January 31, 2008 edition


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COVER STORY:

Hail to the chief

Like any Philadelphia district attorney, Ron Castille got used to the media spotlight and became a household name.
Castille served as DA from 1986-91, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for mayor.
Since then, he’s been performing some pretty significant work. The only thing is, the same Philadelphians who knew him as district attorney don’t know what he’s been doing since he left that office.
"They’ll say, ‘What are you doing now?’ I’ll say I’m on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. They’ll say, ‘How long have you been there?’ And I’ll say fourteen years."

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Editorial:

State of delusion

Northeast Philadelphia has its fair share of independent voters who treat ticket splitting — that is, voting for Republicans and Democrats in general elections and not just one party or the other — as not just a right but an obligation. Many of these citizens, including Republicans, no doubt were breathing a sigh of relief Monday night while George W. Bush was delivering . . .

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