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Turner goes back on the offensive as support mountsCity Councilor Chuck Turner fired off the latest salvo in the dramatic effort to rescue his reputation on Monday, tying his prosecution to what he termed "the judicial atrocities of the Bush administration" and asking his supporters to petition President Barack Obama to drop the federal charges against him. More » |
Kennedy taps panel to pick new U.S. attorneyA high-powered panel of lawyers and former prosecutors was appointed by U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., last week to recommend candidates for the politically sensitive position of U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts. More » |
Black bloggers make an impact in Hub, onlineToday, through the use of the Internet and new media tools like blogs, YouTube and Twitter, everyone can make their voices heard. An increasing share of the African American community is taking the opportunity to do just that, including a number based here in Boston. More » |
Red Sox recognize Robinson, celebrate trailblazer's remarkable lifeThe Boston Red Sox recently opened Fenway Park's State Street Pavilion to host their seventh annual celebration of the life of Jackie Robinson, the Hall of Famer who in 1947 broke through the so-called "gentlemen's agreement" that propped up Major League Baseball's color barrier. More » |
Hollywood meets Haiti in Boston to fight povertyActor Matt Damon and hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean visited Haiti last September, after a string of storms battered the island. As they surveyed the damage, Damon recalled during a recent seminar at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston, the Haitian-born Jean said, "These are not the conditions [that] human beings should be living in." More » |
Video game technology could fuel Mass. recoveryLike other struggling states, Massachusetts is looking anywhere it can for jobs and cash - including the virtual world of video game technology with its mix of fantasy and rabid fans. More » |
Schoolgirl's bus defiance set stage for Rosa ParksPORTLAND, Maine - More than 50 years after her refusal to surrender her bus seat to a white woman set the stage for a similar act of defiance by Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin is finally getting her due as a civil rights pioneer. More » |
AG Coakley hasn't named her secret account donorsAttorney General Martha Coakley has not released the names of those who contributed to a secret bank account she has used to poll her U.S. Senate prospects for more than four years, despite recently declaring that such disclosure helps the public understand who is influencing government activity. More » |
