It wasn't just the $300 for make-up on the presidential campaign trail. Raw Story has done some excellent digging, and has found that Mitt Romney did his part to support the burgeoning make-up industry in Massachusetts, to the tune of … [Read more...]
RIP Jerry Hadley
The American operatic tenor Jerry Hadley died today, at age 55, about a week after suffering an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.At his best, Hadley was a terrific singer, and he had a career that any aspiring singer … [Read more...]
Green Jobs Forum live-blog, continued
The panel consists of Van Jones, Sen. Downing, Greg Watson (from the Patrick administration), Doug Foy (former head of the Conservation Law Foundation and Romney administration smart growth czar), and Robert Pratt, from the Kendall … [Read more...]
Live-blogging the Green Jobs Forum
OK, Mike Festa is starting things off. Thanking Suffolk U. law school for donating the facilities for today's event. And thanking other folks who made the event possible.Festa is now introducing Senator Ben Downing, who is in … [Read more...]
Quick hits from today’s Globe
Some items of note from today's paper.A big shakeup at the Boston Police Department. BPD Chief Davis replaced the heads of homicide and of police investigations. Here's the most interesting line in the article to me (maybe old … [Read more...]
New Mass. Dems video shows Romney embarrassed about being a Republican
The Mass. Dems, at their new site, Romney Facts, have collected quite an excellent set of Romney clips. Previously, it's been well documented that Mitt Romney has changed his position on a variety of important issues, including … [Read more...]
Gonzales lied to Congress. Again. Can we PLEASE impeach him now?
From today's WaPo:As he sought to renew the USA Patriot Act two years ago, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales assured lawmakers that the FBI had not abused its potent new terrorism-fighting powers. "There has not been one verified case of … [Read more...]
In case you were wondering: yes, municipalities need relief. Now.
From the Globe:Dozens of teaching jobs have been cut from public school districts in area communities, forcing school closings, reassignment of students, and larger class sizes this fall. "It'll be a whole new ballgame," said the Saugus … [Read more...]
I just can’t get worked up about Reed Hillman
There's another story in today's Globe about the nomination of Reed Hillman to be US Marshal for Massachusetts. Senators Kennedy and Kerry are still dead-set against it; apparently a small group of Dems in the state legislature has … [Read more...]
Libby pays his fine
Anyone worried that Scooter Libby was going to have trouble coming up with the cash to pay the $250,000 fine -- the only part of his sentence that remains following President Bush's appalling commutation of his prison sentence from 30 … [Read more...]
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