The special election to fill outgoing Senator Robert Travaglini's seat is coming sooner than had been anticipated. The primary (which is almost certainly the only election that matters) is set for May 29, the day after Memorial … [Read more...]
Your questions for Deval
After Saturday's public event launching the revamped DevalPatrick.com, Governor Patrick is meeting with a bunch o' bloggers to hear what's on the minds of the netroots crowd. We'll be there. UPDATE: Argh. Real life having … [Read more...]
SJC upholds LaGuer’s convictions
The Supreme Judicial Court has unanimously rejected Benjamin LaGuer's latest round of arguments that he should receive a new trial.You can read the opinion here. Bottom line:Thus, given all of the circumstances in this case, including … [Read more...]
BMG going down for an hour or so sometime today
Just a heads-up: at some point today, BMG's servers will undergo an upgrade. That will result in the site being inaccessible for about an hour. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience. … [Read more...]
Oh. My. God.
Check out. Mitt Romney's. Google. Ad. As spotted on. Boston. Com. … [Read more...]
Tony Snow must really want a constitutional crisis
What an idiot this guy is. Here's what he said on ABC today (via TPMMuckraker):The executive branch is under no compulsion to testify to Congress, because Congress in fact doesn't have oversight ability.Contrast that with the US … [Read more...]
New Hampshire phone jammer’s conviction is thrown out
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has reversed the conviction of James Tobin, the Republican operative who was sentenced to 10 months in prison for his role in the New Hampshire phone-jamming scandal. Basically, the Court … [Read more...]
Edwards’ wife’s cancer has recurred, but he will NOT suspend his campaign
Elizabeth Edwards has experienced a recurrence of cancer. Apparently, it is located in one of her ribs -- it has moved from her breast to her bone. So, according to the Edwardses, it is not curable, but it is treatable. However, … [Read more...]
The race is on to fill Trav’s Senate seat — with poll!
So far, the contenders are Dan Rizzo (a Revere city councillor), Tim Toomey (a Cambridge rep and city councillor), and Anthony Petruccelli (an East Boston rep, and apparently the insider favorite with backing from both Trav and … [Read more...]
Henry Waxman *demolishes* Bush’s “bad precedent” claim
As noted yesterday, President Bush is insisting that he will not allow his Senior Advisor, Karl Rove, or his former White House Counsel, Harriet Miers, among others, to testify under oath before Congress with respect to the burgeoning (I do … [Read more...]
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