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RIP Craig Smith

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It's hard to know where to start in cataloguing Craig Smith's musical accomplishments.  The most famous is that, as music director of Emmanuel Church, Craig decided to recreate J.S. Bach's practice of performing a cantata -- a … [Read more...]

Friday roundup

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Everything you didn't realize you needed to know!Finally, finally, Congress has managed to override a Bush veto. The bill (or, rather, the law) authorizes $23 billion for water projects around the country.  Pork?  Look, as we … [Read more...]

Dems looking good heading into 2008

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Jim Ogonowski was supposed to be the beginning of the GOP's surge into 2008.  A victory in blue Massachusetts was going to give Republicans a big shot in the arm -- a running start into recapturing at least one house of Congress, and … [Read more...]

Wingnut fight!

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Compare and contrast this:Paul M. Weyrich, an elder statesman of the religious right, said today that he believes Mitt Romney has made a sincere conversion from a supporter of abortion rights and gay rights into an opponent of both...."In … [Read more...]

Poll results, real and otherwise

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First, the results of some real polls (check out this thread for more):Congratulations to new Boston City Councillors John Connolly (who knocked off incumbent Felix Arroyo) and Mark Ciommo (who beat Greg Glennon in a race for an open … [Read more...]

Ron Paul rakes it in

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It's hard not to take this seriously.Ron Paul ended up smashing the record for money raised in one day by a Republican presidential hopeful.Through an ambitious online push on Monday, his campaign brought in more than $4 million, surpassing … [Read more...]

Musical notes

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A couple of arts-related items y'all might find interesting.Governor and Mrs. Patrick were spotted at Boston Lyric Opera's season-opener on Friday night: Puccini's much-beloved "La bohème."  Reports the Globe:Governor Deval … [Read more...]

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