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BOSTON – You clicked, we listened. Although 2015 was littered with tragic stories and wacky tales, NewBostonPost's most-popular posts ranged from columns and editorials to political stories sniffed out away from the beaten path. Here's our countdown of the year's top 10 items: 10. Column:
government
WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans say they support warrant-less government surveillance of the Internet communications of U.S. citizens, according to a new poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It's at least somewhat important for the government to sacrifice freedoms
First Amendment
Each holiday season, it seems Americans find themselves immersed in what some commentators describe as a "War on Christmas." From bans of Christmas trees in some public squares to viral videos decrying "secular" red Starbucks cups, the debate has become a holiday tradition all its own.
Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five days after Paul Ryan was sworn in as House speaker, the White House promised to invite him to meet President Barack Obama for a perfunctory but traditional photo opportunity. It would be a chance for the leaders to shake hands for the cameras and exchange pledges to
Massachusetts
STATE HOUSE — A sticking point in the D.C. donnybrook that led to a 2013 government shutdown, the national debt ceiling has become a perennial catalyst for political brinkmanship in Washington. But Massachusetts has had its own debt ceiling since 1989, and the state is on track to hit it
public records
WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposed law meant to encourage companies to share information about cyberthreats with the U.S. government includes measures that could significantly limit what details, if any, the public can review about the program through federal and state public records laws. The legislation — already passed in both houses
canada
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department plans to cancel a long-suspended oil and gas drilling lease near Glacier National Park that's on land considered sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of the U.S. and Canada, according to court documents filed Monday. Tribal leaders said such a move would
GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' plans to defend their Senate majority in 2016 just got a bit more complicated. GOP Sen. David Vitter's loss in Louisiana's governor's race over the weekend, and his decision to leave theSenate next year rather than seek re-election, creates an
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