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If he wins the Democratic Primary on September 1, Jake Auchincloss will most likely be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November — and bring a far-reaching Massachusetts abortion expansion bill with him to Washington. Auchincloss, who serves on the Newton City Council, is one of nine Democrats
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Nine Democrats want to succeed U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III and represent Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District, but how many of them are willing to release their tax returns in their quest to win the primary? One already has, and at least six others say they intend
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America is in the throes of an attempted cultural revolution that has parallels with the Cultural Revolution in China. Mao Zedong launched the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in 1966, and it lasted until his death in 1976. It paralyzed China for a decade and caused the death and dislocation of
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Late last month, the city of Somerville became the first place in America to officially recognize domestic relationships of three or more people. The top reason cited by city councilors was so that unmarried people could add their live-in partners to their health insurance plans amid the coronavirus pandemic, as
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In politics, it helps to have an enemy. The Soviet Union served that function for American presidents of both parties during the Cold War. Radical Islamic terrorism and al Qaeda played the role for George W. Bush, ISIS and illegal immigrants for Donald Trump in 2016. Democrats from Barack Obama
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Hoping to unseat prominent incumbent Democrat Ayanna Pressley in Massachusetts's Seventh Congressional District, Rayla Campbell held her first official campaign event of the 2020 election cycle on Thursday afternoon. A few dozen participants stopped by during the standout, called American Values, American Way, outside of Powers Farm in
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Have you ever noticed how liberal commentators extol the value of moderate Republicans? Yes, liberals in the mainstream media share a deep affection for GOP centrists, right up to the moment they can be defeated and replaced by a leftist Democrat ideologue. Then, suddenly the importance of moderation evaporates. Civility
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A statue of the first Republican President of the United States is expected to be removed from Park Square in Boston after a vote from the city's Art Commission — but some are trying to rally support for keeping it. Late last month, the Boston Art Commission voted 8-0
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