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A dense but important post on health care “affordability”

April 11, 2007 By David

The staff of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority (CHICA -- has anyone else noticed that acronym yet?) has announced its recommended standards for "affordability" -- i.e., for who has to pay a penalty for not having health … [Read more...]

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Bill Richardson scores an apparent breakthrough in North Korea

April 10, 2007 By David

Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM) has, somewhat unexpectedly, scored a major concession from North Korea's government.  NBC is reporting that Richardson, who is in North Korea on a mission to recover remains of American soldiers killed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, north-korea, richardson

Verizon vs. Massachusetts

April 10, 2007 By David

As .08 and MassLib have already noted, the regional president of Verizon has free advertising space courtesy of the Globe an op-ed in today's Globe arguing that the gubmint should keep its grubby, tax-lovin' mitts off their valuable … [Read more...]

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Charlie Baker’s got a blog

April 9, 2007 By David

We're very pleased to welcome Charlie Baker, CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and ex-A&F and Human Services Secretary under Welducci, to the blogosphere.  (Thanks to Paul Levy for noting this development.)  Baker has … [Read more...]

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Fantastic NY Times article on Pelosi’s Middle East trip

April 7, 2007 By David

Read the whole thing.  Here's a taste:The tone of the complaints [from the Bush administration about Pelosi's trip] - particularly Vice President Dick Cheney's public characterization of her visit as "bad behavior" - contrasts sharply … [Read more...]

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Pretty good news for Patrick in State House News poll

April 6, 2007 By David

State House News has a new poll out that, while not uniformly positive, is generally pretty good for the Gov. Noteworthy, at least to me, was the fact that despite all the unremittingly lousy press surrounding the CaddyDrapesCiticall … [Read more...]

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Doonesbury v. Romney

April 6, 2007 By David

In case you've missed it, Garry Trudeau has lately been using his Doonesbury comic strip to hammer away at Mitt Romney's embarrassing record of saying whatever seems likely to please the audience he happens to be in front of at any given … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, romney

Governor Patrick announces package of anti-crime initiatives

April 5, 2007 By David

Anyone who was getting a wee bit impatient for Governor Patrick to take action on Boston's crime problem can settle down a bit.  The Gov announced a wide-ranging set of proposals today.  The press release speaks for itself, so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, ma, patrick

Galvin’s website has a massive privacy problem

April 4, 2007 By David

Check out this pretty outrageous story that clever AP reporter Ken Maguire came up with.  Maguire's story calls Secretary of State Bill Galvin out for a failing that is startlingly reminiscent of the DevalPatrick.com privacy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: galvin, ma, privacy

One way you can tell that a party is in crisis mode …

April 4, 2007 By David

is when party members that hold positions of some influence start comparing the party's leader to the clap.I just got off the phone with Representative Marty Seifert (R-[MN legislative district] 21A) and he confirmed the information in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gop, national

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