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U.S. small businesses feel Wall Street's pain
Wall Street's pain is rippling through U.S. small businesses, as bankers who once pulled in million-dollar bonuses lose their jobs and cut back spending on everything from parties to home improvements.
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Romney: Let Detroit go bankrupt
Detroit-born Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and a candidate for this year's Republican presidential nomination, taps into the lessons he learned from his dad turning around American Motors in the ...
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Study: Mass. Most Competitive State
A new report shows Massachusetts has remained at the top in economic competitiveness within the nation's 50 states.
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Mass. state senator indicted
A Massachusetts state senator has been formally charged with taking bribes from a nightclub seeking a liquor license and a developer.
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Audit: Unregistered civilian aircraft costing Mass. money, security
A new audit has found that hundreds of civilian aircraft in Massachusetts were not registered with the state, creating a security threat and costing the state more than $100,000 in lost revenue.
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Mass. state senator indicted on extortion charges
A Massachusetts state senator, photographed by the FBI allegedly stuffing bribe money under her sweater, has been indicted on eight counts of attempted extortion.
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Mass. factory raided last year settles worker suit
The former owners of a Massachusetts leather goods factory raided last year by immigration agents will pay $850,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by workers who claimed the company violated various wage laws.
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Let The '12 Battle Begin
As Mike Huckabee goes so goes Mitt Romney . Huck stumped last weekend in GA for Saxby Chambliss , and word comes this afternoon that Romney is doing the same.
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A quarter-century fight for housing
It's a simple goal, really. "We want to end homelessness," said Nancy Crowder, executive director for Citizens for Adequate Housing, which celebrates its 25th anniversary with a fund-raising gala and art ...
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Massachusetts Public Health Council Approves Measure To Curb Teaching ...
The Massachusetts Public Health Council on Wednesday unanimously approved measures to increase oversight of teaching hospital expansion projects with the aim of ensuring that new facilities do not duplicate ...
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Mass. high court rules in pit bull, warrant case
The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that police can't use a general fear of pit bulls to enter a home without knocking.
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Same-sex marriages to begin Wednesday in Conn.
A new chapter in Connecticut history -- and the history of gay rights -- is about to begin.
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Paper is a feather in young birder's cap
The lead author of an article about finches nesting on a Peruvian glacier in a scholarly bird journal is affiliated with the Geosciences Department at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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Two residents face charges after car chase
Two Brattleboro residents face charges in two states after authorities apprehended them in Massachusetts for assault and stealing a vehicle Tuesday night.
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Copy of famed Lincoln letter turns up in Dallas
A Texas museum hopes a document found in its archives turns out to be an authentic government copy of Abraham Lincoln's eloquent letter consoling a mother thought to have lost five sons in the Civil War.
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Mass. auditor faults Dept. of Youth Services
State Auditor Joe DeNucci says the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services has "serious flaws" in its computer system security.
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Is Romney the man to save GOP in 2012?
As Republican leaders sift through the ruins of the 2008 election and debate the party's future at the Republican Governors Association meeting this week, one of the GOP's potential standard-bearers is instead ...
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Legal aid to low-income Mass. residents drops
Low income residents who are looking for legal help may soon find it much tougher to get a lawyer.
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Smoke-Free Workplace Law Cuts Heart Attack Deaths
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health today released new data indicating a significant decrease in the number of heart attack deaths following the implementation of the statewide smoke-free workplace ...
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Mass. lawmaker accused of harassing women resigns
A Massachusetts state senator charged over the summer with sexually harassing four women has resigned.
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