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Archives for May 2012
Cherokee Gadfly to Protest Democratic State Convention
"If ancestor stealing was a crime, you would be #1 on the Genealogical Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted List! --Twila Barnes For confusion’s sake, Eric Fehrnstrom and the Boston Herald chose well. When it comes to Cherokees, heritage … [Read more...]
Romney aides disrupt Axelrod’s Boston press conference
Typical Republican thuggery at an Obama campaign press conference in Boston today - it's being covered at DailyKos: Here's a vivid illustration of just how badly Mitt Romney wants to avoid any discussion of his record as governor of … [Read more...]
Federal appeals court in Boston declares DOMA unconstitutional
Big, big news. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, discriminates against gay couples.... The appeals court agreed with a lower court … [Read more...]
Warren acknowledges to Globe that she told Harvard, UPenn about her heritage – after she was hired [updated with Warren’s statement]
The Globe has today's big story on the apparently never-ending saga of Elizabeth Warren's heritage. Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren acknowledged for the first time late Wednesday night that she told Harvard University and … [Read more...]
Apparently, the Globe has pulled its big series on Romney from boston.com … to sell books
So, this is disappointing. In the course of doing some research for this post about Mitt Romney's views on the Vietnam war, I unsurprisingly happened upon several links to the Globe's multi-part, in-depth series on Mitt Romney's life, … [Read more...]
Liberal columnist on Warren
Brian McGrory of the Globe wrote today: "But let’s not ever lose sight of one true thing in this or any other political race: The most important issues are the candidates themselves, and more specifically, their integrity, credibility, and … [Read more...]
Marisa DeFranco on Politics Nation
She was on with Al Sharpton for just a few minutes tonight. She cited "real world experience" as her strength compared to Elizabeth Warren. Sharpton asked several questions to get her to contrast herself with EW, which she answered, but I … [Read more...]
Scott Brown: The Truth Will Out
As Shakespeare said, “What’s past is prologue.” So, we should be able to make some reasonable assumptions about what Scott Brown would do if given free rein for a full six-year Senate term. Let’s push aside all the silliness we have to … [Read more...]
Honor a Public School Teacher!
Did a public school teacher make an impact on your life? Would you like to honor this teacher and share your story? The American Federation of Teachers of Massachusetts and the Boston Teachers Union will be videotaping convention … [Read more...]
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