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Governor Patrick’s first podcast [update: and regular call-in show]

January 26, 2007 By David

... is available at this link.UPDATE: And, to those of you who were looking for some interactivity, ask and ye shall receive!Governor Deval Patrick will host a live monthly call-in feature entitled "Ask the Governor" beginning on Thursday, … [Read more...]

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Hacks gone wild: special “from beyond the grave” edition

January 26, 2007 By David

Just when you thought she couldn't waste any more of the taxpayers' money, she's baaaaaaaack!That's right, folks: Marie Parente, perhaps the least-lamented of last year's ousted legislators, wants a bigger pension.  She thinks that, in … [Read more...]

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“Americans can be educated to come along with what needs to be done with Iran.”

January 25, 2007 By David

Those words were spoken by a presidential hopeful at a recent conference in Herzliya, Israel.  Who was it?Mitt Romney, whose attendance and tough talk at the conference got lots of press?Nope.  It was one of the "progressives" in … [Read more...]

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Pro-equality legislator from Dedham apparently leaving to join Patrick administration

January 25, 2007 By David

State Rep. Robert K. Coughlin (D-Dedham) is reportedly about to receive and accept an offer to join the Patrick administration as director of business development.  (Here's the Globe article -- scroll down for the relevant item.)At … [Read more...]

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… and here’s Jim Webb’s response

January 23, 2007 By David

Good evening.I'm Senator Jim Webb, from Virginia, where this year we will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown - an event that marked the first step in the long journey that has made us the greatest and most … [Read more...]

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Why watch the SOTU, when you can read it now?

January 23, 2007 By David

STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSAs Prepared For DeliveryTO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:Thank you very much. Tonight, I have a high privilege and distinct honor of my own - as the first President to begin the State of the Union message with … [Read more...]

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A sad duty for the Lieutenant Governor

January 23, 2007 By David

From tomorrow's public schedule released by the Lieutenant Governor's office:1:30 p.m. - PHOTO OP: Lieutenant Governor Murray displays seafood for  shipment to Indiana's Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman over Patriots-Colts football … [Read more...]

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Patrick to start podcasting, and maybe blogging

January 23, 2007 By David

Governor Deval Patrick (I still like saying that) has announced that he's going to begin recording weekly podcasts that will be distributed on mass.gov.  From the release:"During my campaign, many people from across the state who had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civic-engagement, ma, patrick

Interesting news re marriage from Senator Hedlund’s district

January 22, 2007 By David

Big HT to sco, who notes a potential opportunity to move a marriage amendment vote from "yes" to "no."Several of the local papers in state Senator Bob Hedlund's (R-Weymouth) district including Hingham, Norwell, Cohasset, and Scituate … [Read more...]

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Barrios blogs!

January 22, 2007 By David

State Senator Jarrett Barrios has started a blog.  His first substantive post is an interesting discussion of some measures he's backing to protect against domestic violence, and some of the civil liberties issues that have been raised … [Read more...]

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