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GRAMMY Awards Tonight; Why Trump Was Booed at Debate; More Scrutiny for Fattah
 
  by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/15/16 12:27 pm | updated: 02/15/16 12:27 pm
 
The recording industry will hand out trophies tonight at the 58th annual GRAMMY Awards. The event will be televised on CBS tonight at 8 pm and feature musical performances by Taylor Swift who will open the festivities. Lady Gaga will perform a musical tribute to David Bowie. Adele will close the event.

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In Saturday night's Republican debate, nearly every time Donald Trump talked, the audience booed. The crowd’s negative reactions towards Trump stood out so much, it led to a spike in Google searches: +1,400% spike in searches for "why are people booing?" #GOPDebate As the audience booed Trump, they were cheering and applauding candidates Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and John Kasich. Why? Instead of filling the audience with a lottery system used in previous debates, the Republican Party packed the room with officials and voters who overwhelmingly dislike Trump and support more mainstream establishment candidates. WYFF 4, an NBC affiliate in Greenville, S.C., report that GOP leaders claimed their decision to abandon the lottery system was due the small size of the venue.

Rep. Chaka Fattah is facing even more scrutiny. According to campaign filings, he failed to report tens of thousands of dollars in legal debts that mounted in 2014, as he ran for reelection and faced an FBI investigation. It wasn't until the next year, after the Philadelphia Democrat was safely sworn in to an 11th term, that his campaign revised its previous reports to reflect the steadily growing bills. Philly.com reports Fattah's diminished campaign fund has already strained his attempt to defend against federal racketeering conspiracy charges, and left him short on money as he faces four challengers in an April 26 primary. But the financial trouble may be worse than it first appeared. His latest report, filed Jan. 31, showed $1,785 in debt. A closer look suggests the red ink might be tens of thousands of dollars deeper. The quarterly filings to the Federal Election Commission are required by law and designed to ensure transparency by candidates as they raise and spend the money - often millions of dollars - it takes to win a seat in Congress. Even legal expenses must be included.

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Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches today before changing over to rain tonight as temperatures climb through the 30’s in Center City.
 
 
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