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3 hrs ago | Political Wire

Super PAC Intervenes in Massachusetts

A new super PAC is launching a campaign to paint Massachusetts U.S. candidate Gabriel Gomez as a "lightweight version of Mitt Romney," according to a memo obtained by Politico .

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, US Politics, US News

8 hrs ago | KXVO

The Parranda Global Summit Announces Keynote Speakers

A Puerto Rican who has lived in for more than four decades, Masso recently joined the Massachusetts Port Authority 's senior leadership team as the Director of Community Relations under the direction of CEO & Executive Director .

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12 hrs ago | US News & World Report

Obama Commerce Nominee Penny Pritzker's Tax Problem

Obama's nominee to be the next head of the Commerce Department, Penny Pritzker, faced her Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

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13 hrs ago | KHQ-TV Spokane

Mass. soldier killed in Afghanistan remembered

A funeral Mass with full military honors for U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell Daehling is scheduled for Friday at St.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Massachusetts

17 hrs ago | CBS 3 Springfield

Senate votes to establish Cellucci ALS Registry

The Massachusetts Senate has voted to establish a Department of Public Health ALS registry named after former Gov.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Genesee Country Express

Small step toward smarter corrections

There are many parts of our criminal justice system that are cruel and counter-productive. A couple of weeks ago, I inveighed against one small stupid injustice: treating 17-year-olds as adults in Massachusetts' courts and throwing them into adult prisons.

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Washington Examiner

John Kerry's $3.5 billion Obamacare 'boondoggle' faces repeal

An Obamacare earmark championed by former Sen. John Kerry that raised wage payments to Massachusetts hospitals at the expense of those in the other 49 states is coming under fire in Congress and could die now that the 29-year Senate veteran is gone.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Kerry, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Massachusetts, Healthcare Law, Law

CBS News

Could the GOP pull an upset in Mass. senate race?

Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez was out stumping for votes here, surrounded by supporters in a campaign scene one doesn't normally expect to see in odd-numbered years; a reminder yet another special election is underway in Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: US News, Scott Brown, US Senate, Republican, Massachusetts

Business Journal

Mass. hospitals' $250M 'Bay State Boondoggle' rolls into legislative intensive care

The Massachusetts congressional delegation reportedly held an emergency meeting Wednesday to try to save a patient whose prognosis isn't good - a $250 million annual subsidy to Massachusetts hospitals, paid out of other states' pockets.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Richard Neal, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Massachusetts, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Medicine, Nursing

SFGate

Ex-Mass. lawmaker facing meth trafficking charges

A former Massachusetts lawmaker who more recently worked as a tutor at a Boston charter school has been held on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty to drug charges.

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Pensions & Investments

Westfield Contributory shopping for private equity manager

Westfield Contributory Retirement System is searching for a private equity manager to run $10 million to $15 million, according to the website of the Massachusetts Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Massachusetts

Wed May 22, 2013

CBS 3 Springfield

Mass. lawmaker: Recoup benefits from terrorists

The state Senate has adopted a proposal allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass destruction.

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The Hill

Green billionaire Steyer to get involved in Massachusetts Senate race

Billionaire Tom Steyer is gearing up to engage in the Massachusetts Senate race yet again, a potentially pivotal development that Steyer and his aides hope will boost the Democratic nominee, Rep.

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Related Topix: Edward Markey, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney

Sunherald.com

Publisher: Sen. Warren book coming out in 2014

This March 7, 2013 file photo shows Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., listening to a witness at Senate Banking Committee hearing on anti-money laundering on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Elizabeth Warren, US Senate, Massachusetts

Center for American Progress

Idea of the Day: Women of Color Played a Big Part in President Barack Obama's Re-Election

Coming out of the 2012 presidential election, women's role in determining its outcome-the so-called gender gap-was a dominant narrative.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Liberal Political News

Boston.com

More thunderstorms, some possibly severe, expected today in Mass.

More thunderstorms are in the forecast for today in Massachusetts, and some of them could whip up damaging winds and drop large hail, National Weather Service forecasters say.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Boston.com

Hiring a contractor in Mass. the right way

Spring has sprung and homeowners across the state are gearing up for home improvement projects.

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Science Daily

Glaucoma drug can cause droopy eyelids

PGAs have long been associated with blurred vision, dryness, changes in eye color and other side effects.

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Business Wire

Fitch Affirms University of Mass Building Auth (Commonwealth Guaranteed) 2011-2 Revs at 'F1+'

The long-term rating on the bonds, 'AA+' with a Stable Rating Outlook, continues to reflect the full faith and credit guaranty of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Medical News Today

Outcome In Head And Neck Cancer Predicted By Genetic Diversity Within Tumors

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Genetics ; Ear, Nose and Throat Article Date: 21 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT A new measure of the heterogeneity - the variety of genetic mutations - of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer .

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