Staff / TruthdigNov 19, 2012
The president and Congress reaching a "grand bargain" would mean significant cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid; some Republican senators believe Obama is using a Cold War-era mind-control technique on American citizens; meanwhile, millions showed up to the largest coordinated strike Europe has ever seen. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigAug 11, 2012
It seems young people are more interested in buying iPhones than automobiles these days; Central American families with links to death squads helped Mitt Romney fund Bain Capital; and Jill Stein, the presidential nominee for the Green Party, went to jail for protesting home foreclosures. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigOct 28, 2010
If there is one candidate who truly wishes that Christine O'Donnell had not won the Republican senatorial nomination in Delaware, it is the Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 14, 2009
Disgraced quarterback Michael Vick, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons, has found a new job with the Philadelphia Eagles. It seems that the once-superstar athlete, jailed for two years for his involvement in a dog-fighting circuit, will be back in the NFL, much to the dismay of animal rights activists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 5, 2009
It was the "wardrobe malfunction" seen around the world, and for most it's really old news by now, but Janet Jackson's famous mammary flash from the 2004 Super Bowl has once again come to the attention of the top U.S. court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigApr 29, 2009
When Arlen Specter ran for Philadelphia district attorney in 1965, he proudly proclaimed himself a "Kennedy Democrat," but said he was running as a Republican to take on what he saw as the corruption of the city's then-legendary Democratic machine. Forty-four years later, Arlen Specter has come full circle. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 20, 2009
It looks like Barack Obama's national community service day was a big hit. Reports of thousands of volunteers are appearing in newspaper pages from New York to Philadelphia to San Francisco. Did you participate in your own community? Let us know in the comments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 22, 2008
Real Clear Politics has Barack Obama leading in Pennsylvania by an average of 11 points, so why is John McCain betting on an upset there, of all swing states? It seems that Gov. Ed Rendell is among the Democrats who are nervous: He has asked the Obama campaign to send its big guns back to the Keystone State. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 13, 2008
Philadelphia hockey fans were less than thrilled to meet "the best-known hockey mom in the United States" over the weekend. With the arena music coming to her aid, Sarah Palin endured a full 90 seconds of booing at the Wachovia Center. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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