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Massachusetts Has Gone To Pot
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.
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Clinton nonprofit got $17.7M in foreign cash, NY filing shows
Clinton Foundation officials used an obscure New York state charity board filing to disclose that the nonprofit organization received nearly $17.7…
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Bribes drain $2 trillion from global economy, hurting poor
WASHINGTON (AP) — A global finance leader asserts that as much as $2 trillion, or 2 percent of the global economy, in bribe…
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Detroit probe uncovers corruption in city schools
DETROIT (AP) — A dozen Detroit principals and an administrator are accused of finding a way to bleed their struggling public schools of…
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Challenge to union campaign-finance loophole set for trial
BOSTON – A trial date has been set in December for a lawsuit challenging a Massachusetts campaign-finance law that lets unions contribute…
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Corruption probes close in on Argentina ex-President Fernandez
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Corruption allegations always swirled around former President Cristina Fernandez during her two terms in office, but they never…
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Iceland leader becomes first to fall in offshore holdings leak
LONDON (AP) — The leak of millions of records on offshore accounts claimed its first high-profile political casualty Tuesday as Iceland'…
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Sen. Joyce won’t seek re-election amid FBI, IRS probe
BOSTON – Embattled state Sen. Brian Joyce won't seek re-election this year, announcing his plans on Twitter barely a week…
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Pope in Mexico condemns drug trade’s ‘dealers of death’
ECATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Pope Francis condemned the drug trade's "dealers of death" and urged Mexicans to shun the…
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Walsh hires ex-prosecutor to aid City Hall probe tied to Teamsters case
BOSTON – An extortion indictment that recalled an earlier era in Boston labor history reportedly prompted Mayor Marty Walsh's hiring of…
