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Conservative Whiners

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A nice review on hack conservative site NewsMax of the recent Berkeley study that found that whiney kids grow up to be conservatives while cheerful children become liberal adults. "Ever since Theodor Adorno came out with his scandalously … [Read more...]

Welcome MassChange

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Another new Massachusetts political blog. And even better, this one is from our very own frequent commentator Hoss. MassChange: Musings on How Democrats Will Make Massachusetts Change for the Better. First up: a nice bit of Googling that … [Read more...]

Murray Lags Silbert in $$$

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The Telegram & Gazette reports: "Worcester Mayor Timothy P. Murray is lagging significantly behind Andrea Silbert of Harwich in fundraising in the race for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination."While Mr. Murray has narrowed the … [Read more...]

Exploding Iraqi Candy Bars

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"Iraqi authorities warn of exploding candy distributed by gunmen in Baghdad." The Kuwait News Agency reports, "BAGHDAD, March 26 (KUNA) - Iraqi Ministry of State for National Security on Sunday warned of touching explosive-packed candy bars … [Read more...]

Galluccio to Face Hearing

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The Globe reports today: "Cambridge city councilor Anthony Galluccio faces a probable-cause hearing next month to determine whether there is enough evidence to charge him with drunken driving in connection with a December accident in which … [Read more...]

How to Format Posts & Comments

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Make posts and comments easy on yourself: Links: Open square-bracket [ followed by the text to be linked, followed by the URL, followed by close square bracket ]. Thus, [ Blue Mass Group http:// www.bluemassgroup.com ] comes out as Blue … [Read more...]

Rumsfeld Possessed

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The name is well deserved. Edward Covey was not just a slave owner. He was a "Negro breaker," to whom other slave owners handed over rebellious slaves. The most famous slave Covey tried to break was Frederick Douglass, who later escaped and … [Read more...]

Red Speck and Brown Dwarf

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The Editor of the National Review posits a contest between Willard and Virginia Sen. George Allen to be the non-McCain. The New York Times reported that scientists at the European Southern Observatory in Chile made this very same … [Read more...]

Big Brother’s Pretty Precedent

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Citizens concerned about free speech and its shy cousin privacy should be saddened by the Bush administration's victory in its massive finishing expedition through queries submitted to search engines. The government, as alert BMG readers … [Read more...]

Blogs Growing Up

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The NYT has a somewhat snide review of Clooneygate at Huffington Post and its result: Huffington has promised that material will be accurately sourced at Huffington Post from now on. "[A] blog, where the source of the material is not clear, … [Read more...]

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