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'Winds of change'Former President of Zanzibar Amani Abeid Karume shed light last week on the popular revolutions sweeping northern Africa to an eager crowd at Boston University. More » |
TechBoston still basking after Obama visitThe presidential aura is still lingering through the halls of TechBoston Academy. It has been over a week since President Barack Obama's March 8 visit to the Dorchester school, but students, teachers and administrators are still gushing about the packed audience, national media and generous words from Obama himself. " ... I wanted to come to TechBoston so that the rest of America can see how it's done," Obama explained. More » |
MA lawmakers exempt from open meeting lawMassachusetts lawmakers are promising transparency as they begin work on what could be one of the most difficult state budgets in years. Yet some key decisions on how to spend the state's money and bridge an estimated $1.5 billion gap could still be made in private, out of earshot of the public and the press. More » |
Sen. Kerry vows to fight GOP cuts to Head StartSen. John Kerry faulted Republicans Monday for pushing cuts to the Head Start program, saying the nation's budget shouldn't be balanced on the backs of those who rely on critical social service programs. More » |
New book sheds new light on Lincoln's racial viewsMcLEAN, Va. - Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address has inspired Americans for generations, but consider his jarring remarks in 1862 to a White House audience of free blacks, urging them to leave the U.S. and settle in Central America. More » |
Tito Jackson wins District 7 in a landslideHeavy favorite Tito Jackson easily beat Cornell Mills in the District 7 city council race to replace the ousted Chuck Turner. A former aide to Gov. Deval Patrick and son of a community activist, Jackson earned 82 percent of the vote. More » |
