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Philadelphia Faces Image Challenge as Convention Ties to Police Video
Philadelphia struggles to polish its image ahead of the Republican National Convention after a videotaped police beating of a black suspect. Officials insist the city has improved, while planning increased downtown policing, car towing, and drug-house closures to assure a safe event.
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Timoney
G. Terry Madonna
Millersville University
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West Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Old City
Edward Rendell
America
Rendell
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