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Kennedy, Catholic Church, and Politics of Compromise

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Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 3:52 p.m.
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Reform Dept ... US Representative Patrick Kennedy's confrontation with Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin over abortion and health-care reform has soaked up quite a bit of ink ... US Representative Patrick Kennedy's confrontation with Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin over abortion and health-care reform has soaked up quite a bit of ink. But the fight is just the most dramatic fallout of a larger effort by the nation's Catholic bishops to write abortion restrictions into the reform package ...

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Mass. unions may take furlough days to save jobs

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Published Oct. 20, 2009 at 9:33 a.m.

BOSTON (AP) -- Gov. Deval Patrick is asking state unions to accept furlough days and other concessions to avoid layoffs of up to 2,000 state workers before the end of the year ... The governor is weighing a series of cuts after tax revenues for the first few months of the fiscal year came in about $600 million below projections ... David Holway of the National Association of Government Employees told WCVB-TV that his 12,000 Massachusetts members might accept furlough days if the governor

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How much rock would a Woodstock stock if

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Published July 23, 2009 at 9:42 a.m.
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Three-day festival of peace and music ... Hopes are high among the quartet of rock entrepreneurs – John Roberts, Joel Roseman, Michael Land, and Arnie Kornfeld – who think they can succeed where George Wein, Newport promoter, has not ... Crews set up the stage at Woodstock 1969 ... This article originally appeared in the July 23, 1969 issue of the Boston Phoenix ... Can a Pop Festival, in its first year, find happiness and success as a "three-day festival of peace and music"? Can the

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In 2nd vote, Boston Globe union accepts wage cuts

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Published July 21, 2009 at 7:31 a.m.

BOSTON (AP) -- After rejecting an earlier offer, The Boston Globe's largest union has voted overwhelmingly to approve a new contract that would give the financially struggling newspaper $10 million in concessions ... The newspaper reported that the Boston Newspaper Guild voted 366-179 to accept the deal that was hammered out after the union narrowly voted down a similar package last month ... The Guild represents editorial, advertising and business employees at the Globe ... The newspaper's

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Muzzle Awards: Collegiate Division

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Published July 8, 2009 at 6:07 p.m.
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New England campuses muzzle free speech ... In a 1957 Supreme Court decision upholding the free-speech rights of university professors ( Sweezy v. New Hampshire ), Justice Felix Frankfurter quoted prominent South African scholars on the importance of academic freedom ... The 12th Annual Muzzle Awards. By Dan Kennedy ... In a 1957 Supreme Court decision upholding the free-speech rights of university professors ( Sweezy v. New Hampshire) , Justice Felix Frankfurter quoted prominent South African

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The 12th Annual Muzzle Awards

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Published July 8, 2009 at 4:17 p.m.
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A look at the dishonorable enemies of free speech and personal liberty in New England ... With the era of repression and secrecy fostered by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney finally over, this should be the best of times for freedom of expression, open government, and civil liberties ... Yet change comes slowly ... Muzzle Awards: Collegiate Division. By Harvey Silverglate ... Past Muzzle Awards: ... 1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    ... 2003    2004    2005   

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Jury picked for 'Rockefeller' kidnapping trial

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Published May 27, 2009 at 12:22 p.m.

BOSTON (AP) -- A jury has been picked for the kidnapping trial of the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller.Prosecutors and defense lawyers finished selecting the jurors Wednesday. The panel of 16 includes nine woman and seven men.Rockefeller, whose real name is Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (GAYR'-hahrtz-ry-tur), is accused of snatching his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last July. He and the girl were found six days later in Baltimore.He also is charged with assault

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Catholics flock to Boston for faith conference

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Published April 18, 2009 at 11:04 a.m.

Thousands of Catholics from New England are expected at Boston College for annual men’s and women’s conferences ...

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Magic man

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Published April 15, 2009 at 9:43 p.m.
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Theo Martins kills 'em with kindness ... If the first quarter of '09 is an indicator of things to come for Theo Martins the Providence-based lyricist had better buckle up for what should be the biggest year in his budding hip-hop career ... 'I CAN'T SPEAK ON THINGS I DON'T KNOW' Theo.  ... If the first quarter of '09 is an indicator of things to come for Theo Martins (myspace.com/imjusttheo) the Providence-based lyricist had better buckle up for what should be the biggest year in his budding

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