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Massachusetts Native Michael Bloomberg Qualifies for Democratic Debate

Matthew McDonald

Massachusetts native Michael Bloomberg will be on the Democratic presidential primary debate stage on Wednesday night.

The former three-term New York City mayor, who grew up in Medford, Massachusetts, earned his place in the debate thanks to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll that found him with 19 percent support from Democrats nationally. To qualify for the debate set for Wednesday, February 19, candidates must have at least four polls approved by the Democratic National Committee showing their support among Democrats at 10 percent or higher.

Washington Post (and Former Boston Globe) Editor Marty Baron To Be Harvard Commencement Speaker
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Washington Post (and Former Boston Globe) Editor Marty Baron To Be Harvard Commencement Speaker

Matthew McDonald

The executive editor of The Washington Post, which adopted the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" three months after Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, has been named the main speaker at Harvard University's graduation.

Marty Barron, who served as executive editor of The Boston Globe from 2001 to 2012, became executive editor of The Washington Post at the end of 2012.

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