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      <excerpt>...there yet,&#226;&#8364; Gov. Ed Rendell said last night in announcing the deal, which he helped to broker between the sides with U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, D-Phila.. Pension payments have been the sticking point for workers who have been on strike since 3 a.m. Tuesda</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...both sides agree, there is no contract,&quot; he said. Rendell has been involved in the negotiations since last week. U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, another key negotiator, arrived at the Bellevue just before Rendell's 11 p.m. news conference. Brady, a member of the c</excerpt>
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      <title>Union says it will 'go back to work immediately' if SEPTA agrees to arbitration</title>
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      <excerpt>...work.&quot; Earlier in the day, hopes for an early end to the transit strike had dwindled, as efforts by Gov. Rendell and U.S. Rep. Bob Brady to broker a settlement failed. So the region's first work week without buses, subways or trolleys ended as it had be</excerpt>
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      <title>TWU: Binding arbitration would end SEPTA strike</title>
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      <excerpt>...the transit strike to end, so it's not surprising that some media outlets have featured quotes from Gov. Ed Rendell and Rep. Bob Brady saying a settlement may be near. However, I think it's risky to be too optimistic. To settle this strike, SEPTA and th</excerpt>
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      <title>Media: Stop getting our hopes up for a end to the SEPTA strike!</title>
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      <excerpt>...Transportation Authority and its striking workers seemed to edge closer to a settlement as Gov. Ed Rendell and U.S. Rep. Bob Brady worked to broker a deal that would get buses, subways and trolleys running again. SEPTA officials were crafting new financ</excerpt>
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      <title>Progress Seen Toward Ending Transit Strike</title>
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      <created-at type="timestamp">Fri Nov 06 21:33:06 -0600 2009</created-at>
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      <excerpt>...It was U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, whose district includes parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery counties. Both U.S. Rep. Bob Brady and U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah supported the resolution. Here&#8217;s a link to the vote results. To Schwartz, PhillyClout says: y</excerpt>
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      <title>Which Philly Elected Officials Really Support the Phillies?</title>
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      <excerpt>...a strike that has left commuters without city bus, subway and trolley service for four days. Gov. Ed Rendell and U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, D-Phila., met with Transport Workers Union Local 234 Thursday night in an effort to hash out the issues that resulted i</excerpt>
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      <title>Strike settlement &#8216;very, very close,&#8217; SEPTA spokesman says</title>
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      <excerpt>...indications the strike could be near an end.After shuttling between both sides in the dispute, Gov. Rendell and U.S. Rep. Bob Brady reported this morning that the striking union is now considering a revised offer from SEPTA. The apparent movement has pr</excerpt>
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      <title>SEPTA Strike, Day 4: Could a settlement be near?</title>
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      <excerpt>...the strike will drag through the weekend. Yesterday, TWU Local 234 and SEPTA met separately with Gov. Ed Rendell and Rep. Bob Brady. There was some hope that these talks might have edged both sides closer to a resolution, but those hopes appear to be da</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...workers called a press conference for 5:30 p.m. and abruptly cancelled it, saying a meeting with Gov. Ed Rendell and Rep. Bob Brady had lasted longer than expected. According to union spokesman Jamie Horwitz, the discussions were important enough that t</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Any deal would have to be approved by both the TWU and SEPTA before it is final. Standing with U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, Rendell said each side would meet to review the deal tomorrow - and that he was hopeful city buses, subways and trolleys ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rendell and U.S. Rep. Bob Brady worked to broker a deal that would get buses, subways, and trolleys running again. Negotiators for SEPTA and Transport Workers Union Local 234 may resume talks today. Last night, at Rendell&amp;#39;s request, ...</excerpt>
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