Dr. Kermit Gosnell was found guilty of murder on Monday, for killing three babies during supposed late-term abortion procedures he performed at a clinic which serves low-income women in Philadelphia. He was also found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and 21 counts of performing an abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy. Gosnell faces the death penalty for his crimes, and sentencing is expected next week. (Update: Clarified wording based on newer version of the story. — Scott @ SFB; Photo via MicahFries.com) source
“The Rush Limbaugh Show” is leaving the dominant conservative talk radio station in Philadelphia, one of the biggest radio markets in the country.
In its place on the station, WPHT, will go “The Michael Smerconish Show,” hosted by Mr. Smerconish, a native of the city.
Losing a station is a big deal for Rush. However, this isn’t a total loss for the talker, because he’s moving to an FM station instead of an AM one.
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But rather than getting off for the crime, Abu-Jamal will continue to serve life in prison. Williams says that the crime happened so long ago (nearly 30 years to the day) that key witnesses have died or become unreliable in old age. Another trial and more appeals could take years. Abu-Jamal was convicted in 1982 for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, though many have questioned the verdict over the years, and in 2008, a federal appeals court said that Abu-Jamal deserved a new sentencing hearing. Rather than continue to fight in court, Williams, with the blessing of Faulkner’s widow, gave up the fight Wednesday.
Police captain Ray Lewis from Phily protesting w #OccupyWallStreet
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that’s an amazing image.
Yeah, that is an iconic image there.
The view from Citizens Bank Ballpark: In the 9th inning of a tied game between the Mets and Phillies tonight, the crowd collectively got word of the death of Osama bin Laden. source
» Breaking the rules, and then some: The clinic was performing illegal late-term abortions en masse, some as late as eight months in. He would induce birth and then … ugh, we don’t even want to talk about it. The fetuses were aborted so late in pregnancy that Gosnell, whose clinic was a mess, will be charged with murder for the fetuses along with the mother who died. No matter where you fall on the abortion debate, we can probably all agree that this is not how they should be done – with bent and gruesomely ignored rules all over the place. *shudder*
It’s sometimes scary in Philadelphia. This clip is not the climatic scene from an awesome ’80s action flick. No, it’s a gas main explosion that killed at least one and severely injured three, according to Philadelphia Gas Works. The video says it all. source