a deadly weapon. The three black panthers, Minister King Samir Shabazz, Malik Zulu Shabazz and Jerry Jackson were charged in a civil complaint in the last days of the Bush administration with violating the voter rights act by using coercion, threats and intimidation. Shabazz allegedly held a nightstick or baton that prosecutors said... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260417/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 11:59:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260363/posts Imagine if Ku Klux Klan members had stood menacingly in military uniforms, with nightsticks, in front of a polling place. Add to it that they had hurled racial threats and insults at voters who tried to enter. Now suppose that the government, backed by a nationally televised video of the event, had won a court case against the Klansmen except for the perfunctory filing of a single, simple document - but that an incoming Republican administration had moved to voluntarily dismiss the already-won case. Surely that would have been front-page news, with a number of firings at the Justice Department.... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260363/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 07:03:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243426/posts Hundreds march in Philly national gay rights rally By RON TODT May 3, 2009 PHILADELPHIA -- Hundreds of gay rights demonstrators marched through the streets of the city's historic center on Sunday carrying rainbow-colored flags and signs calling for equal rights in marriage, in the workplace and in health care. The National Equality Rally was billed as the first national demonstration since 2000 for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights and the first held outside Washington. The marchers displayed signs from dozens of organizations and photos of people they said had been killed because of their sexualities. The march ended... AP Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243426/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 00:21:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240824/posts Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/April/09-nsd-408.html Two Additional Defendants Sentenced for Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers WASHINGTON – The remaining two men convicted of plotting to kill members of the U.S. military during an armed attack on a military base were sentenced today to federal prison terms of life for one defendant and 33 years for the other for conspiring to kill members of the U.S. military, Ralph J. Marra Jr., Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey; David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and Janice K. Fedarcyk, Special Agent in Charge of the... US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240824/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:41:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240101/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Three Brothers Sentenced to Life Prison Terms for Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers WASHINGTON -- Three brothers who were convicted of plotting to kill members of the U.S. military during an armed attack on a military base were sentenced today to life prison terms, Ralph J. Marra Jr., Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey; David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and Janice K. Fedarcyk, Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia Division of the FBI, announced. U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler sentenced Dritan Duka and Shain Duka... US DOJ.GOV/opa - Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240101/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:12:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236837/posts (CNN) -- Venezuela will give a 300-acre island in the Delaware River to the state of New Jersey, the governor's office announced. The Venezuelan-owned Citgo Petroleum Corp. had bought Petty's Island -- between Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- to use as a fuel storage facility. The island is home to a pair of American bald eagles as well as several great blue herons and state-endangered black-crowned night herons, New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine said in a news release Wednesday. Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez announced the island's transfer as part of Wednesday's Earth Day celebrations. Plans are being... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236837/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:51:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2236926/posts So today's Philadelphia Inquirer brings us this news: Five Philadelphia police officers were fired yesterday for alleged misconduct, including two incidents in which officers were accused of using racial slurs. Among them was William Thrasher, 24, who allegedly called African Americans in his 22d District "animals" and worse. Thrasher, who had been on the force for two years, was quoted by a Temple University journalism student who was riding with him on patrol for a class assignment. . . . During the ride-along, Thrasher allegedly referred to the violence in his predominantly African American district as "typical n- s-" or... The Volokh Conspiracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2236926/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:36:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2235548/posts PHILADELPHIA—Habib Khan, 49, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to crimes relating to his operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business, announced United States Attorney Laurie Magid. In his plea, Khan, a citizen of Pakistan, admitted that he operated a business, from at least November 2001 through February 2009, in which he charged a fee to wire or transport at least $2.1 million to beneficiaries in the Swat region of Pakistan. Khan never obtained a license to operate such a business and never registered this business with the federal government, as required by law. In addition, to hide the activities of... Philadelphia.FBI.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2235548/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:09:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2230197/posts The casket containing the body of Hall of Fame Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas will be on view beginning at 8:45 a.m. Saturday at home plate at Citizens Bank Park. Fans will be able to file past Kalas' casket and pay their respects for about four hours, after which there will a memorial service. Kalas passed away Monday after collapsing in the broadcast booth before the Phillies' 9-8 victory over the Washington Nationals. He was 73. The last time a baseball figure was honored this way at a major league ballpark was for Babe Ruth on Aug. 17, 1948, according to... Espn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2230197/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:28:41 GMT