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During This Period of Not Knowing
The human mind resists a vacuum. I’m watching the latest press conference with Gov. Deval Patrick, and unsurprisingly the theme of the entire thing is “no comment”. I know many of us have an expectation that the responsible parties for the Boston marathon bombing will be known to us soon,…
Gov. Deval Patrick: Democrats need to get a backbone
In a speech Tuesday night at the Democratic convention, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick urged his fellow Democrats to get behind the president and to not back down from their ideals in the face of hardship. “If we want to win elections in November and keep our country moving forward, if…
Massachusetts legislature passes Transgender Equal Rights Bill
The Massachusetts House and the Senate have approved legislation extending civil rights and hate crimes protections to the state’s approximately 33,000 transgender residents. The Transgender Equal Rights Bill adds protections to the state’s civil rights laws against discrimination in employment, housing, education, and credit based on gender identity or expression.…
Warren, Brown in dead heat: poll
Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren is in a dead heat with Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) in the latest poll results for the 2012 election for a Massachusetts Senate seat. The poll, conducted by University of Massachusetts-Lowell and the Boston Herald, shows Democrat Warren polling at 38 percent, trailing Brown’s 41 percent.…
Massachusetts candidate: GOP spied on, sabotaged my campaign
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts independent Timothy Cahill filed a lawsuit Thursday against former operatives who recently defected from his campaign, saying they conspired to get his running mate Paul Loscocco to quit the ticket, and were working with national Republicans to pass along confidential information that would undermine his candidacy…
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