Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted in 1982 by a Philadelphia jury of killing Officer Daniel Faulkner, who was shot to death near 13th and Locust Streets in the early morning hours of Dec. 9, 1981.
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A three-judge panel ruled that Mumia Abu-Jamal must be sentenced to life in prison or get a chance with a new jury. But the murder conviction was upheld, meaning he cannot be proven innocent.
Chase Utley says winning the NL MVP award this year is "just talk" right now, but he is that kind of player. (David M Warren/Inquirer)
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Blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson is the subject of a tribute album featuring Philadelphia musicians that has been produced by Aaron Levinson. He is shown with some of his Lonnie Johnson records in Range Recording Studio in Ardmore. (Charles Fox / Inquirer)
The latest rediscovery of the versatile guitarist, who lived out his last years in Philadelphia, is a tribute from Ardmore's Range Records.
The European version of the Ford Focus is a generation ahead of what we have here.
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