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Loss in Maine Sets Back Drive for Same-Sex Marriage - — They had far more money, volunteers and political support, and geography was on their side, given that New England has been more accepting of same-sex marriage than any other region of the country. Yet gay-rights advocates suffered … |
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91 days ago |
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Menino Coasts to Fifth Term as Boston Mayor - — BOSTON — Mayor Thomas M. Menino easily won an unprecedented fifth term on Tuesday, relying on his popularity to neutralize charges that the city needed a change. — His opponent, City Councilor Michael F. Flaherty Jr., had courted newcomers … |
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91 days ago |
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Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage - — In a stinging setback for the national gay-rights movement, Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal the state's new law allowing same-sex marriage. — With 87 percent of precincts reporting early this morning, 53 percent of voters had approved the repeal … |
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131 days ago |
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Kirk Heads to Senate With Brief, Crucial Mission - — BOSTON — Given the myriad other roles Paul G. Kirk Jr. has played for Senator Edward M. Kennedy — strategist, divorce lawyer, master of ceremonies at the senator's memorial service, executor of his estate — his appointment Thursday … |
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134 days ago |
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State Senate to Take Up Bill on Kennedy Seat - — BOSTON — By the end of this week, there may be a new senator from Massachusetts. — Debate began Tuesday morning in the State Senate on a bill that would let Gov. Deval Patrick appoint an interim replacement for the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy. |
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138 days ago |
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Massachusetts G.O.P. Delays Bill on Senate Succession - — BOSTON — Republicans in the Massachusetts State Senate on Friday temporarily blocked the chamber from taking up legislation that would allow Gov. Deval Patrick to appoint an interim successor to Senator Edward M. Kennedy. |
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155 days ago |
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Massachusetts Cuts Back Immigrants' Health Care - — BOSTON — State-subsidized health insurance for 31,000 legal immigrants here will no longer cover dental, hospice or skilled-nursing care under a scaled-back plan that Gov. Deval Patrick announced Monday. — Mr. Patrick said his administration … |
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155 days ago |
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Election Set to Fill Seat Left Vacant by Kennedy - — BOSTON — Amid fevered speculation about possible contenders for Senator Edward M. Kennedy's seat, Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday scheduled a special election for Jan. 19 and said he would keep pushing the state legislature to change the law so he could name an interim successor. |
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167 days ago |
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Kennedy Asks for Quicker Procedure to Pick His Successor - — Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, terminally ill with brain cancer, has asked state legislative leaders to change the law and let Gov. Deval Patrick appoint a temporary replacement upon the senator's death. |
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190 days ago |
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911 Tape Raises Questions in Gates Case - — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The woman who called 911 to report a possible breaking and entering at the home of Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. told the dispatcher that she had “no idea” if the two men she saw were breaking in and said that, in fact, they might live there. |
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