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...suburbs outside of Philadelphia have become one of the key battlegrounds of 2006, with three close House races, and the contest between Democrat Lois Murphy and incumbent Republican Jim Gerlach is perhaps the tightest of them all. Gerlach eked out a victory in 2004 against Murphy, collecting 51% of the vote. To hold his seat, he is trying to focus the race on local issues like the federal money for local roads he's brought home, and at the same time trying to link Murphy with Nancy Pelosi, the San Francisco lawmaker likely to become Speaker of the House...
Sources: Sudan Tribune; Times Argus; AP; San Francisco Chronicle; Philadelphia Inquirer...
...ESPN’s College Gameday in town, Harvard fell hard to a Penn team in a de facto championship game.The Crimson did bounce back two years later, clinching the Ivy title with a 31-10 win in 2004 that also marked the first time Harvard had won in Philadelphia since 1980.But, as Penn’s struggles this season indicate, the league has changed significantly in the last decade.“Penn is not the same Penn they were ten years ago,” Murphy said. “There’s a lot more parity...
...game the Quakers lost after failing to convert a do-or-die two-point conversion. Harvard can still ensure itself a share of the conference crown with a win in The Game on Nov. 18. Until then, it will have to beat Penn when it travels to Philadelphia...
Providence, R.I., home of Brown, and Philadelphia, where the University of Pennsylvania is located, ranked 282nd and 343rd, respectively. New York City, home of Columbia, fared slightly better, coming in at 145th...