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Tsongas backs draft registration for women

LOWELL – Niki Tsongas, the congresswoman from Lowell, thinks women should be required to register and be ready to be drafted for military service, calling it another step toward gender equality in the armed forces, according to comments reported by the Lowell Sun newspaper. The Sun posted a video of a

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Guests for Obama speech reflect diverse views

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has invited 23 guests to sit with the First Lady during his final State of the Union address Tuesday night, and already the identities of some are making waves. Among those sitting with the First Lady will be Refaai Hamo, a Syrian refugee, and Jim Obergefell,

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Bay State lawmakers divide over ‘sanctuary’ issue

WASHINGTON – The Democrats who make up the Massachusetts delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives walk in lockstep on many issues, but when it comes to immigration, one toes a different line. Rep. Bill Keating, a former Norfolk County prosecutor whose ninth district encompasses much of the South Shore