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A win for the Bruins would have been an uplifting end to the city's emotional return to major sports after the Boston Marathon bombing.
With much ado and lots of press, Dennis Rodman recently journeyed to North Korea and spent time with the nation's saber-rattling dictator Kim Jong-un.
Republicans turned to voters in nearly a dozen states Tuesday in hopes of broadening the party's hold on governors' mansions across the country, with some GOP candidates viewing this election as their best opportunity to win in a quarter-century.
It's already a cultural force. Clint Eastwood's "empty chair" moment at the Republican National Convention drew Democratic derision but inspired enthusiastic Republicans. It's all a matter of "Eastwooding."
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's troubled video-gaming company, lured to Rhode Island with a $75 million state loan guarantee two years ago, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday, and federal authorities have begun an investigation into the firm.
Gentleman crooner and conservative stalwart Pat Boone is in the nation's capital on Wednesday to be feted by no less than 40 members of Congress for his steadfast support of the 60 Plus Association, a non-partisan seniors advocacy group with a free enterprise, less government, lower taxes approach to myriad issues.
Federal regulators knew potentially contaminated bark and wood chips were being sold from a Superfund site in the asbestos-tainted town of Libby, Mont., for three years before they stopped the practice, according to a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency to U.S. Sen. Max Baucus.
Embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele and the four candidates vying for his job engaged in an occasionally heated debate Monday in which the challengers took aim at the RNC's unprecedented red ink and lackluster fundraising.
Two responsibilities, one Guard The article "A voice for the Guard" (Commentary, Sunday) was a wonderful commentary on our country's brave men and women serving in the Army and Air National Guard.
Two responsibilities, one Guard The article "A voice for the Guard" (Commentary, Sunday) was a wonderful commentary on our country's brave men and women serving in the Army and Air National Guard.
"This is exactly what was predicted when you create a law that requires 18 pages of federal regulations just to define what a full-time employee is,"
"Our country remains mired in malaise, and it is no mystery why. Obamacare is the giant weed that is choking economic growth and job creation across the nation, just as predicted," says Mr. Martin, citing industry numbers from Moody's Analytics showing that businesses within the targeted implementation range of Obamacare have seen increasingly lower job numbers, with actual negative job creation in March.
