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Herald front-pages Boston violence

January 31, 2007 By David

Today's startling Herald front page:The story paints a pretty grim picture.The 54 teenagers slain in Boston since the start of 2004 account for nearly half of the 123 teens murdered over the past 10 years.Prior to Dec. 22, just three … [Read more...]

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Turner Broadcasting can go f%#& itself

January 31, 2007 By David

HT to milo2000, who notes the WBZ story confirming that today's "suspicious device" scare that shut down parts of I-93 and Storrow Drive -- thereby making thousands of drivers sit in stalled traffic for hours -- are part of some stupid … [Read more...]

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BMG receives grant from “BlogPac”

January 31, 2007 By David

Chris Bowers, Matt Stoller, Laura Packard, and some of the other fine folks who are Jerome Armstrong blog at MyDD.com have set up a new organization called "BlogPac."  The idea, not surprisingly, is to raise money to support … [Read more...]

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Obama wants all troops in Iraq “redeployed” by March 2008

January 30, 2007 By David

Sen. Barack Obama has filed binding legislation that lays out an aggressive plan for Iraq.  His plan would cap the number of troops in Iraq at their present level, and sets a goal of redeploying all but a minimal number of American … [Read more...]

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The individual mandate still sucks

January 30, 2007 By David

Today's Globe reports that over 200,000 MA residents who already have health insurance may have to upgrade their coverage -- i.e., buy a more expensive plan -- in order to avoid being penalized by the All-Knowing And Beneficent State … [Read more...]

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Romney and the strategy that only a campaign finance lawyer could love

January 30, 2007 By David

TESTING THE LIMITSHow Mitt Romney Avoided Campaign-Finance Rules Governor Found Way Around Federal Caps Before Presidential BidBy JEANNE CUMMINGS January 30, 2007; Page A1WASHINGTON -- Federal law limits how much money individuals can give … [Read more...]

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McCain getting hit from all sides

January 29, 2007 By David

John McCain's alleged front-runner status may be starting to take its toll -- even before he officially jumps in!  From the left, we have a slick video that documents McCain's less-than-straight talk about a bunch of hot-button issues, … [Read more...]

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RIP Father Drinan

January 29, 2007 By David

Rev. Robert F. Drinan, the first and only Catholic priest to serve as a voting member of Congress, has died at age 86. A five-term member of the House of Representatives, Father Drinan was one of its most liberal members. His strong anti … [Read more...]

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What should Deval Patrick’s campaign committee do now?

January 29, 2007 By David

One of the big post-election questions 'round here has been what Deval Patrick's campaign organization will, and should, become, now that it has served the initial purpose for which it was created.  An email blast that many of you … [Read more...]

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One of the drawbacks of wikipedia

January 27, 2007 By David

I was looking for a usable definition of "mass media" today.  This wasn't it:Media (the plural of "medium") its when people blow things out of proportion like when people blame tom brady for losing games but if peyton manig loses its … [Read more...]

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