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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Boston</title>
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		<title>Scalloper industry asked NOAA head to restore some cuts, calling them &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Scallopers ask NOAA head to restore some cuts

BOSTON — More than 1,000 members of the East Coast scallop industry have asked the nation&#8217;s chief fisheries regulator to restore 6 million pounds to the recent cut in the scallop catch.
The industry called the cuts &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221; in a letter delivered Saturday to NOAA head Jane ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scalloper-industry-asked-noaa-head-to-restore-some-cuts-calling-them-rapid-and-unnecessary-247335/">Scalloper industry asked NOAA head to restore some cuts, calling them &#8220;rapid and unnecessary&#8221;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Managers unveil proposed new rules for NE fishery that regulate fishermen through &#8220;sectors&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Managers unveil proposed new rules for NE fishery

BOSTON — Federal fishery managers have proposed rules that could radically change how New England&#8217;s fishermen are regulated.
The long-discussed rules, formally announced Thursday by NOAA, enable fishermen to form &#8220;sectors&#8221; — groups that divide an allotted catch. The idea is that increased autonomy and hard catch limits will .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/managers-unveil-proposed-new-rules-for-ne-fishery-that-regulate-fishermen-through-sectors-245834/">Managers unveil proposed new rules for NE fishery that regulate fishermen through &#8220;sectors&#8221;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Beer raises 2009 profit outlook, cites operating performance, favorable costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Boston Beer raises 2009 profit outlook
BOSTON — Boston Beer Co., maker of Samuel Adams brand beer, raised its full-year profit outlook on Tuesday, citing operating performance and favorable commodity and energy costs.

The company now expects profit of $2.05 to $2.35 per share, up from prior guidance of $1.75 to $2.05 per share.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boston-beer-raises-2009-profit-outlook-cites-operating-performance-favorable-costs-244468/">Boston Beer raises 2009 profit outlook, cites operating performance, favorable costs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say Boston drug-trafficking suspect mutilated fingers to conceal identity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Mass. suspect mutilated fingers to hide ID

BOSTON — Police say a Boston man wanted for drug trafficking tried to conceal his identity by cutting the tips of his fingers to hide the prints. State Police spokesman David Procopio said Monday that Francis Viliar admitted to police that he paid someone $400 to slice off ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-boston-drug-trafficking-suspect-mutilated-fingers-to-conceal-identity-243982/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Police say Boston drug-trafficking suspect mutilated fingers to conceal identity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>About 3 dozen Boston students sickened when natural gas accidentally released in school</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Boston students sickened by accidental gas release

BOSTON — About three dozen Boston students have been sickened by natural gas fumes after a maintenance worker inadvertently opened a natural gas line next to their school&#8217;s ventilation system.
Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald says the fumes were blasted into the Excel Academy Charter School building in East .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/about-3-dozen-boston-students-sickened-when-natural-gas-accidentally-released-in-school-243980/">About 3 dozen Boston students sickened when natural gas accidentally released in school</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Scientific says it will use proceeds of $2 billion offering to prepay loan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Boston Scientific completes $2 billion offering

NATICK, Mass. — Medical devicemaker Boston Scientific said Monday it completed its $2 billion public offering of senior notes.
The public offering consisted of:
— $850 million in 4.5 percent notes due January 2015.
— $850 million of 6 percent notes due January 2020
— $300 million of 7.4 percent notes due January 2040.
The .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boston-scientific-says-it-will-use-proceeds-of-2-billion-offering-to-prepay-loan-243962/">Boston Scientific says it will use proceeds of $2 billion offering to prepay loan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: EnerNOC acquisition story</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Correction: EnerNOC acquisition story
BOSTON — In a Dec. 9 story about EnerNOC Inc.&#8217;s acquisition of Cogent Energy Inc., The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of EnerNOC&#8217;s CEO. His correct name is Tim Healy, not Tom Healy.
... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-enernoc-acquisition-story-242666/">Correction: EnerNOC acquisition story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor: No charges to be filed in fatal Boston fire truck crash into apartment building</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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DA: No charges in fatal Boston fire truck crash

BOSTON — No criminal charges will be filed in connection with a fire truck crash that killed a veteran Boston firefighter earlier this year.
Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley announced Thursday that an 11-month investigation by police homicide detectives found that no one was criminally responsible for the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-no-charges-to-be-filed-in-fatal-boston-fire-truck-crash-into-apartment-building-242649/">Prosecutor: No charges to be filed in fatal Boston fire truck crash into apartment building</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. finds steak don&#8217;t measure up, fines Ruby Tuesday supplier $700 for shorting customers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Mass. fines supplier $700 for selling small steaks

BOSTON — Massachusetts officials have fined a Colorado beef supplier $700 for providing steaks to Ruby Tuesday restaurants that allegedly were smaller than their advertised size.
The state&#8217;s Division of Standards announced Thursday that steaks provided by Colorado Premium Foods of Greeley, Colo., were underweight at a sampling of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-finds-steak-dont-measure-up-fines-ruby-tuesday-supplier-700-for-shorting-customers-242574/" title="Mass. finds steak don&#8217;t measure up, fines Ruby Tuesday supplier $700 for shorting customers">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>National Book Award winner about civil rights figure makes finals for new youth literary prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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New prize for young adult books announced
BOSTON — A book about civil rights heroine Claudette Colvin that won a National Book Award last month is among the five finalists for a new prize for young adult nonfiction.

Phillip Hoose&#8217;s &#8220;Claudette Colvin&#8221; was announced Thursday as a nominee for the Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults award. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/national-book-award-winner-about-civil-rights-figure-makes-finals-for-new-youth-literary-prize-242570/" title="National Book Award winner about civil rights figure makes finals for new youth literary prize">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman pulled by moving Boston subway train after handbag gets caught in door ponders action</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Woman&#8217;s handbag caught in door of Boston train

BOSTON — A woman who was pulled along the platform after her handbag got caught in the door of a Boston subway train is weighing legal action against the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Betty Velasquez told WHDH-TV on Monday that she lost conciousness after hitting a wall, temporarily lost ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-pulled-by-moving-boston-subway-train-after-handbag-gets-caught-in-door-ponders-action-241222/">Woman pulled by moving Boston subway train after handbag gets caught in door ponders action</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge orders Boston student to destroy illegal music downloads, refuses gag order on criticism</title>
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Student ordered to destroy downloaded music files

BOSTON — A college student found guilty of copyright infringement has to destroy files he illegally downloaded years ago.
But a judge in Boston refused Monday to order Joel Tenenbaum, of Providence, R.I., to stop promoting such activity.
Tenenbaum has already been ordered to pay four recording labels $675,000 in damages .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-orders-boston-student-to-destroy-illegal-music-downloads-refuses-gag-order-on-criticism-241165/">Source &nbsp;: Judge orders Boston student to destroy illegal music downloads, refuses gag order on criticism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vicki Kennedy, continuing public re-emergence, recalls reading husband&#8217;s memoir aloud with him</title>
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Vicki Kennedy recalls reading memoir with husband
BOSTON — Vicki Kennedy says her late husband never saw a completed copy of his memoir, but Sen. Edward Kennedy &#8220;knew every word&#8221; because they had already read it aloud to each other.
Continuing her public re-emergence after the senator&#8217;s death, Kennedy told a crowd at the John .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vicki-kennedy-continuing-public-re-emergence-recalls-reading-husbands-memoir-aloud-with-him-239715/">Vicki Kennedy, continuing public re-emergence, recalls reading husband&#8217;s memoir aloud with him</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rare copy of 1st Poe book, &#8216;Tamerlane,&#8217; could fetch record for American literature in NYC sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Rare 1st Poe book could fetch record at NY auction

BOSTON — When a teenage Edgar Allan Poe moved to Boston to find work in 1827, he was eager to launch his literary career, re-establish his roots in the city of his birth and distance himself from his foster father in Richmond, Va.
The result was his ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-copy-of-1st-poe-book-tamerlane-could-fetch-record-for-american-literature-in-nyc-sale-239147/">Rare copy of 1st Poe book, &#8216;Tamerlane,&#8217; could fetch record for American literature in NYC sale</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jay Light, dean of Harvard Business School, to retire in June; search to begin for successor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Harvard Business School dean to retire in June

BOSTON — Harvard University has announced that Jay Light, the dean of its business school, will step down from the post next June.
Light said on Wednesday that the decision to retire was not an easy one, but that the timing felt right. He said the future holds &#8220;significant ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jay-light-dean-of-harvard-business-school-to-retire-in-june-search-to-begin-for-successor-238926/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Jay Light, dean of Harvard Business School, to retire in June; search to begin for successor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston city youth panel says Lady Gaga, Jamie Foxx songs among those unhealthy for teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Boston teen panel: Lady Gaga, Foxx songs unhealthy

BOSTON — An initiative to encourage healthy teen relationships says songs by Jamie Foxx and Lady Gaga are the musical equivalent of junk food.
A teen panel working with the Boston Public Health Commission has determined that their songs are among the top 10 with &#8220;unhealthy relationship ingredients.&#8221;
The commission ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boston-city-youth-panel-says-lady-gaga-jamie-foxx-songs-among-those-unhealthy-for-teens-238421/">Boston city youth panel says Lady Gaga, Jamie Foxx songs among those unhealthy for teens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Big Brother 9&#8242; winner ordered to Mass. treatment center as he awaits trial on drug charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8216;Big Brother 9&#8242; winner ordered to drug center

BOSTON — The winner of the CBS reality television show &#8220;Big Brother 9&#8243; was ordered on Tuesday to undergo substance abuse counseling at a Massachusetts treatment center before being released on bail on drug charges.
Adam Jasinski, of Delray Beach, Fla., has pleaded not guilty to a charge of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/big-brother-9-winner-ordered-to-mass-treatment-center-as-he-awaits-trial-on-drug-charges-238417/">Read more : &#8216;Big Brother 9&#8242; winner ordered to Mass. treatment center as he awaits trial on drug charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. gov. pledges $150 million affordable housing fund; signs law to preserve existing units</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Mass. pledges $150 million affordable housing fund

BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick is rolling out a new $150 million loan fund designed to help create more affordable housing units in Massachusetts.
The fund, created primarily using private resources, is intended to fill the funding gap faced by affordable housing developers unable to get financing for their projects .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-gov-pledges-150-million-affordable-housing-fund-signs-law-to-preserve-existing-units-238247/">Mass. gov. pledges $150 million affordable housing fund; signs law to preserve existing units</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Exclusive: Obama aunt hurt by self-imposed exile from 1st family due to immigration status</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
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AP Exclusive: Obama aunt anguished by separation

BOSTON — President Barack Obama&#8217;s aunt says she&#8217;s anguished she no longer has contact with him after the revelation she&#8217;d been living illegally for years in the United States in public housing.
Zeituni Onyango (zay-TUH&#8217;-nee awn-YAHN&#8217;-goh) buried her face in her hands and sobbed as she told The Associated Press .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-exclusive-obama-aunt-hurt-by-self-imposed-exile-from-1st-family-due-to-immigration-status-238083/">Source &nbsp;: AP Exclusive: Obama aunt hurt by self-imposed exile from 1st family due to immigration status</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. man pleads guilty to $20M fraud that funded extravagant lifestyle, mistresses, jets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Mass. man admits $20M fraud at trusts company

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to committing a fraud that netted him more than $20 million from the descendants of a 19th-century industrialist and using the money on personal extravagances including three private jets.
Federal prosecutors say Peabody (PEE&#8217;-buh-dee) resident John Doorly stole from the Tenens ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-man-pleads-guilty-to-20m-fraud-that-funded-extravagant-lifestyle-mistresses-jets-237892/" title="Mass. man pleads guilty to $20M fraud that funded extravagant lifestyle, mistresses, jets">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scallopers in Northeast criticize fishing cuts that come even as stocks continue to boom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Northeast scallopers decry cuts as stocks boom

BOSTON — New England scallopers are wondering why new restrictions have been placed on what has for years been the region&#8217;s healthiest fishery.
Rules passed by the New England Fishery Management Council last week reduced the number of fishing days from 37 this year to 29 in 2010. That&#8217;s lowered ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scallopers-in-northeast-criticize-fishing-cuts-that-come-even-as-stocks-continue-to-boom-237307/">Read : Scallopers in Northeast criticize fishing cuts that come even as stocks continue to boom</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston woman cooks Thanksgiving dinner while helping daughter deliver baby at home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Boston woman delivers grandchild on Thanksgiving

BOSTON — A Boston woman has succeeded at one of the all-time great Thanksgiving Day juggling acts: She cooked the turkey while helping deliver her baby granddaughter.
Patricia McCalop was in the middle of preparing the meal when her daughter suddenly went into labor two weeks early.
McCalop called 911, and a ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boston-woman-cooks-thanksgiving-dinner-while-helping-daughter-deliver-baby-at-home-237081/" title="Boston woman cooks Thanksgiving dinner while helping daughter deliver baby at home">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Text-a-Tip programs help police get info from anonymous tipsters in anti-snitching culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police

BOSTON — Police across the country are getting help from text-a-tip programs that allow people to send anonymous messages from their cell phones.
The system has enabled investigators to get information from witnesses too afraid to come forward because of an anti-snitching culture.
Boston is the first city to heavily promote .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/text-a-tip-programs-help-police-get-info-from-anonymous-tipsters-in-anti-snitching-culture-237049/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Text-a-Tip programs help police get info from anonymous tipsters in anti-snitching culture</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pink dress that Jackie Kennedy wore during 1962 White House holiday season on display in Mass.</title>
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New Jackie Kennedy dress on display at JFK Library

BOSTON — A deep pink silk dress worn by Jacqueline Kennedy for her second holiday season in the White House has gone on display at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.
The first lady wore the dress to the White House staff Christmas reception .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pink-dress-that-jackie-kennedy-wore-during-1962-white-house-holiday-season-on-display-in-mass-235965/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. transgender killer seeking sex-change operation asks judge for electrolysis treatments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Transgender murderer renews electrolysis request

BOSTON — A convicted murderer who is seeking a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation has asked a judge to order Massachusetts prison officials to provide electrolysis treatments.
A lawyer for Michelle Kosilek (KOH&#8217;-sih-leck) argued Monday that having facial hair is &#8220;intensely personally stressful to her.&#8221;
A lawyer for the Massachusetts Department of Correction says Kosilek ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-transgender-killer-seeking-sex-change-operation-asks-judge-for-electrolysis-treatments-234516/" title="Mass. transgender killer seeking sex-change operation asks judge for electrolysis treatments">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts&#8217; unemployment rate drops to 8.9 percent in October for 1st time since June 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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Mass. jobless rate drops to 8.9 percent in October

BOSTON — The Massachusetts unemployment rate fell last month for the first time in nearly 2½ years as the job market was spurred by expansion in the science, health and business services sectors.
The unemployment rate dropped to 8.9 percent in October, from 9.3 percent in September, according ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/massachusetts-unemployment-rate-drops-to-89-percent-in-october-for-1st-time-since-june-2007-232907/" title="Massachusetts&#8217; unemployment rate drops to 8.9 percent in October for 1st time since June 2007">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosures in Massachusetts soar nearly 30 percent in October from previous month</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Foreclosures in Massachusetts increase in October

BOSTON — Foreclosures in Massachusetts soared nearly 30 percent in October compared to the previous month, but are down slightly when compared to the same month last year.
The Warren Group, a Boston-based publisher of real estate data, reports Thursday that foreclosure deeds, or completed foreclosures, rose to 911 in October ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/foreclosures-in-massachusetts-soar-nearly-30-percent-in-october-from-previous-month-232692/" title="Foreclosures in Massachusetts soar nearly 30 percent in October from previous month">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First Marblehead bank unit finishes sale of private education loans amid potential sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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First Marblehead bank unit sells education loans

BOSTON — First Marblehead Corp., which packages students loans for sale to investors, said on Thursday that a bank subsidiary that it&#8217;s considering selling has completed the sale of its remaining portfolio of private education loans.
Union Federal Savings Bank sold the loans to a newly formed trust affiliated with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-marblehead-bank-unit-finishes-sale-of-private-education-loans-amid-potential-sale-232591/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: First Marblehead bank unit finishes sale of private education loans amid potential sale</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama for second time; guards repel attack</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-attack-us-flagged-maersk-alabama-for-second-time-guards-repel-attack-232046/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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US ship repels pirates with guns and sound blasts

NAIROBI, Kenya — Guards aboard the Maersk Alabama used guns and a sound blaster Wednesday to repel the second pirate attack in seven months on the U.S. vessel at a time when ships are increasingly hiring armed security teams to thwart hijackings.
Despite an increased international flotilla of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-attack-us-flagged-maersk-alabama-for-second-time-guards-repel-attack-232046/">Original article &nbsp;: Somali pirates attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama for second time; guards repel attack</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst upgrades Boston Scientific and Zimmer, lifts estimates on peers citing decreased risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Sector Snap: UBS upbeat on medical tech stocks

NEW YORK — A UBS analyst said Wednesday that medical technology stocks are trading at attractive prices, and raised his ratings or price targets on nine of them.
Analyst Bruce Nudell upgraded shares of medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. and orthopedic implant maker Zimmer Holdings Inc. to &#8220;buy&#8221; ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/analyst-upgrades-boston-scientific-and-zimmer-lifts-estimates-on-peers-citing-decreased-risk-231968/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Analyst upgrades Boston Scientific and Zimmer, lifts estimates on peers citing decreased risk</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American Express to buy Revolution Money, created by AOL co-founder Case&#8217;s company, for $300M</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Jewell</dc:creator>
		
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American Express to buy Revolution Money for $300M

BOSTON — American Express Co. is buying Revolution Money for about $300 million to keep up with trends in electronic payments, where new security features and online transaction options are shaking up traditional models.
Wednesday&#8217;s deal pairs American Express, a credit card provider tracing its roots to 1850, with ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-express-to-buy-revolution-money-created-by-aol-co-founder-cases-company-for-300m-231827/">American Express to buy Revolution Money, created by AOL co-founder Case&#8217;s company, for $300M</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama for second time, guards repel attack with guns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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Maersk Alabama repels 2nd pirate attack with guns

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months and were thwarted by private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship who fired off guns and a high-decibel noise device.
A U.S. surveillance plane was monitoring the ship as it continued ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-attack-us-flagged-maersk-alabama-for-second-time-guards-repel-attack-with-guns-231645/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Somali pirates attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama for second time, guards repel attack with guns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: TSA violated rights of Boston Rastafarian baggage screener with long dreadlocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Judge: TSA violated Rastafarian screener&#8217;s rights

BOSTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the rights of a Rastafarian baggage screener at Boston&#8217;s Logan International Airport were violated when he was threatened with firing unless he cut his hair.
An administrative judge has issued an interim ruling in favor Josue Brissot (JOE&#8217;-sway BREE&#8217;-soh) and scheduled a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-tsa-violated-rights-of-boston-rastafarian-baggage-screener-with-long-dreadlocks-231420/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Judge: TSA violated rights of Boston Rastafarian baggage screener with long dreadlocks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Same-sex couples say &#8216;no legitimate&#8217; reason for excluding them from feds marriage definition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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Gay couples blast federal Defense of Marriage Act

BOSTON — Gay married couples suing the government over a federal law that doesn&#8217;t recognize same-sex unions say there is &#8220;no legitimate or plausible&#8221; reason for having a federal definition of marriage that excludes gay couples.
The lawsuit was brought by seven gay couples and three widowers, all of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/same-sex-couples-say-no-legitimate-reason-for-excluding-them-from-feds-marriage-definition-231277/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Same-sex couples say &#8216;no legitimate&#8217; reason for excluding them from feds marriage definition</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Passenger considered unruly by flight crew removed from US Airways jet bound for London</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Man deemed unruly pulled from transatlantic flight

BOSTON — A Scottish man is facing charges after the Philadelphia-to-London flight he was on made an unscheduled stop in Boston because he was allegedly being belligerent and disruptive.
A spokesman for Logan International Airport says John Alexander Murray of Glasgow was arrested shortly after US Airways Flight 728 landed .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/passenger-considered-unruly-by-flight-crew-removed-from-us-airways-jet-bound-for-london-231124/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Passenger considered unruly by flight crew removed from US Airways jet bound for London</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Airways flight to Boston diverted after pilot deems passenger&#8217;s behavior dangerous</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Passenger removed from trans-Atlantic flight

BOSTON — A U.S. Airways airliner en route from Philadelphia to London made an unscheduled stop in Boston Monday after the pilot deemed a passenger&#8217;s behavior unruly and decided to have him removed from the plane.
John Alexander Murray, of Glasgow, Scotland, was arrested shortly after flight 728 landed at Logan International .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-airways-flight-to-boston-diverted-after-pilot-deems-passengers-behavior-dangerous-230834/">US Airways flight to Boston diverted after pilot deems passenger&#8217;s behavior dangerous</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday displays include tree made of feathers, Rock Center, Obamas&#8217; first National Tree event</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Harpaz</dc:creator>
		
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Tree-lightings, from Rock Center to The Grove

NEW YORK — This season&#8217;s Christmas tree displays include trees made from feathers at a historic home in Indianapolis, a thank-you tree in Boston sent from Nova Scotia, and the Obamas&#8217; first National Christmas Tree ceremony in Washington.
The National Christmas Tree is scheduled to be lit on Dec. 3. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/holiday-displays-include-tree-made-of-feathers-rock-center-obamas-first-national-tree-event-230685/" title="Holiday displays include tree made of feathers, Rock Center, Obamas&#8217; first National Tree event">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. governor says Patriots owner getting stimulus funding on merits, not campaign donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Mass. gov.: No quid pro quo in Kraft donations

BOSTON — The governor of Massachusetts said Friday there is no connection between big donations to him and the Democratic Party from the family that owns the New England Patriots and the state&#8217;s support for development across the road from Gillette Stadium.
Gov. Deval Patrick said Patriots owner ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-governor-says-patriots-owner-getting-stimulus-funding-on-merits-not-campaign-donations-228875/" title="Mass. governor says Patriots owner getting stimulus funding on merits, not campaign donations">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston skydiver killed in SoCal jump had tried to set parachuting record in charity jump</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Skydiver killed in Calif. had tried to set record

MURRIETA, Calif. — A skydiver killed during a jump this week had tried earlier in the day to set a parachuting record in a charity event, friends and officials said Thursday.
Stephen Millard Harrington, 40, of Boston was pronounced dead Wednesday after landing in a driveway in this .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boston-skydiver-killed-in-socal-jump-had-tried-to-set-parachuting-record-in-charity-jump-227645/">Boston skydiver killed in SoCal jump had tried to set parachuting record in charity jump</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Mass. House Speaker DiMasi, co-defendants plead not guilty to federal corruption charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Ex-Mass. House speaker DiMasi pleads not guilty

BOSTON — Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi has again pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges.
DiMasi and three co-defendants entered the pleas Thursday during their arraignment on an expanded indictment adding extortion to earlier public corruption charges.
The original indictment alleged DiMasi and three associates rigged two lucrative state .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-mass-house-speaker-dimasi-co-defendants-plead-not-guilty-to-federal-corruption-charges-227614/">Ex-Mass. House Speaker DiMasi, co-defendants plead not guilty to federal corruption charges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. AG Coakley, would-be senator, shows no asset besides home in financial disclosure forms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Mass. Sen. candidate Coakley shows no large assets
BOSTON — Financial disclosure forms filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in her bid for the U.S. Senate offer an unusual revelation: Despite a six-figure salary, she has no reportable assets worth more than $1,000.
Primary residences are excluded from the form, and Coakley owns a .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-ag-coakley-would-be-senator-shows-no-asset-besides-home-in-financial-disclosure-forms-227588/">Mass. AG Coakley, would-be senator, shows no asset besides home in financial disclosure forms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer: Mass. terror suspect charged only after he rejected FBI requests to become informant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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Lawyer: FBI asked terror suspect to be informant

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man accused of plotting to kill Americans was portrayed by federal prosecutors Thursday as a jihadist who is too dangerous to be released on bail, but the man&#8217;s lawyer said he was charged only after he refused to become an FBI informant against Muslims.
Tarek ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-mass-terror-suspect-charged-only-after-he-rejected-fbi-requests-to-become-informant-227341/">Lawyer: Mass. terror suspect charged only after he rejected FBI requests to become informant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. man accused in terror plot seeks release from custody as he awaits trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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Mass. man accused in terror plot seeks bail

BOSTON — The lawyer for a Massachusetts man accused of conspiring in an alleged terror plot says his client should be allowed home confinement without Internet access until his trial.
But a federal prosecutor argued at a detention hearing Thursday in Boston that 27-year-old Tarek Mehanna (TEH&#8217;-rek Meh-HAH&#8217;-nah) should ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-man-accused-in-terror-plot-seeks-release-from-custody-as-he-awaits-trial-227159/">Mass. man accused in terror plot seeks release from custody as he awaits trial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>7 men charged with murder in fatal beating outside Boston nightclub after funeral</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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7 men charged with murder in fatal Boston beating

BOSTON — Seven men have been indicted on second-degree murder charges in the fatal beating of a man in a fight outside a Boston nightclub in August.
Prosecutors said Wednesday that the seven men have been charged in the death of 22-year-old Jose Alicea of Boston. They and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/7-men-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-beating-outside-boston-nightclub-after-funeral-226268/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : 7 men charged with murder in fatal beating outside Boston nightclub after funeral</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. Senate candidate Pagliuca says rich should pay fair share, favors capital gains tax hike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Mass. candidate favors hike in capital gains tax

BOSTON — Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate and multimillionaire Stephen Pagliuca said Wednesday the federal capital gains tax should be raised from 15 percent to 20 percent, adding that the rich should pay an equitable share of the country&#8217;s bills.
A co-owner of the Boston Celtics, Pagliuca said the tax .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-senate-candidate-pagliuca-says-rich-should-pay-fair-share-favors-capital-gains-tax-hike-226220/">Source &nbsp;: Mass. Senate candidate Pagliuca says rich should pay fair share, favors capital gains tax hike</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston subway driver expected the worst when she saw woman on tracks in front of her train</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Subway driver prayed after woman fell on tracks

BOSTON — The driver of a Boston subway train that stopped just inches short of a woman who had fallen onto the tracks says she expected the worst.
Charice (shuh-REES&#8217;) Lewis told CBS&#8217;s &#8220;The Early Show&#8221; on Wednesday that she said to herself, &#8220;Please God, let this woman be ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/boston-subway-driver-expected-the-worst-when-she-saw-woman-on-tracks-in-front-of-her-train-225742/" title="Boston subway driver expected the worst when she saw woman on tracks in front of her train">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts House moves incrementally toward expanded gambling with bill on simulcasting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Mass. House takes step toward off-track betting

BOSTON — Massachusetts is moving incrementally toward expanded gambling.
The House approved a bill Tuesday extending simulcasting at the state&#8217;s two dog racing tracks until July 31. It had been slated to end Dec. 31. The measure was sent to the Senate.
The Wonderland Greyhound Park has already ceased live racing .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/massachusetts-house-moves-incrementally-toward-expanded-gambling-with-bill-on-simulcasting-224986/">Massachusetts House moves incrementally toward expanded gambling with bill on simulcasting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration officials target 14 US cities in campaign against human trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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US officials begin push against human trafficking

BOSTON — Fourteen cities are being targeted in a new campaign aimed at alerting people about human trafficking, federal immigration officials have announced.
The &#8220;Hidden in Plain Sight&#8221; initiative, sponsored by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, features billboards highlighting &#8220;the horrors and the prevalence of human trafficking,&#8221; which the agency ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/immigration-officials-target-14-us-cities-in-campaign-against-human-trafficking-224979/" title="Immigration officials target 14 US cities in campaign against human trafficking">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Family disputes report clearing police of role in Boston Celtics fan&#8217;s death</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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Family disputes police role in Celtics fan&#8217;s death

BOSTON — The parents of a Boston Celtics fan who stopped breathing while in police custody say they do not believe an investigator&#8217;s finding that police did not contribute to their son&#8217;s death.
Cathy and Jeff Woodman say they blame the nine police officers who handled or witnessed their ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/family-disputes-report-clearing-police-of-role-in-boston-celtics-fans-death-224953/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Family disputes report clearing police of role in Boston Celtics fan&#8217;s death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Forecasters predict &#8217;slow and weak recovery&#8217; in 6 New England states</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Salsberg</dc:creator>
		
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Forecast: New England economy slow to rebound

BOSTON — The worst of the recession may be over, but a new economic forecast points to a &#8220;slow and weak recovery&#8221; in the New England states, with job losses likely to continue until the fourth quarter of 2010.
The report, released Tuesday by the New England Economic Partnership, said ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/forecasters-predict-slow-and-weak-recovery-in-6-new-england-states-224787/">Forecasters predict &#8217;slow and weak recovery&#8217; in 6 New England states</a>.]]></description>
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