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Obama health care speech open thread

September 9, 2009 By David

I'm too distracted to live-blog -- I'm trying to watch Oudin/Wozniacki in the US Open while also watching the speech.  What are you hearing?  Perhaps more importantly, what are you not hearing? … [Read more...]

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Invasion of the pod people — important update

September 8, 2009 By David

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, BMG (and many other Soapblox sites) have been hit with an invasion of spammers who create accounts for the sole purpose of posting commercial links in their profiles.  All evidence suggests that these … [Read more...]

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Joe’s out; the floodgates are open!

September 7, 2009 By David

Statement (.doc file) from Joe Kennedy: I want to thank the millions of Americans who have expressed their love and admiration for Senator Kennedy over the last few weeks.  It was very moving to see so many people come out to pay their … [Read more...]

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Aaaahhh!! It’s SOCIALISM!!

September 7, 2009 By David

Where does some dude get off saying stuff like this to our kids, just because he's the President or whatever? That's why today, I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education - and to do everything you can to meet them. … [Read more...]

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Don’t miss the Globe’s front-page story on Jared Monti

September 6, 2009 By David

Today's Globe has a front-page story about Jared Monti, the Massachusetts native who was killed in Afghanistan in 2006, and who will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama next month.  The story is quite long; much of it … [Read more...]

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Losing the Supreme Court’s Protestant seat

September 4, 2009 By David

It has come to my attention that, if Justice Stevens does retire from the Supreme Court this year and is replaced by Solicitor General Elena Kagan, we will, for the first time in American history, be faced with a Supreme Court without a … [Read more...]

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Justice Stevens thinking hard about retiring?

September 3, 2009 By David

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who turns 90 in April, has hired only one law clerk for the 2010-2011 term (which begins in October 2010).  Supreme Court Justices are entitled to four.  Retired Justices are entitled to … [Read more...]

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Coakley holds a presser

September 3, 2009 By David

UPDATE (11:30 a.m.): Coakley's website is now live as a Senate campaign site.  They were clearly ready to go.  Watch the introductory video and tell me what you think.  My first impression: she needs to look directly into the … [Read more...]

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When firefighters attack…

September 2, 2009 By David

The Boston Firefighters Union has put up a new website called "Fire Fight the Smears."  According to the introductory letter from union president Edward Kelly: Just like our President Barack Obama, there has been much disinformation … [Read more...]

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“Toll equity” plaintiffs lose in the Appeals Court

September 1, 2009 By David

Globe: The newest ruling from Massachusetts Appeals Court Judge Peter J. Rubin, dated Monday, came in response to a request for an emergency injunction against the turnpike authority from the plaintiffs, who claim in their suit that the … [Read more...]

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