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Senate race already in the gutter

Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Boston Globe - By Joan Vennochi - May. 15 (Opinion) - Republican Scott Brown came out of nowhere in 2010 to win the US Senate seat held by Ted Kennedy for decades. A Democrat who comes out of nowhere could win it back in 2012. But the anti-Brown attack ad launched recently by the League of Women Voters isn’t going to help. It may thrill the liberal base, but it also threatens to chill the independent swing vote that both a Republican and a Democratic candidate need to win in Massachusetts. Why is Brown drawing attention to the League’s ad a full 18 months before election day? Not because it hurts him, but because it helps him. It reminds people of the unflattering “League of Women Vultures’’ moniker that detractors like to use to describe the organization. And, its depiction of a coughing, rasping child who is suffering because of Brown’s vote against air pollution standards illustrates the same old stereotypical scare tactics that turn off voters of all ideological persuasions.

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Will the New York Times put the Boston Globe out of business?

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Dan Kennedy - Apr. 07 (Opinion) - Will the Boston Globe go out of business? Almost certainly not, despite the threat issued last week by its owner, the New York Times Company, that it would shutter the plant if the Globe's unions don't cough up $20m in concessions within 30 days.

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Modifying some of those loans

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Boston Globe - By Martha Coakley - Oct. 02 (Opinion) - One significant action doesn't need congressional approval and can make a big difference. Effective and wide-scale loan modification programs by lenders and mortgage holders can stop the freefall and begin the long way back to a sustainable economy.

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What's with this health law?

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:12:12 -0800

Boston Globe - Dec. 29 (Editorial) - It's been an extraordinary year for health care in Massachusetts, with the approval of landmark legislation that makes the state a pathfinder toward near-universal health insurance coverage for its residents. The law mandates that everyone obtain insurance, establishes a new authority to manage the insurance programs, and has already expanded coverage to thousands of people. ... Here are some frequently asked questions (and answers) on what individuals and businesses can expect during 2007.

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Party of one

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 18:42:31 -0700

Boston Globe - By David Greenberg - Jul. 30 (Opinion) - In normal times, this wouldn't be happening. Three-term senators and former vice presidential nominees aren't supposed to find themselves in coin-toss primary races for reelection. But Joseph I. Lieberman is fighting for his political life. On Aug. 8, Connecticut Democrats will choose between Lieberman and an upstart challenger, Ned Lamont-a J.P. Morgan heir, cable TV executive, and virtual novice in politics. Lieberman has vowed to run as an independent should Lamont prevail.

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