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A pair of former U.S. ambassadors to the Vatican, both from greater Boston, will be conspicuously absent from the White House greeting party planned for Pope Francis after he arrives in Washington on Tuesday. In an unusual break from protocol, the White House did not invite former Boston Mayor
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In September 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain traveled to Munich to meet with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. There, Chamberlain and other European nations signed the Munich Pact, forcing Czechoslovakia, which was not invited to the talks, to cede the Sudetenland to Germany. The Munich Pact was Britain's
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During the last several years, there has been a growing chorus from progressive politicians and intellectuals about income inequality in America. Numerous books and studies purport to show that the American dream of economic mobility is now an illusion — that movement up the economic ladder is difficult, if not impossible.
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My 22-year-old son lives at home and still depends on his old man for spending money. My profoundest fear is that like Will Ferrell's character in "Wedding Crashers," he will never leave the nest. I'm not alone. There are some 20 million college grads
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U.S Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-FLA, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, said this week that not only will the DNC hold just six presidential debates, any candidates participating in outside debates will be penalized by the party. "I've got a party I have to
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama honored 21 individuals and organizations on Thursday for works that he says have helped Americans connect and understand each other a little better through the arts and humanities. The honorees included actress Sally Field, author Stephen King and chef Alice Waters. And to paraphrase one
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Written by Deb Riechmann and Erica Werner WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative House Republicans have embarked on an eleventh-hour political maneuver to derail the Iranian nuclear deal, saying they can't vote on it until the president coughs up copies of side deals Tehran negotiated with atomic inspectors.
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WASHINGTON – Senator Elizabeth Warren doubled down on her pro-Iran deal stance and told the NewBostonPost in a prepared statement Monday morning that while she does not trust the terror-sponsoring nation, she is nonetheless "convinced" that the deal ironed out by President Barack Obama's administration will not
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