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	Punxsutawney Phil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog and the most famous resident of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
		Punxsutawney Phil fans say that there is only Phil (all the other groundhog weathermen are imposters), and that he has made weather prognostications for almost 120 years as of 2006.
		Phil was also the main attraction on an episode of the MTV series Viva La Bam.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Punxsutawney_Phil (413 words)

	ABC News: Punxsutawney Groundhog Sees His Shadow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In this photo provided by Vaseline, Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil gets a reaction from Vaseline employees Laurel Johnson, left, and Margaret Baker, center, as he emerges from a box after handler Bill Deeley, right, placed him there while visiting Vaseline's exhibit tent in Barclay Square in the center of Punxsutawney, PA, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
		Phil even got in on the Steelers frenzy, with his handlers draping a Terrible Towel over him as he emerged.
		According to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, Phil has seen his shadow 96 times, hasn't seen it 14 times and there are no records for nine years.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=1568881 (473 words)

	USATODAY.com - Steelers, publicity seekers dominate Groundhog Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, but it was hard to find a complainer in the crowd at Gobbler's Knob, where the morning temperature was well above freezing and the Groundhog Day high was expected to hit 48 degrees.
		Punxsutawney Phil over the last 119 years has seen his shadow 96 times and missed it 14 times.
		Punxsutawney Phil is non-political and can't speak anyway, Johnston said.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2006-02-02-groundhogday_x.htm (568 words)

	Phil Predicts More Winter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted another six weeks of winter Wednesday morning, emerging from its winter sleep in rural Pennsylvania.
		The legend is based on a couplet: "If Candlemas Day is bright and clear, There'll be two winters in the year." Candlemas Day is Feb. 2, and centuries ago, if an animal came out of his winter hibernation and the sun was out, it was believed winter would last another six weeks.
		Phil has been rousted from his winter sleep every Feb. 2 for 111 years and has seen his shadow 89 times.
	www.newsmax.com /articles/?a=2000/2/2/101246 (216 words)

	Punxsutawney Spirit Online: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Also, Phil's hat is almost twice as big as that of the 2004 model, and the face is one color, unlike the brown and white faces on previous models.
		The 2005 Beanie Phil's nose is a bit bigger, and his paws are made of a different color of suede.
		During the first year - make that the first day - of availability of the first Beanie Phil in 2003, each buyer was permitted to purchase 48 toys.
	www.punxsutawneyspirit.com /articles/2005/01/06/news/news1.txt (476 words)

	Punxsutawney Phil
		A succession of groundhogs have played the starring role of Punxsutawney Phil, the "official" Groundhog Day mascot and weather forecaster.
		Phil's Groundhog Day appearance is covered by local and national media each year.
		Phil's fame got a boost from the 1993 movie Groundhog Day, in which Bill Murray played a cynical TV weatherman caught in a time warp in Punxsutawney...
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/punxsutawneyphil.html (196 words)

	Punxsutawney Spirit Online: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PUNXSUTAWNEY - Punxsutawney Phil makes an appearance on national television every Feb. 2, and this upcoming January, he'll be featured on the cable channel Animal Planet.
		Punxsutawney Phil's ranking, however, is still unknown at this time.
		The crew shot footage of Punxsutawney Phil in the Groundhog Zoo and at Gobbler's Knob.
	www.punxsutawneyspirit.com /articles/2005/10/04/news/news2.txt (237 words)

	VisitPA :: Groundhog Day
		Using his editorial clout, he proclaimed Punxsutawney Phil, the local groundhog, to be the one and only official weather prognosticating groundhog.
		Using his editorial clout, he proclaimed Phil, the Punxsutawney Groundhog, to be the one and only official weather prognosticating groundhog.
		Phil's fame began to spread, and newspapers from around the globe began to report Punxsutawney Phil's predictions.
	groundhog.visitpa.com (693 words)

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		Phil is the half hour he spends in front of the klieg lights on a
		Phil was quiet but intense in his concentration, preparing for
		This faux "interview" with Punxsutawney Phil was written and first published in 1991 It is copyrighted and may be linked to but not copied or republished by anyone.
	www.punxsutawney.homestead.com /phil.html (1221 words)

	kdka.com - Punxsutawney Phil: Six More Weeks of Winter
		Punxsutawney Phil, after a rap on an oak stump roused him from his burrow on Gobbler's Knob, was held up before the crowd and indicated that he had seen his shadow and more winter was in the offing.
		Phil even included a topical reference - to the capture of Saddam Hussein, no less - in a proclamation read by Rusty Johnston, vice president of the Punxatawney Groundhog Club.
		Punxsutawney Phil, the most watched animal prognosticator, isn't alone among marmot meteorologists.
	kdka.com /local/local_story_033101023.html (768 words)

	NCDC: Climate-Watch, Groundhog Day Special Report
		A groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, burrowed inside his heated simulated tree trunk, is about to thrust or be pulled into the limelight once again.
		Phil, and others like him, make the most celebrated weather forecast of the year.
		Phil decides to stay in town overnight but the next morning he wakes up at 6:00 to his alarm clock playing the exact same song from the day before.
	lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov /oa/climate/extremes/2002/groundhog/groundhog.html (914 words)

	Punxsutawney Phil: More winter - U.S. Life - MSNBC.com
		PITTSBURGH - Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, but it was hard to find a complainer in the crowd at Gobbler’s Knob, where the morning temperature was well above freezing and the Groundhog Day high was expected to hit 48 degrees.
		Punxsutawney Phil is nonpolitical and can’t speak anyway, Johnston said.
		Among the out-of-town visitors in Punxsutawney was Susan Leal, who traveled from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. The trip was a gift from her husband, John, for her 40th birthday.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11140813 (640 words)

	CNN.com - Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil predicts long winter - Feb. 2, 2004
		Phil!" after fireworks and a long night of rock music drew to an end and the hour of the ceremony neared.
		The famous groundhog is reported to have seen his shadow 94 times since the tradition began in Punxsutawney.
		Punxsutawney Phil is perhaps the most watched on Groundhog Day, but he certainly isn't alone among marmot meteorologists.
	www.cnn.com /2004/US/Northeast/02/02/groundhog.day.ap (477 words)

	Punxsutawney Phil's handler retires - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		PUNXSUTAWNEY -- Bill Deeley will retire today after 15 years as Phil's handler -- a job which not only involves holding the furry meteorologist up for display every Feb. 2, but feeding and caring for him the rest of the year.
		Deeley said he feeds Phil a vegetarian diet of mostly apples and carrot tops.
		"Phil, on the other hand, is 15 to 18 pounds, and has been around forever," Deeley said.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/trib/regional/s_419629.html (432 words)

	Punxsutawney Phil punches 'pork' label \| ajc.com
		Punxsutawney Phil, noted seasonal prognosticator, was awakened and hauled before the TV cameras in an attempt to rebut charges that $100,000 in federal funds for a weather museum in his hometown amounted to pork barrel spending.
		By driving Punxsutawney Phil down from Pennsylvania and pulling him out of his cage for a news conference, supporters of the weather museum sought to show that their project was not a waste of taxpayer money.
		It is not frivolous," said Marlene Lellock, a spokeswoman for the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce.
	www.ajc.com /news/content/news/stories/1204/08phil.html (544 words)

	Punxsutawney Phil predicts more winter - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		When Punxsutawney Phil popped out of his hole atop Gobbler's Knob at 7:25 a.m., he did in fact see his shadow, meaning there will be six more weeks of winter.
		Even Phil snuggled with a Terrible Towel inside the stump where he "lives," and handler Bill Deeley, who will be retiring today after 15 years on the job, waved the yellow cloth to the delight of the crowd.
		Walking down the street late last night and early this morning, Punxsutawney was like a G-rated Mardi Gras (colder, of course), with likenesses of Phil on nearly every corner.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/trib/pmupdate/s_419820.html (643 words)

	Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania; Home of the Groundhog
		Folks who left Punxsutawney a few years ago and have not been back for 5 years or so, would be impressed by some of the changes that have taken place recently.
		Distance from major cities: Punxsutawney is about 80 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA and 170 miles south of Buffalo, NY.
		Punxsutawney is about half way between New York and Chicago.
	users.penn.com /~mweimer (1468 words)

	Punxsutawney Phil Sees More Winter, Pennsylvania Prognosticating Groundhog Saw His Shadow - CBS News
		Punxsutawney Phil and other prognosticators -- including a pig -- make their annual forecasts.
		Members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle — the top-hat- and tuxedo-wearing businessmen responsible for carrying on the tradition each year — threw fl and gold Terrible Towels at the crowds waiting for Phil.
		Punxsutawney Phil made his annual appearance on Groundhog Day and predicted another six weeks of winter.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/02/02/national/main1271592.shtml (517 words)

	Groundhog Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Punxsutawney Phil is the world's smallest and furriest weather forecaster and February 2 is his day.
		The ceremony in Punxsutawney was held in secret until 1966, and only Phil's prediction was revealed to the public.
		If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, it means six more weeks of winter.
	www.gojp.com /groundhog (237 words)

	USATODAY.com - Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of wintry weather (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — If you're tired of winter, Punxsutawney Phil had a message for you Monday — get used to it.
		Punxsutawney Groundhog Club President Bill Cooper said groundhog 'Phil' saw his shadow upon emerging from his burrow at 7:27 a.m.
		Phil even included a topical reference in his proclamation — to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-02-02-groundhog-day_x.htm (569 words)

	Punxsutawney Phil Spots Shadow - CBS News
		Bill Deeley, Phil's handler, retrieved the groundhog, and members of the Inner Circle gathered around to hear Phil's proclamation.
		Phil might have lost interest after both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles lost their respective conference championship games, leaving the St. Louis Rams facing the New England Patriots in Sunday's game in New Orleans.
		Phil also might have had more important things on his mind.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/02/02/national/main328008.shtml (492 words)

	Phantastic Phils
		To date, nearly 20 Phils have found their place throughout the community of Punxsutawney, with more being unveiled weekly.
		Dicken used as her starting point the friendly Punxsutawney Phil image created by popular Pittsburgh-area artist Rick Weiss, with Weiss' enthusiastic permission.
		Sponsored by the friends of Phil of The Presbyterian Church of Punxsutawney in honor and recognition of the Scottish heritage of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)Located on Union Street, one block south of Mahoning Street.
	www.punxsutawney.com /phils (847 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil's prediction: more wintry weather to come
		Handler Bill Deeley holds Punxsutawney Phil, left, as Punxsutawney Groundhog club President William Cooper reads the proclamation that there would be six more weeks of winter after Phil saw his shadow in Puxsutawney, Pa. on Wednesday.
		PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – Punxsutawney Phil has spoken, and the news isn't good.
		Punxsutawney Phil has spoken, and the news isn't good.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20050202-0600-groundhogday.html (615 words)

	Groundhog Day History from Stormfax®
		n 1723, the Delaware Indians settled Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania as a campsite halfway between the Allegheny and the Susquehanna Rivers.
		The Punxsutawney Gobbler's Knob was recreated to scale in Woodstock's town square based on detailed notes and videos the crew made on it's visit to Punxsutawney.
		Punxsutawney's police cars were also recreated for the movie.
	www.stormfax.com /ghogday.htm (1092 words)

	CNN.com - Groundhog forecasts run hot and cold - February 2, 2002
		The world's most famous groundhog saw his shadow during the annual ritual here Saturday morning, meaning lousy weather is in store for another six weeks.
		But if you're not partial to Phil's prognostication, his counterpart in Georgia has some more promising news.
		Still, Phil may not have been too far off the mark.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/US/02/02/groundhog.phil (411 words)

	The legend of Punxsutawney Phil: A media creation (phillyBurbs.com) \| Pennsylvania News
		PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - If you think the media is responsible for the commercialization of a weather prognosticating rodent and the small town that celebrates it, you'd be right.
		Clymer Freas, an editor at The Punxsutawney Spirit in the 1800s, is credited with turning what had essentially been a German superstition celebrated locally with hunting - and eating - groundhog into what has to be one of the longest running publicity campaigns.
		Hundreds of people used to turn out every year to see whether Phil would see his shadow and for the festivals, concerts and parties leading up to the event.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/103-02012005-442408.html (590 words)

	Groundhog sees 6 more weeks of winter - U.S. News - MSNBC.com
		Official Groundhog Handler Bill Deeley holds Punxsutawney Phil up for the crowd on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney on Wednesday.
		In Punxsutawney, an energetic crowd of about 2,000 people was already assembled by 3:30 a.m.
		Arianne was taking the day off from school to see Phil, her mother said.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6898095 (628 words)

	Taxpayers For Common Sense: TCS welcomes Punxsutawney Phil to Washington, Requests that Phil be allowed to go back to ...
		Phil wasn’t at the short end of a public relations stunt that awakened him from his four month long siesta.
		Just let Phil sleep, no pork is worth waking this poor creature up from a well deserved nap.
		Ultimately, the issue is not that the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center, the B.B. King Museum, or Mariachi music education in Nevada all received funds in the bill.
	www.taxpayer.net /TCS/PressReleases/2004/12-07punxsutawneyphil.htm (449 words)

	CNN.com - Punxsutawney Phil forecasts 6 more weeks of winter - February 2, 2001
		PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pennsylvania -- Punxsutawney Phil, the pudgy woodchuck that forecasts spring's arrival each year on Groundhog Day, was pulled from his hutch Friday and saw his shadow, which, as legend says, signals six more weeks of winter weather.
		The world-famous critter, who emerges every February 2 from a burrow on Gobbler's Knob near Punxsutawney to look for his shadow, now shares the limelight with more than a half-dozen wily woodchuck rivals, from General Beauregard Lee of Georgia to Canada's Wiarton Willie and New York's Staten Island Chuck.
		That's not counting Essex Ed of West Orange, New Jersey, or Phil and Corona Kate of the Queens Wildlife Center, who have all joined the fray within the past few years.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/US/02/02/groundhog.day.01/index.html (199 words)

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