Group that busted ACORN takes aim at Bay State

Group that busted ACORN takes aim at Bay State

BOSTON – James O'Keefe, the conservative activist who founded the undercover journalism enterprise Project Veritas, which has embarrassed National Public Radio and led to the death of the ACORN community activist group, wants to bring his brand of exposé to the Bay State.

On Thursday, O'Keefe spoke at length about his Massachusetts ambitions. On March 4, his Project Veritas Action Fund sued in federal court to overturn what he described as the state's "antiquated" and "detrimental" law that bans secretly recording what people say.

Harvard grads will hear from Hollywood great Spielberg
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Harvard grads will hear from Hollywood great Spielberg

Beth Treffeisen

CAMBRIDGE – Call it a case of the Ivy League going Hollywood.

Harvard University will feature Academy Award-winning film director Steven Spielberg as its commencement speaker on May 26, the Cambridge school said Thursday. He'll be the star of the school's 365th graduation exercise.

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