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Students held up signs at the meeting on violence at the school but covered their faces, saying they feared retaliation. One student said being let down by officials "hurt our bodies, it also hurt our hearts." (Sarah J. Glover / Staff Photographer) Asian students describe violence at South Philadelphia High In emotional testimony yesterday, Asian students described being victimized at South Philadelphia High for years, often as school staffers stood by, encouraged the attackers, or hurled racial slurs. 
Andy Reid receives three-year extension Winning is the only thing in the NFL. Winning it all? "That's what the organization is obsessed with," Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said yesterday after the team made coach Andy Reid's contract extension official in a news conference at the NovaCare Complex. 
Gift cookbooks: Tidings of great food Uber-chef Thomas Keller takes on American comfort food, with 350 pages of lush photos and laborious recipes for classics like fried chicken and split pea soup - and trust us, Paula Deen it's not. 
City takes first steps to abolish BRT Progress has been slow and there is little apparent enthusiasm for the work, but city political leaders are moving steadily toward abolishing the Board of Revision of Taxes. 
Women in the ranks Deborah Samson would be brimming with envy over Marine Lance Cpl. Ryann Campion's current tour of duty in Afghanistan. In 1782, enraged that women were not allowed to fight the British in the Revolutionary War, Samson used the identity of her deceased brother Robert Shurtliff, cutting her hair and dressing in men's clothing to join the Continental Army. She became a heralded soldier - and the first woman to fight for her country. 
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