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  • Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud, left, is hugged by The Reverand J. Dennis Williams, Respondents Counsel, following the reading of a guilty verdict at her trial in Pughtown, Pa. Thursday Dec. 2, 2004. The latest clash in the struggle among mainline Protestant denominations over gay clergy hits a critical point with the church trial of Stroud, a United Methodist Church minister in Philadelphia who declared in a sermon last year that she is a lesbian living with her partner. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)


  • Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell announces at a news conference the creation of his Advisory Commission on Hunting, Fishing and Conservsation Monday, Sept. 22, 2003 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Brad C Bower)

  • An immigrant protester leonardo Salazar, left, and Eaulojea Martinez, center, and the man at right is unidentified, demonstrate some at a rally supporting a work stoppage Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006 at Independence Mall in Philadelphia. The event titled "A Day without an Immigrant" is to urge employers to oppose pending legislation in Washington that would make illegal immigration a felony and would prosecute those who hire or aid unlawful immigrants. (Bloomberg News/Bradley C Bower)

  • An Amish family in a horse and buggy drives by the media October 3, 2006 near the shooting scene at the one room school house where a gunman killed three schoolgirls execution style and then shot himself yesterdayin Nickel Mines, Pa.It was the third U.S. school shooting in less than a week, this time in a peaceful largely Amish community, where descendants of German settlers have preserved a religious lifestyle that shuns modernities like cars and electricity. REUTERS/Bradley C Bower




  • Hooded members of the World Order of the Ku Klux Klan arrive at the Gettysburg National Military Park for a protest rally Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 in Gettysburg, Pa. The KKK fielded 25 members for the event and their were no incidents. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)

  • Philadelphia International Airport Terminal A US Air, the public waits to enter the secure area after ticketing and check in In Philadelphia Friday Sept. 28, 2001. (New Yrok Times/Bradley Clark Bower)


  • Marine honor gurad, from left Sergeants Randy Smith, Michael Beauchemin, Willam Carter and James DIckson fold the American flag following a ceremony in the Welcome America program at Independence Mall near the Liberty Bell Wednesday July 3, 2002 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Brad C Bower)

  • The mother of Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud, Jamie Stroud, left, is hugged Rev. Stroud's partner Chris Paige following the reading of the penalty verdict at Rev. Stroud's trial in Pughtown, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. The jury made up of United Methodist Church clergy convicted the lesbian minister of violating church law by openly living with her partner in a committed relationship. Stroud is to be defrocked as a result of the ruling. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)




  • Television monitors displays the Pennsylvania Democratic senatorial candidate Pennsylvania State Treasurer Bob Casey, left, and incumbent U.S. Senator Rick Santorum R-Pa, right, during their televised debate from the National Constitution Center Monday, Oct. 16, 2006 in Philadelphia. Bradley C Bower/Bloomberg News

  • General Motors shareholderJohn Lauve makes his point during the 99th Annual Meeting Tuesday, June, 5, 2007 in Wilmington, DE. (Bradley C Bower/Bloomberg News)


  • Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer, left, of Ford Motor company and Bill Ford executive chairman, right, of Ford Motor Company attend the 2007 Ford annual meeting Thursday, may, 10, 2007 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Bradley C Bower/Boloomberg News)

  • New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, right, holds his first news conference at his offical residence Drumthwacket Monday, May, 7, 2007 in Princeton, New Jersey. Corzine walked down several steps with the aid of crutches to speak with the press. (Bradley C Bower/Bloomberg News)

  • New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine fields questions during a news conference outside of his official residence Drumthwacket, Monday, May, 7, 2007 in Princeton, New Jersey. (Bradley C Bower/Bloomberg News)

  • Jill Biden, wife of Sen. Joe Biden, the vice presidential half of the soon-to-be-official Democratic ticket, holds up a news magazine to show her husband when they made a surprise appearance Monday Aug. 25, 2008 at the Amtrak train station in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)

  • Motorist Mike Heim fuels his car, with pump spiking up 20 cents over the last two weeks, the cost of driving has hit home through out the nation, Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in Shillington, Pa. (Bradley C Bower/Bloomberg News)

  • US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses a campaign rally in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 18, 2008. REUTERS/Bradley Bower (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)

  • Supporters of US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) hold signs during campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 18, 2008. REUTERS/Bradley Bower (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)

  • US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) waves to the crowd as he ends his campaign rally in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 18, 2008. REUTERS/Bradley Bower (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)

  • Bill DeWeese, D-Waynesburg, Minority Leader, addresses members on the floor of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007. Newly seated members of the state House of Representatives elected Dennis O'Brien as their new Speaker, replacing John Perzel. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)


  • Members of the of the 56th Brigade of the Pennsylvania National Guard unfurl the American flag on opening day of the Philadelphia Phillies homer opener against Atlanta Braves Monday, April 2, 2007, in Philadelphia. (Bradley C Bower/Bloomberg News)






  • Philadelpia School district bus driver, Marjorie Johnson shows off her feelings during a rally about the City of Philadlephia's effort to have the Edison Company run the city school systems Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001in Philadelphia. (New York Times/Bradley C. Bower)

  • ** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY DEC 8**Fur trapper hobbyists Daniel Lynch, right, and Cheryl Trewella, left, retrieve their catch of a single muskrat from their personal trap line in a pond Thursday Dec. 5, 2002 in Oley, Pa. Both Trewella and Lynch are employees of the Pennsylvania State Game commission. (AP Photo/Brad C Bower)



  • Philadelphia Eagles President Jos Banner, right and Team owner Jeffery Laury, left, discuss the newly negotiated contract for quarterback Donovan McNabb during a news conference Friday Sept. 27, 2002 in Philadelphia. Banner was the architect for the contract which will make McNabb the highest-paid player in NFL history. (AP Photo/Brad C Bower)









  • High school student Latanya McWhite ponders data on an Algerbra question in her class at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology program Friday, Oct 17, 2003 in Harrisburg, PA. (AP Photo/Brad C Bower)

  • The Kimmel Center for the Preforming Arts reopened the roof top garden Tuesday May 21, 2002 in Philadelphia as they usher in their summer sesaon of musical events. (AP Photo/Brad C Bower)

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