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Courage to Achieve Scholarship
Cambridge residents might consider contributing to âThe Courage To Achieveâ scholarship. This scholarship will be available to high school women living in public housing, of which many will be the first to attend college in their … [Read more...]
Huffington on Warrantless Wiretaps
First, the law breaking. Arguing that Bush has "inherent constitutional authority" to order warantless wiretaps or that Congress's post-9/11 "use of force" resolution gave the president a blank check when it came to domestic spying is … [Read more...]
Empty Earmark Evangelism
The logic that says the increase in earmarks is due to the increased power and influence of lobbyists is spurious. In this sense, the Republican spin on Abramoff is, and this is only by accident, true. Abramoff's ability to pile up large … [Read more...]
The Great Mohammed Cartoon Controversy
In case you wanted to see the actual cartoons that sparked the recent protests, and a whole host of other images of Mohammed through the ages, here is a mirror to the extensive Zombietime Mohammed archive. Face-of-Muhammed.blogspot.com … [Read more...]
Healey’s kickoff speech
Adam Reilly has helpfully posted the full text of Kerry Healey's speech at the official kickoff for her campaign for Governor.My take: nicely packaged Republican rubbish. It's an excellent example of the fallacy that Republicans have … [Read more...]
PRESS RELEASE FROM REILLY CAMPAIGN: BIG TIME STUFF I TELL YA
FROM MY EMAIL INBOXA PRESS RELEASEIN GLORIOUS ALLCAPSACOLORSTARRING CHARLTON HESTON ... AS TOM REILLY"I have a great deal of respect for Lieutenant Governor Healey and look forward to a spirited campaign on our records, our ideas, and our … [Read more...]
A little perspective on Obama and the Dems
All right, maybe I was a little harsh on Obama.So, just to show I can play both sides of this game, let's play a little headline juxtaposition:New York Times:Some Democrats Are Sensing Missed OpportunitiesThat's bad! :(Political forecaster … [Read more...]
1st Bristol results
The current 1st Bristol district was drawn in 2001. In 2002 and 2004, Michael Coppola ran unopposed, so yesterday's was the first contested election in this district. However, the 1st Bristol district drawn in the early 90s was fairly … [Read more...]
One Party State
A bit of old news from Cambridge: multi-term City Councillor Marjorie Decker has decided to focus on school -- she is a student at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government -- and will not contest fellow multi-term City Councillor Anthony … [Read more...]