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CONCORD, N.H. – The "People's Pledge," conjured up by then-U.S. Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts, attempted to curb outside influence over the Bay State's 2012 Senate race. Today, New Hampshire's Republican senator Kelly Ayotte is attempting to breathe new life into
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BOSTON – This Valentine's Day, some New England college students are working to save an endangered form of romantic relationship on their campuses – casual dating. With many students looking for intimacy through casual sexual encounters, some have been burned by the "hookup culture" that has evolved on
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BOSTON – The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has conjured a flurry of media speculation regarding the political future of former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, who currently works at a Boston-based private equity firm. Patrick, a Democrat and friend of President Barack Obama, hasn't sent
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SWEET BRIAR, Virginia – Last spring, Sweet Briar College, a 115-year-old women's college in rural Virginia, made headlines when it suddenly announced that it would close. Energetic and loyal Sweet Briar alumnae rallied to save their beloved school, forming a nonprofit and social media campaign to resuscitate the institution.
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Update: This article has been edited to reflect the news that New Jersey governor Chris Christie suspended his campaign Feb. 10. There are approximately 81.6 million Catholics in the United States, comprising about 25 percent of the U.S. population.
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BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker's endorsements of Massachusetts Republican State Committee candidates is stirring up some controversy within the party. Steven Aylward, a conservative state committee member from Watertown, hasn't gotten Baker's backing, while his opponent for the Second Suffolk and Middlesex district seat, Neil
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama focused on religious pluralism during the past several days, bookending the annual National Prayer Breakfast Thursday in the nation's capital with a visit to a mosque Wednesday and a column discussing religious freedom in America published Saturday. In the column, signed by the president
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WASHINGTON – At American University in the nation's capital, a division has emerged among the college's female students between those who regard themselves as progressive feminists and those who align themselves with feminism's more conservative wing. The controversy arose earlier this year when the university&