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		<title>Ex-radical absent from UMass, but cops protest his allies at forum on landmark 1989 trial</title>
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Cops protest as UMass holds forum with ex-radicals

AMHERST, Mass — Convicted domestic terrorist Ray Luc Levasseur was prohibited from attending a University of Massachusetts forum on his 1989 sedition trial, but police officers and supporters picketed anyway to protest his ex-wife&#8217;s appearance.
Levasseur served 20 years for his role in a series of 1970s bombings to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charles River Labs cuts full-year outlook on weak demand; forecast falls below Street view</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Mass. — With sales and profit down the first half of the year, medical research equipment maker Charles River Laboratories International Inc. on Tuesday cut its guidance for the year.

The company now expects sales will be down between 7 and 9 percent, compared with the 2 to 7 percent drop it previously predicted. Based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vampire Killer asks Mass. parole board for freedom after grandmother&#8217;s slaying, bloodletting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NATICK, Mass. — A Massachusetts man dubbed the Vampire Killer after he shot his disabled grandmother to death and tried to drink her blood has gone before the state parole board to ask for his freedom.

James Riva has been in prison since he was convicted of murder and arson in the 1980 slaying of 74-year-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faster Friendly&#8217;s: Chain opens first smaller, but faster restaurant in Massachusetts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANSFIELD, Mass. — Friendly Ice Cream Corp. is trying to stay competitive by opening smaller restaurants that promise faster service.

The Wilbraham, Mass.-based company, founded in 1935, is opening its first Friendly&#8217;s Express in Mansfield, Mass., on Wednesday.
Company officials say customers will order at the counter and employees will bring food to the table in less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bottle of wine worth $20,000 stolen from, then returned to Massachusetts liquor store</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOPKINTON, Mass. — A $20,000 bottle of wine stolen from a Hopkinton, Mass., liquor store has been returned unopened.

The bottle of 1945 Mouton Rothschild plus three other bottles of wine valued at $300 to $875 were stolen from Hopkinton Wine &#038; Spirits last week.
Store security video had been shown on local television newscasts, and Boston [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators still probing Mass. chemical leak that sent more than 100 to the hospital</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-still-probing-mass-chemical-leak-that-sent-more-than-100-to-the-hospital-130099/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the toxic fumes at a New Bedford trash disposal facility that sent more than 100 people to the hospital.

Officials say 119 people were sent to hospitals in New Bedford and Fall River after the unknown vapors overcame workers as well as police [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startled deer kicks 4-year-old girl in face at Southwick&#8217;s Zoo in Mass.; child bruised but OK</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MENDON, Mass. — Officials say a startled deer jumped and kicked a 4-year-old girl in the face at Southwick&#8217;s Zoo in central Massachusetts.

Mendon Deputy Fire Chief Mark Poirier said Monday that the girl had a bruise on her right cheek. She was taken to Milton hospital for evaluation and was listed in stable condition.
The Telegram [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chemical leak at Mass. disposal company sends 100-plus to hospitals, leaves 2 critically hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Noxious fumes at a trash disposal facility sent 119 people to hospitals Monday, including two who were listed in critical condition.

Firefighters responded to ABC Disposal Service Inc. in New Bedford just after 10 a.m. after a report that something brought to the facility was making people sick, fire Chief Paul Leger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slain woman&#8217;s boyfriend, uncle, aunt seek custody of Mass. baby girl cut from mother&#8217;s womb</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/slain-womans-boyfriend-uncle-aunt-seek-custody-of-mass-baby-girl-cut-from-mothers-womb-129484/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WORCESTER, Mass. — At least three people are seeking custody of a baby who was cut from her slain mother&#8217;s womb in Massachusetts.

A closed-door custody hearing was held Monday in Worcester (WUS&#8217;-tur) Juvenile Court. The infant girl&#8217;s mother, 23-year-old Darlene Haynes, was found slain in her Worcester apartment last week.
An attorney for Karl Whitney, Haynes&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chemical leak at Mass. disposal company leaves 2 critically injured, sends dozens to hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Noxious fumes at a trash disposal facility sent 55 people to hospitals on Monday, including two who were listed in critical condition.

Firefighters responded to ABC Disposal Service Inc. in New Bedford just after 10 a.m. after a report that something brought to the facility was making people sick, fire Chief Paul [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas leak at Mass. disposal company sends dozens people to the hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Noxious fumes at a trash disposal facility sent more than four dozen people to hospitals on Monday, including three who were listed in critical condition.

Firefighters responded to ABC Disposal Service Inc. in New Bedford just after 10 a.m. for a report that something brought to the facility was making people sick, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 reported critical after chemical leak at Mass. disposal company sends dozens to hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Noxious fumes at a Massachusetts trash disposal facility have sent more than four dozen people to hospitals, including three in critical condition.

New Bedford Fire Chief Paul Leger says firefighters responded to ABC Disposal Service Inc. just after 10 a.m. for a report that something brought to the facility was making people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boyfriend says he wants custody of baby who had been cut from mother&#8217;s womb in Massachusetts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WORCESTER, Mass. — A man who says he is the father of a baby who was cut from her slain mother&#8217;s womb said Monday that he wants custody of the baby girl.

A Monday afternoon hearing was scheduled in Worcester Juvenile Court to determine who should get temporary custody of the 4-pound infant. Her mother, 23-year-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chemical leak at Massachusetts disposal company knocks out 6, sends 26 to hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — An official with the Massachusetts Fire Marshal&#8217;s Office says six people fell unconscious and 26 people were transported to hospitals following exposure to unknown fumes at a trash disposal company.

Ed Colleta, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, says at least one victim is in critical condition.
Chief Paul Leger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boyfriend says he wants custody of Massachusetts baby cut from mother&#8217;s womb</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/boyfriend-says-he-wants-custody-of-massachusetts-baby-cut-from-mothers-womb-129250/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WORCESTER, Mass. — A man who says he is the father of a baby who was cut from her slain mother&#8217;s womb says he wants custody.

A hearing is scheduled in Worcester Juvenile Court on Monday to determine who should get temporary custody of the 4-pound baby girl. Her mother, 23-year-old Darlene Haynes, was found slain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Several people in court to seek custody of Massachusetts baby cut from slain mother&#8217;s womb</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WORCESTER, Mass. — Several people seeking custody of a Massachusetts baby cut from her slain mother&#8217;s womb are headed to court to state their case.

A hearing is scheduled in Worcester Juvenile Court on Monday afternoon to determine who should take care of the 4-pound baby girl. Her mother, 23-year-old Darlene Haynes, was found slain in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3rd suspect in Harvard dorm shooting faces murder charge in Massachusetts court</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEDFORD, Mass. — A New York City man charged in connection with a fatal shooting at a Harvard University dormitory is scheduled to face a judge in Massachusetts.

Jason Aquino is scheduled to be arraigned in Cambridge District Court on Monday on charges including murder and armed robbery.
Prosecutors say the 23-year-old Aquino was one of three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black scholar says he&#8217;s able to joke about arrest by white officer that sparked race debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHILMARK, Mass. — Black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Sunday joked about his arrest by a white police officer, but also described receiving death threats and dreaming about being arrested at the White House.

In his first public appearance since sharing a beer at the White House on Thursday with the officer and President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family believed baby cut from womb was theirs, mourn mother who never held her</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WORCESTER, Mass. — Little things nagged at Cindy Dion while her son&#8217;s girlfriend, Julie Corey, was pregnant: One month Corey said she was four months&#8217; pregnant — the next it was eight. Her due date pushed back drastically as it neared. And Corey suddenly refused to let Dion&#8217;s son, Alex, accompany her to the doctor

But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relatives in Mass. believed baby cut from womb belonged to woman now accused of kidnapping</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WORCESTER, Mass. — Relatives of a man whose girlfriend is accused of kidnapping a baby girl who&#8217;d been cut from her mother&#8217;s womb thought they had a new member of the family. They even held a cookout to celebrate the birth.

Cindy Dion, the mother of Alex Dion, wept Friday as she recalled holding the tiny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Mommy does this when she gets angry&#8217;: Mass. woman charged with locking boy in hot attic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glen Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOWELL, Mass. — A Massachusetts prosecutor says police responding to a report of a 3-year-old being locked in a sweltering attic were told by other children, &#8220;Mommy does this when she gets angry.&#8221;

Kristen Paquette was charged with reckless endangerment to a child and assault and battery on a child. The 27-year-old mother was held on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3rd NY man arrested in shooting death of 21-year-old at Harvard University dorm</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/3rd-ny-man-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-21-year-old-at-harvard-university-dorm-126718/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A third man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 21-year-old Massachusetts man inside a Harvard University dormitory in May.

Prosecutors said Friday that 23-year-old Jason Aquino was arrested by New York City police at his home in Manhattan on Thursday. A warrant from Massachusetts charges Aquino with first-degree [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. mother charged with locking 5-year-old son with special needs inside 120-degree attic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOWELL, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman is due in court after being accused of locking her 3-year-old son inside a sweltering attic, where police say temperatures were above 100 degrees.

Prosecutors say 27-year-old Kristen Paquette will be arraigned Friday on charges of reckless endangerment to a child under 18 and assault and battery on a child.
Lowell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black officer at Gates&#8217; home during arrest says he&#8217;s become &#8216;Uncle Tom&#8217; for supporting officer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A black sergeant who was at the home of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. when he was arrested says he&#8217;s been maligned as an &#8220;Uncle Tom&#8221; for supporting the actions of the white arresting officer.

Cambridge Sgt. Leon Lashley gave a letter to Sgt. James Crowley to give to President Barack Obama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates says it recorded $14.3M fiscal third-quarter loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc., which makes equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, on Thursday said it suffered a fiscal third-quarter loss of $14.3 million, as sales plunged amid challenging economic conditions.

The loss for the three months ended July 3 was equivalent to 20 cents a share, compared with a profit of $18.3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby girl is found after being cut from slain Mass. mother&#8217;s womb; 2 arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Salsberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WORCESTER, Mass. — Police in central Massachusetts say a baby girl who was cut from her mother&#8217;s womb has been found alive and two people have been arrested in the woman&#8217;s killing.

Police said Wednesday the girl appears to be in fair health at a New Hampshire hospital.
Thirty-five-year-old Julie Corey and an unidentified man have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akamai reports 2nd-quarter profit grew 5 percent but falls short of Wall Street forecasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Akamai Technologies Inc. says its second-quarter net income rose 5 percent as demand for its Internet caching services grew despite the recession, but results missed expectations and shares tumbled 11 percent after-hours.

Net income in the three months ended June 30 grew to $36 million, or 19 cents per share, from $34 million, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>911 caller in Harvard scholar case says she chose her words carefully; hurt by racist label</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The woman who dialed 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. said Wednesday she was wrongly labeled a racist based on assumptions about her and words she never said and hoped the recently released recording of the call would put the controversy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>911 caller in Harvard scholar case says she chose her words carefully when she called police</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The woman who reported a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says she tried to be careful and honest with her words, never thinking they would be analyzed by an entire nation.

With a trembling voice, Lucia Whalen broke her silence Thursday at a news conference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police in Mass. say fetus was cut from womb of woman found slain; child could have survived</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WORCESTER, Mass. — A pregnant woman was found dead in her apartment with her fetus cut from her womb, and police on Wednesday were trying to find the missing baby, which they said could have survived.

Darlene Haynes was about eight months pregnant and the child would have needed immediate medical attention to survive, authorities said.
Haynes&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnant woman killed in her Mass. apartment, baby missing after removal from her womb</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WORCESTER, Mass. — Police in central Massachusetts are trying to figure out who killed an expectant mother, removed a fetus from her womb and dumped her body in a closet. The fetus is missing.

Darlene Haynes was about eight months pregnant when she was last seen alive. Her body was discovered Monday after her landlord went [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watts Water Technologies says it recorded a $3.6M second-quarter loss as sales slid 19 pct</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/watts-water-technologies-says-it-recorded-a-36m-second-quarter-loss-as-sales-slid-19-pct-123472/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Watts Water Technologies Inc., which makes valves for plumbing, heating and water needs, said Tuesday it suffered a $3.6 million loss in the second quarter, compared with a year-ago profit, as sales slid 19 percent.

The loss for the three months ended June 28 was equivalent to 10 cents a share, compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gary Pfeiffer named chairman of Talbot&#8217;s board</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HINGHAM, Mass. — Retailer Talbots Inc. said Tuesday that Gary Pfeiffer has been named chairman of the company&#8217;s board.

Pfeiffer, who is the company&#8217;s current independent lead director, replaces Tsutomu Kajita, who will continue on as director on the board.
Kajita works for Aeon, which has long been a majority stakeholder in the clothing company and is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gates 911 caller did not mention race to police, acknowledged he might not be breaking in</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Contreras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The 911 caller who reported two men possibly breaking into the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. did not describe their race, acknowledged they might just be having a hard time with the door and said she saw two suitcases on the porch.

Cambridge police on Monday released the 911 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cambridge, Mass., police heard telling dispatcher Gates was uncooperative, &#8216;keep cars coming&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cambridge-mass-police-heard-telling-dispatcher-gates-was-uncooperative-keep-cars-coming-122095/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Contreras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Cambridge police sergeant who responded to a 911 call about a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. told dispatchers that Gates was being uncooperative and to &#8220;keep the cars coming.&#8221;

Another voice can be heard in the background of the transmission, but it is unintelligible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>911 call: Woman who reported break-in at home of arrested Harvard scholar doesn&#8217;t mention race</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/911-call-woman-who-reported-break-in-at-home-of-arrested-harvard-scholar-doesnt-mention-race-122072/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Contreras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A woman who called 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. makes no mention of race.

Cambridge police released a recording of the call Monday after more than a week of controversy over Gates&#8217; arrest on a disorderly conduct charge on July 16.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cambridge police to release 911 call, police radio dispatches in Harvard scholar&#8217;s arrest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cambridge-police-to-release-911-call-police-radio-dispatches-in-harvard-scholars-arrest-122039/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Contreras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Cambridge police are preparing to release a copy of the 911 call and radio dispatches made during the controversial arrest last week of black Harvard scholar Henry Louise Gates Jr.

The 911 call led to the arrest of Gates on a disorderly conduct charge, and a resulting national debate about racial profiling.
Gates&#8217; supporters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Reserve officer says military air crew was unaware massive cargo plane had lost 2 wheels</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICOPEE, Mass. — The military says the crew of a huge C-5 transport plane did not realize that two wheels had fallen off during a training flight in western Massachusetts until after they were alerted by an air traffic controller.

The 150-pound wheels were recovered from a wooded area of Belchertown, about 20 miles from Springfield.
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		<title>Black officer at Gates home during arrest said scholar acted strange, supports arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Salsberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A black police officer who was at Henry Louis Gates Jr.&#8217;s home when the black Harvard scholar was arrested says he fully supports how his white fellow officer handled the situation.

Sgt. Leon Lashley says Gates was probably tired and surprised when Sgt. James Crowley demanded identification from him as officers investigated a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. police unions demand Obama, gov. apologize for comments over Henry Louis Gates arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Salsberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A multiracial group of police officers on Friday stood with the white officer who arrested a prominent black Harvard scholar and asked President Barack Obama and Gov. Deval Patrick to apologize for comments the union leaders called insulting.

Obama said Wednesday that Cambridge police &#8220;acted stupidly&#8221; during the disorderly conduct arrest of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Other officer in black scholar&#8217;s house during Mass. arrest says officers followed protocol</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The only other Cambridge police officer who was in the home of renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. during the confrontation that led to his arrest said Friday that he and the arresting officer followed procedure.

Patrolman Carlos Figueroa said in a police report that he heard Sgt. James Crowley, the arresting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friends, supporters defend Mass. police officer who arrested black Harvard scholar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Supporters say the white policeman who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home is a principled police officer and family man who is being unfairly described as racist.

Friends and fellow officers — black and white — say Sgt. James Crowley, who was hand-picked by a black police commissioner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 tires fall from cargo plane over Massachusetts, no injuries or property damage reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICOPEE, Mass. — Military officials are investigating how two tires fell off a huge C-5 transport plane on a training flight in Western Massachusetts. Authorities say no injuries have been reported and no property was damaged.

Officials say two of the 28 tires on the plane&#8217;s landing gear fell off and plunged to the ground in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starent Networks 2Q profit up 10 percent to beat view as revenue rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEWKSBURY, Mass. — Starent Networks Corp. said Thursday that its second quarter earnings rose by 10 percent as revenue rose, both beating analysts&#8217; expectations.

The company, whose products enable cell phones to connect to the Internet, earned $15.2 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with $13.8 million, or 19 cents, in the same quarter a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 wheels fall from cargo plane over Massachusetts, no injuries or property damage reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICOPEE, Mass. — Military officials are investigating how two tires fell off a huge C-5 transport plane on a training flight in Western Massachusetts. Authorities say no injuries have been reported and no property was damaged.

Officials say two of the 28 tires on the plane&#8217;s landing gear fell off and plunged to the ground in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cambridge, Mass., police &#8216;deeply pained&#8217; by Obama criticism of black Harvard scholar&#8217;s arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Cambridge police commissioner says his department is &#8220;deeply pained&#8221; by President Barack Obama&#8217;s statement that his officers &#8220;acted stupidly&#8221; when they arrested a renowned black scholar in his home.

In his first statement since the arrest, Commissioner Robert Haas on Thursday commended the arresting officer, Sgt. James Crowley. Haas said Crowley&#8217;s actions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. officer who arrested black Harvard scholar is police academy expert on racial profiling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The white police sergeant accused of racial profiling after he arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home was hand-picked by a black police commissioner to teach recruits about avoiding racial profiling.

Friends and fellow officers — black and white — say Sgt. James Crowley is a principled police officer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. arrest of black Harvard scholar stirs national debate; officer says he won&#8217;t apologize</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-arrest-of-black-harvard-scholar-stirs-national-debate-officer-says-he-wont-apologize-118086/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Salsberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NATICK, Mass. — A white police sergeant who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home says he followed procedure and is disappointed by the national debate triggered by the incident, which has drawn criticism from the president on down to local radio hosts.

Gates has demanded an apology from Sgt. James Crowley, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. policeman who arrested black Harvard scholar Gates insists he won&#8217;t apologize to him</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NATICK, Mass. — A white police sergeant accused of racism after he arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home insisted Wednesday he won&#8217;t apologize for his treatment of the Harvard professor, but President Barack Obama said police had acted &#8220;stupidly.&#8221;

Gates has demanded an apology from Sgt. James Crowley, who had responded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skyworks expects to earn 19 cents per share in current quarter, above expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOBURN, Mass. — Skyworks Solutions Inc., which makes chips for cell phones, on Wednesday set an earnings target for the September quarter that would beat Wall Street expectations.

The company said it expects earnings in the September quarter, the fourth in its fiscal year, of 19 cents per share excluding $6.8 million in items. Analysts, who [...]]]></description>
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