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Archives for January 2009

Let’s hang together, or …

January 31, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

Now is the winter of everyone's discontent. Gigantic budget cuts are now necessary; local aid slashed; new taxes proposed to try to patch the gaping holes in state and local budgets. Nobody's happy.Therefore, I'm not very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, health-care, local-options, massachusetts, meals-tax, patrick, taxes

What’s happening in the 3rd Suffolk race to fill DiMasi’s former seat?

January 31, 2009 By tudor586

Aaron Michlewitz is off and running, and garnering support in the South End and Bay Village. Michlewitz was constituent services director for DiMasi and is highly regarded for his progressive pedigree. DeLeo is likely to schedule the … [Read more...]

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Good things

January 31, 2009 By dcsurfer

and bad things … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: breakfast, health-care

President Obama

January 31, 2009 By dcsurfer

looks good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care

Caucus Day Open Thread

January 30, 2009 By kate

If you need information on what this caucus thing is all about, check out my post.  I thought that I would get an early start on an open thread. So where did you go?  Did you find lots of interested people, or was your caucus … [Read more...]

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Politics as usual

January 30, 2009 By they

This is all just more of the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care

Stimulus: Making it work is more important than making it bipartisan

January 30, 2009 By lanugo

Not one Republican vote for the House stimulus.  Nada.  Zip.  The press report it as the end of the Obama dream of changing the tone in Washington and bringing in a bipartisan consensus.  Nothing like a quick verdict … [Read more...]

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Weekly Joke Revue

January 30, 2009 By Bob Neer

From Daniel Kurtzman: "So far so good for the Obamas. The family is settled in. There's the President and his wife and the kids and the mother-in-law. And they're settling nicely. The only problem, the only complaint -- and they don't want … [Read more...]

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Commerce Secretary: Gregg’s Statement

January 30, 2009 By johnk

A lot of buzz concerning President Obama's interest in appointing Sen. Judd Gregg (NH-R) as Commerce Secretary.  As has been widely discussed, New Hampshire has a Democratic Governor, John Lynch. Should Gregg be asked and accept the … [Read more...]

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Obamaland has officially merged with the DNC

January 30, 2009 By Jack Mitchell

Follow this LIVE LINK and see for yourself. … [Read more...]

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