[ ]   Primary elections being held in four states today could determine the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, while Sen. John McCain (R-Az.) is expected to clinch the Republican nod. (AP via Yahoo)

 

 

[ ]   Regardless of whether Pennsylvania starts levying tolls on I-80, the Pa. Turnpike should not see toll hikes higher than those that are already planned for 2009 and beyond. (Courier Times)

 

 

[ ]  There is not much good global news: shitty stocks, almost war to the south and continued antagonizing.

 

 

[ ]   A Buxco man does not play a willing victim…again. He chases men who he says robbed him despite their shooting at his vehicle during the pursuit. Police eventually apprehend the suspects. (Intelligencer)

 

                                                                                   

Good for him, but you gotta love the reporters obvious anti-gun slant. Why was his arrest for firing a gun outside his home as much a focal point as the scumbags who threatend his life ths time? OK, he should not have fired outside his home, that is a no-no, but to make sure and point out he lived on a "quiet, tree lined street", is hilarious. Oooh, tree lined huh? God forbid he woke up a few little bird or maybe hit a squirrel. WTF do trees have to do with this story?... (it goes on)

 

 

 

[ ]   Michael Bay (boom!) was in Philly yesterday while scouting for sites for Transformers 2. (Inky)

 

[ ]   Pitchfork, the music criticism site that hates Philly, will soon start its own online music TV channel.

 

[ ]   Hundreds of fans waited hours at a Bensalem Wal-Mart to have Ashlee Simpson sign a new copy of her new CD single. (Courier Times)

(UPDATE: Pics here)

From the story, presented without comment:

 

There were also a handful of older adults, including Nancy Young of Langhorne, who said she waited since 2:30 to get an autographed CD for her 25-year-old son-in-law. Dave Mrosko arrived at the store later and appreciated his mother-in-law's persistence, although he acknowledged he's a bigger fan of Ashlee's older sister, Jessica.