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The No-Bullshit Guide to the 2016 Philadelphia Primary
Clockwise: U.S. Senate candidates Joe Sestak, Katie McGinty and John Fetterman, and Congressional candidates Dwight Evans and Chaka Fattah. By now, you probably know whether you’re voting for Hillary...
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Here’s Everything You Need To Know To Vote Today
Photo by William Thomas Cain/iStockphoto.com Happy Election Day! Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. A lot is on the line today in Philadelphia. By voting, you could help decide whether Donald Trump...
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Relish Was Hot on Election Day — While Famous 4th Street Deli Was a Ghost Town
State Rep. Dwight Evans, Councilman Derek Green, former Mayor John Street, Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown and Tom Wolf were among the many politicos at Relish today. This year, Josh Shapiro...
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Dwight Evans Wins, Ends Chaka Fattah’s Run in the 2nd
State Rep., and new Second District U.S. Rep Democratic nominee Dwight Evans. It’s the end of an era. Democratic voters kicked out indicted Congressman Chaka Fattah in today’s primary election, and...
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The End of an Era: Looking Back on Fattah’s Long, Checkered Career
Back in better days for Chaka Fattah, he walked with then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in Philadelphia on April 22nd, 2008. | Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Update, June 21st, 2016: Chaka Fattah was...
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The No-Bullshit Guide: 2016 Election’s Biggest Winners and Losers
Clockwise: Mayor Jim Kenney, state Rep. Dwight Evans, Councilman Darrell Clarke, U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman and labor leader John Dougherty. Oftentimes, elections feel like they’ve been...
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The Chaka Fattah Verdict Is In: He’s Guilty
Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., leaves the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly. A jury has found U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah...
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Chaka Fattah to Resign After Federal Corruption Conviction
U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah speaks outside of the federal courthouse in Philadelphia on August 18, 2015. Days after his federal corruption conviction, U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah announced Wednesday...
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Fattah Resigns Effective Immediately
After facing growing pressure to step down, convicted Democratic U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah has announced that he is resigning effective immediately. Yesterday, Fattah said in a letter to House Speaker...
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Why a Special Election to Replace Chaka Fattah Could Get Messy
L: U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (Photo by Matt Rourke/AP) R: State Rep. Dwight Evans (Photo by Carolyn Kaster/AP) Philadelphia U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah resigned Thursday after apparently realizing that...
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Philly’s Deviant Political Culture, Explained
Illustration by gluekit; Dougherty, Charles Fox | The Philadelphia Inquirer | Associated Press; City Hall: C. Smyth for Visit Philadelphia Because this is 2016 and I’m a journalist, I was on Twitter...
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Prosecutors Seek 17-to-21-Year Sentence for Ex-Congressman Chaka Fattah
Chaka Fattah | Photo by Matt Rourke/AP Federal prosecutors are reportedly seeking 17 to 21 years of prison time for former congressman Chaka Fattah, who was convicted in July on counts including...
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Exit Interview: Pit Bull U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger
U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger. | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office In Philadelphia, Zane David Memeger is a feared man. During his six-year tenure as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern...
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Ex-Congressman Chaka Fattah Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., leaves the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. A federal judge has sentenced former U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah to 10 years in prison following...
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Philly’s Biggest Losers of 2016
Background image by M. Edlow for Visit Philadelphia™ Now that the last shreds of wrapping paper have been vacuumed up and the good dishes are finally put away, we revisit our time-honored tradition of...
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Bill Clinton’s Lawyer Asks Obama to Pardon Chaka Fattah
Chaka Fattah speaks during a My Brother’s Keeper town hall at the School of the Future in Philadelphia on May 7, 2015. A former lawyer for Bill Clinton has sent President Barack Obama a pardon request...
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Does D.A. Williams’ Withdrawal Mean Philly Democrats Are Finally Learning?
District Attorney Seth Williams | Photo by Matt Rourke/AP Something extremely rare in Philadelphia politics happened today: A Democratic elected official who has been under investigation by the FBI...
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OPINION: Philly’s Tolerance for Corruption Is Why Seth Williams Hasn’t Resigned
Seth Williams at a February 10, 2017, press conference. Photo by Matt Rourke/AP The Philly reaction to political scandals usually rolls out like this: 1) Word of an investigation sparks chatter. Nobody...
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Fattah Estate Goes on the Market in East Falls for $995K
3941-45 W. Netherfield Rd., Philadelphia, Pa. 19129 | TREND images via Elfant Wissahickon Realtors The latest property being unloaded in the Disgraced Pol Hit Parade went on the market last Tuesday....
View ArticleWhy a Special Election to Replace Chaka Fattah Could Get Messy
Philadelphia U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah resigned Thursday after apparently realizing that Republicans (and, hell, even some Democrats) weren’t cool with his plan to stick around for an extra three months...
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