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“When we say no to wind in Massachusetts we are saying yes to a bunch of dirty energy sources like coal, like gas, like nuclear power” that bring health risks far greater those posed by wind power, said Emily Rochon, a Northeastern University law...
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BOSTON (CBS) – The first health insurance products offered under a new purchasing cooperative are being unveiled today by the Retailers Association of Massachusetts. Thousands of small businesses who now pay very high premiums could see double digit...
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Protester Asha Carter, a Wellesley College student residing in Wellesley, Mass. , right, holds a photo of Mass. Senate President Therese Murray, left, as she and other protesters pretend to be crushed under effigies of MBTA and Big Dig debt during a... View Photo »
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Two weeks from today , Florida Republicans have an opportunity to effectively end a disappointing presidential primary season and focus the nation on a pivotal general election. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the winner of the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, is the candidate best pr...
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At age 12, Lasry, being good at math, tended the cash register at a family friend’s pharmacy two blocks away. When business was slow, he read Superman comic books, getting lost in stories about an ordinary guy who turned into a superhero and fought...
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No, January was not the month that national polling became more stable, as it did in nomination contests waged over the last decade. Instead, the better model for this year may be the Democratic contest of 1988. In that year, the eventual nominee,...
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Maybe that wouldn’t happen, but I don’t want to take the chance.” Warren: Health care is about economics. Some Republicans think the politics of birth control are not necessarily a winner for Dems in Massachusetts, because of the state’s large number...
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Allison Case, of Boston, front, pretends to be crushed under an effigy of MBTA and so-called Big Dig debt along with other protesters during a demonstration in front of the Statehouse, in Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. The MBTA, or Massachusetts Bay... View Photo »
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Ours is a delegate strategy ... We want to win the 1,100 delegates. If [former Massachusetts Gov.]Mitt Romney has secured 1,150 delegates, then it is game over. But we are going to contest that until the very end, and again we have a goal. We wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t think we can win 1,150 de...
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Where I disagree with Governor Romney, I lay out my disagreements, but I don't lay out hypocritical politics for accusing, going out and lambasting someone for something that I did," he said. Santorum also said that Romney's support for a health care...
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Master Sgt. Pete Johnson, second from left, conducts the ceremony as Col. Robert Brooks, center, and General Scott Rice, wait to do the honors of cutting the ribbon. SPRINGFIELD – Despite the financial climate and threat of potential cuts in defense...
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