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Harvard prof says treat conservative ‘losers’ like post-war Germans

CAMBRIDGE — Liberals have won the culture wars, and should start taking advantage of their victory, Harvard Law School Professor Mark Tushnet wrote in a recent blog entry that has drawn much attention for suggesting conservatives should be treated like post-war Germans and Japanese. Tushnet, who teaches constitutional and civil rights

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Rising health costs pose long-term financial threat to families, study says

BOSTON – Spiraling health care costs pose a grave fiscal threat to families, threatening to eat up as much as 45 percent of household incomes and crowd out other basic needs within two decades, according to a recent study. "You're looking at an unprecedented fiscal crisis for American

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Religious freedom resource planned by Becket Fund

WASHINGTON – Each year, a presidential proclamation declares Jan. 16 a Religious Freedom Day, honoring a Virginia law written by Thomas Jefferson in 1786. The measure formed the basis for the religious freedom provision in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To commemorate the 230th anniversary of the "

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UMass might create School of Public Policy at Amherst campus

Written by Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE — University of Massachusetts officials are considering a proposal to create a new School of Public Policy at UMass Amherst, a move officials hope will boost the profile of the current program.