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NARAL report claims some Massachusetts CPCs mislead

By | 11.14.11 | 2:16 pm

In an ongoing project to shine more light on pregnancy centers that counsel women out of having abortions -– commonly known as “crisis pregnancy centers,” or CPCs –- NARAL Pro-Choice America’s Massachusetts affiliate has uncovered evidence that CPCs throughout the Bay State have, in some cases, provided women with More…

After a Decade of Debate, Cape Wind Is a Go

By | 04.28.10 | 11:54 am

At noon, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will announce the fate of a proposed offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, near Cape Cod — and The Boston Globe is reporting that Salazar will be giving the project a green light.

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MA-Sen: Loyal Democrats Grouse About Coakley

By | 01.19.10 | 6:42 pm

BOSTON — A little while after noon, a steady crowd of Democratic voters streamed into the Cathedral High School Gymnasium to cast votes for their party’s embattled nominee, state Attorney General Martha Coakley. This was Boston’s third ward, which the Obama-Biden ticket carried with 74 percent of the vote in More…

Conservative Talkers Banned in Boston! Or Not.

By | 08.26.09 | 2:46 pm

Brian Maloney writes at the Radio Equalizer that conservative Boston talk show hosts have been “yanked” and “banned” today. He writes of WTKK-FM host Michael Graham that his timeslot “was given to local liberal advice talker Mel Robbins, who used the time to deliver syrupy tributes to Kennedy.”

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Immigration Advocates Mourn Kennedy’s Passing

By | 08.26.09 | 2:39 pm

There’s been an outpouring of praise for the life and legacy of Sen. Edward Kennedy from advocates of immigration reform, who call him the leading champion for immigrants’ rights, from his championing the Immigration Act of 1965, which eliminated national-origin quotas, to his tireless efforts to pass a comprehensive immigration More…