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Endorsing conservatives Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate and Jim Lyons for state representative may have cost Governor Charlie Baker the endorsement of a pro-abortion organization. NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts has endorsed Democratic challenger Jay Gonzalez over Baker, a Republican who has been an enthusiastic supporter of legal abortion and public
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When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment By Ryan T. Anderson Encounter Books February 2018 Most of us have seen the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally – the delightful if prurient comedy (starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan) about a friendship which develops into a love affair. Ryan
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker plans to deliver the keynote address to a Washington D.C. gathering of Log Cabin Republicans, which advocates for homosexuality-friendly policies within the GOP. Log Cabin Republicans calls itself "the national largest Republican organization dedicated to representing LGBT conservatives and allies."
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Gamblers lost almost $9.5 million at the new MGM Springfield casino during the first nine days it was open, according to state revenue officials. The casino reported gross revenue from slot machines and table games of $9,456,976.90 between August 23 and August 31, of which the
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A shark attacked and killed a man believed to be in his 20s on Saturday off a beach in the Cape Cod town of Wellfleet, the Associated Press reported, according to multiple news outlets. The attack occurred near Newcomb Hollow Beach, which is on the Atlantic Ocean side of Wellfleet
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[Editor's Note: The vote percentages of the 2014 Republican primary have been corrected in this story. A previous version inadvertently gave the vote totals from the state convention that year, not the primary.] Scott Lively, a conservative Protestant pastor, was polling at more than 35 percent against Governor
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Boston city councilor Ayanna Pressley upended liberal U.S. Representative Michael Capuana (D-Somerville) with an appeal to racial identity politics and a promise to try to abolish the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Pressley beat the 10-term congressman 59-41 percent in the Seventh Congressional District on Tuesday. She is
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Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin beat Boston city councilor Josh Zakim handily in the Democratic primary. Galvin, who has served as Secretary of State since 1995, withstood a stiff challenge from Zakim, who tried to marshal the left-turning Democratic electorate against the long-term incumbent.