The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Often, elected officials vote yea in committee and nay on final passage of a bill so they can have it both ways. How many officials, elected or appointed, can you name who have done a complete,…
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Arizona Republic columnist Linda Valdez today writes about the shooting of the homegrown Congresswoman. I picked up this link from realclearpolitics.com
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Sparked by news of Dharma Buns sandwich shop’s expected closing this week, there’s a lively, thoughtful discussion about downtown life (business and otherwise) going on at www.leftinlowell.com. Here’s the link to the comments (20-plus and increasing). UPDATE from Dick (who is sorry to intrude on Paul’s post) Besides the lively…
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In today’s Boston Globe – editorial page editor Peter S. Cannellos offers his take on the real meaning of John F. Kennedy’s “City Upon a Hill” speech of farewell to the citizens of the Commonwealth – offered 50 years ago today. From Canellos: By making Winthrop his antecedent, his very…
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As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the election of John F. Kennedy – native son of Massachusetts – to the position of 35th President of the United States, it is fitting that we recall his parting words to the citizens of the Commonwealth. On January 9, 1962, the President-elect…
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Back on March 11, 2010, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, one of today’s shooting victims, warns of the dangers that result when politicians use the rhetoric of violence. She was sadly and personally prophetic. [youtube]qs75zKxJxVY[/youtube]
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The New York Times has been blogging live all day on its website with updates and various information related to the shootings in Tucson, AZ. Keep up with the blog posts here.
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The Eagle-Tribune has posted these comments from Congresswoman Niki Tsongas – a close colleague of Congreswoman Gabrielle Giffords: Massachusetts Congresswoman Niki Tsongas issued a statement just moments ago on the shooting of her colleague, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords this morning. In the statement, Tsongas said it was with “great sadness…
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Strange. The above map with 20 Congressmen identified by the crosshairs of a gunsight is no longer available on Sarah Palin’s website today. I wonder why. Lucky for her I have a screen shot of her site before the map went away. Also missing is the Tweet shown below in…
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Read the New York Times account of the shooting here. Congresswoman Niki Tsongas was attending her own “Congress On Your Corner” event in the Chelmsford Public Library today at 1:30 p.m. to hear questions and concerns from her constituents. Her colleague Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords had plans to hold a similar event…
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