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The Shaper of the City: Kairos Shen 13 HOURS AGO

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Freedom of speech and assembly in Boston 13 HOURS AGO

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As expected, UAW endorses Obama for president 13 HOURS AGO

The United Auto Workers union has given its expected endorsement to Democrat Barack Obama, while criticizing Republican John McCain as an heir to President Bush's policies.

N.H. contractor lands on Obama milestone 13 HOURS AGO

The 2 millionth donor to Barack Obama's campaign turned out to be a heating and air conditioning contractor from New Hampshire.

Sen. Feinstein breaks ankle, will skip convention 13 HOURS AGO

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has broken her ankle and will miss next week's Democratic National Convention.

Obama hits back at McCain over Iraq war 13 HOURS AGO

Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain on Tuesday to stop questioning his "character and patriotism."

Dorchester Day: Passage in Pageantry 13 HOURS AGO

The sun was shining on Dorchester Avenue, but the supersized papier mâché face of Prospero was tossing in the wind and tugging on a piece of wood attached to Shanaen Anderson. Preparing to ride More...

Civic Summit: Getting from Small to Large 13 HOURS AGO

The civic mind begins with small things. Rough patches left in the pavement in Roslindale by a utility company. The way a precinct in Beacon Hill with low voter turnout in city elections keeps getting More...

Crossing the Line from Violence to Peace 13 HOURS AGO

Kai Leigh Harriott and Anthony Warren had spoken to each other before, face to face. It was three years ago, in a courtroom. Warren apologized to the five year-old girl for the gunshot that left her More...

Barney Frank on Politics of the Mortgage Crisis 4 DAYS AGO

To explain the mortgage crisis that became a global credit crisis, US Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) started by putting the blame on the party politics of Ronald Reagan. Instead of borrowers, brokers, More...

"Cadillac" Frank takes the deal, leaves the cannoli 4 DAYS AGO

By this time next year, former New England Mob boss Frank Salemme (right) will be back at the Busy Bee in Brookline eating eggs and toast. In a plea agreement inked this week, Frank, who is 74, More...

Judge: FBI must pay for '76 murder 4 DAYS AGO

Add another body to the list of official casualties from the FBI's alliance with James "Whitey" Bulger. A federal judge last week found the government liable for Bulger's execution of Revere nightclub More...

State Police raid Limone's home 4 DAYS AGO

Restaurant owner Peter Limone, who spent 33 years in prison for a mob murder he did not commit, is under investigation by state police for organized crime. Police raided the 74-year-old grandfather's More...

A new low for DOJ torts department 4 DAYS AGO

Agents working for the Boston FBI today must be cringing. Not only do they have to deal with the sins of their forefathers who joined Whitey Bulger's gang, their own lawyers have decided it's good legal More...

bioterror labs proliferate nationally 4 DAYS AGO

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In a democracy, people get the mayor they deserve... 4 DAYS AGO

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Boston Globe Leak 9 DAYS AGO

It must be hard to be a Democrat these days. Beholden to (or petrified of) the hard left, afraid to take any position whatsoever because it will either villify you among the base or else make you permanently More...

The Difference 9 DAYS AGO

So, it seems the house has passed the dreaded interrogation bill at last - with 34 democrats crossing over to vote for it. I haven't even looked at what the swarming kossacks are saying about this, but More...

Another excellent characterization 9 DAYS AGO

Victor Davis Hanson spins an apt metaphor about the current political climate in today's RCP piece The Tortoise and Those Democratic Hares . Loaded with interesting insight, this article succinctly More...

Nice Opinion Journal Piece 9 DAYS AGO

Every once in a while I run across an article that distills many of my thoughts and beliefs into an elegant, readable form that makes me realize how many levels of writing aptitude must lie above my own. More...

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