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Sarah Palin goes 'rogue'...things. " Unfortunately for Seattleites, Palin's book tour will be skipping the Emerald City and several other major U.S. cities deemed too Democratic for the politician including San Francisco, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. For more on... In this article: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Republican Party, Katie Couric, Barack Obama, Alaska, Kate Gosselin, and Juneau |
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Jaunted | 5 days ago
San Francisco: Michael Cera Takes His 'Youth In Revolt' Movie Away From Ann Arbor, Onto Campuses
...Away From Ann Arbor, Onto Campuses One lucky college in Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago or Philadelphia will get the chance to hang out with Micheal Cera and get a sneak peek of his new movie. Eventful and Dimension Films are...
In this article: Ann Arbor, Michael Cera, San Francisco, Eventful, University of Michigan, Youth in Revolt, C.D. Payne, and Dimension Films
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Charlotte Observer | 4 days ago
Panthers face difficult path to postseason
...of the other six teams. That doesn't appear to bode well for the Panthers, considering their 4-6 record already trails the 6-4 New York Giants, Philadelphia and Green Bay by two games, and 5-5 Atlanta by a game. Tied at 4-6 with Carolina...
In this article: Carolina Panthers, NFC, New York Jets, San Francisco, Atlanta, New Orleans, Super Bowl, Mark Sanchez, and New England Patriots
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USATODAY.com | November 03, 2009
Fla. sues online travel companies over hotel taxes
...some of the tax as profit. Similar complaints against online travel companies have been filed by cities including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Atlanta and the tourist town of Branson, Mo. Officials have alleged that...
In this article: Tax, Florida, Bill McCollum, Expedia, Orbitz, All rights reserved, Revenue, and USA Today
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Bleacher Report | November 11, 2009
Chicago Bears-San Francisco 49ers: Game Preview
...the Cardinals with a loss. Not the way you want to start those out. They now have to play at San Francisco, against Philadelphia, followed by a crucial game at Minnesota. It's looking like the Bears will have to win all three of those games...
In this article: Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Patrick Willis, Frank Gore, Lance Briggs, Vernon Davis, Mike Singletary, Lovie Smith, and Cardinals
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Wonkette | November 05, 2009
Sarah Palin's Book Tour Is Avoiding Areas With Large Pockets Of Book Stores And Libraries
...book tour is characteristically going rogue and will be avoiding the large urban areas of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, and others like them. According to this extremely patronizing CNN story-in which...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Starbucks, Rochester, NY, John McCain, and Michelle Malkin
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Miami Herald - Miami-Dade | November 11, 2009
Miami Customs officials launch anti-human-trafficking campaign
...law-enforcement authorities. Other cities launching the campaign are Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Newark, New Orleans, New York, St. Paul, San Antonio, San Francisco and Tampa. In Miami, the campaign...
In this article: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Miami, Florida, United States, New York, California, Arizona, and The Miami Herald
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ChicagoNow | November 15, 2009
Here Are the Facts
...game out of the wildcard race. They are tied with San Francisco and Carolina at 4-5. They are chasing the Giants, Philadelphia, Green Bay and Atlanta at 5-4. I'm not making an argument for the Bears making the playoffs. No Bears team has...
In this article: Chicago Bears, Atlanta, Eagles, Packers, Green Bay, San Francisco, and Carolina
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Philadelphia (pronounced: /ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə/) is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States.
In 2008, the population of the city proper was estimated to be over 1.4 million, while the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area's population of 5.8 million made it the country's fifth-largest. The city is the nation's fourth-largest urban area by population and its fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research. It is the county seat of Philadelphia County (with which it is coterminous). Popular nicknames for Philadelphia include Philly and The City of Brotherly Love, from Greek: Φιλαδέλφεια, IPA: /pron/, Modern Greek: IPA: /[filaˈðɛlfia]/, "brotherly love" from φίλος, (philos, love), and αδελφός (adelphos, brother).
A commercial, educational, and cultural center, the city was once the second-largest in the British Empire (after London), and the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies.
Ben Franklin took a large role in Philadelphia's early rise to prominence. It was in this city that many of the ideas, and subsequent actions, gave birth to the American Revolution and American Independence, making Philadelphia a centerpiece of early American history. It was the most populous city of the young United States, and served as one of the nation's many capitals during the Revolutionary War and after. Following the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, it was the temporary national capital from 1790 to 1800 while Washington, DC was under construction.
- Name:
- City of Philadelphia
- Also Known As:
- "Philly", "City of Brotherly Love","The City that Loves you Back", "Cradle of Liberty", "The Quaker City", "The Birthplace of America","The City of Neighborhoods"
- Type:
- City
- Motto:
- "Philadelphia maneto" ("Let brotherly love endure")
- Founding Date:
- October 27, 1682
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 135
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 127.4
- Land Area (km):
- 326.144
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 7.6
- Water Area (km):
- 19.6
- Metro Area (km):
- 11989
- Urban Area (km):
- 4660.7
- Elevation (ft):
- 39
- Elevation (m):
- 12
- Urban Population:
- 5325000
- Time Zone:
- EST
- Website:
- http://www.phila.gov
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