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One-term Tom? Maybe not!

May 2, 2011

Corbett gets an anemic 34 percent approval rating in the latest Public Policy Polling report. Worse yet, voters are having a serious case of buyer’s remorse, with most saying they wouldn’t vote for Corbett again if given the chance.

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US court grants new sentencing for Mumia Abu-Jamal

May 2, 2011

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered a new sentencing hearing for convicted police killer and death-row activist Mumia Abu-Jamal, finding for a second time that the death-penalty instructions given to the jury at his 1982 trial were potentially misleading.

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Mayor Nutter signs “Ban The Box’ legislation

April 23, 2011

Mayor Nutter, with the attendance of NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous, signed an ordinance that will prohibit employers from requiring job applicants to disclose their criminal backgrounds until after the first employment interview.

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A Lack of Unity

April 23, 2011

When Onica Makwakwa, executive director of the alliance Unity Journalists of Color, heard the news that the National Association of Black Journalists, the alliance’s largest partner, was pulling out, it caught her by surprise.

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