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Supreme Court upholds federal regulation of medical marijuana

June 6, 2005 By David

The Supreme Court has held, 6-3, that federal drug laws that outlaw the possession of marijuana trump state laws allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.  (The case is called Gonzales v. Raich.)  The issue before the … [Read more...]

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Republicans lose AGAIN in Washington state

June 6, 2005 By David

Dino Rossi, the guy who has redefined the term "sore loser," has failed to convince a Washington state trial judge that he should have been declared the winner in Washington's 2004 gubernatorial election.  So, unless the … [Read more...]

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But did they throw like girls?

June 6, 2005 By David

Were the guys from "Queer Eye" the first openly gay people ever to throw out a first pitch at a major league baseball game?  Could be.  They're surely the most famous ones.  There's been lots of hypothesizing about … [Read more...]

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The BU scary-virus lab, revisited

June 6, 2005 By David

As we discussed some time ago, Boston University wants to build, and apparently will get to build, a "level 4" biolab devoted to studying the scariest of biological agents: anthrax, ebola, you name it.Well, science must move … [Read more...]

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Then and now

June 4, 2005 By David

There's not a whole lot to add to what's already been said regarding Mitt Romney's newly-minted "different place" on abortion rights and his political strategist's confession that Romney has been "faking" his position on … [Read more...]

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June 8: The beginning of something big in health care

June 3, 2005 By Charley on the MTA

Next Wednesday June 8th, 9am at the State House, a coalition of civic groups calling itself ACT (for "Affordable Care Today") is encouraging folks to come to a public hearing on the Health Care Access and Affordability Act (or … [Read more...]

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Romney’s operation coming unhinged, II: Faking it

June 3, 2005 By Charley on the MTA

So, the Guv's position on abortion has never really been clear, and this time Mike Murphy opens his mouth and sticks both of Mitt's feet right in there:''He's been a pro-life Mormon faking it as a pro-choice friendly,"Romney adviser … [Read more...]

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“Override debate is hot on Web”

June 2, 2005 By David

The title of this post is the title of this Boston Globe (NorthWest) article about the upcoming (June 11) vote in Arlington on a Proposition 2-1/2 override.  The article reports that, unlike past override debates conducted via lawn … [Read more...]

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Brooks: The future is nasty, brutish, and short

June 2, 2005 By Charley on the MTA

David Brooks has a really eye-opening column today about how France and the Netherlands' anti-Europe votes show that the continent is slouching towards Monte Carlo: Forgive me for making a blunt and obvious point, but events inWestern … [Read more...]

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Intelligent duh-sign

June 2, 2005 By David

The Herald has a good article today on the fancy, expensive signs that went up on the major Boston-area highways within the last year or so.  From the article:The state's "intelligent" highway signs, which cost more than $8 … [Read more...]

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