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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Menino’s fortunate son

FAMILY TIES: Mayor Thomas M. Menino and his son, Thomas Jr.
By Dave Wedge
The detective son of Mayor Thomas M. Menino moonlights as a “safety engineer”...
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Sal DiMasi wins battle in ethics flap

Salvatore DiMasi
By Hillary Chabot
Embattled House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, dogged by mounting legal pressures and...
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New City Council President vows police protection

FAMILY TIME: City Councilor Michael Ross plays with his nephew, 1 1/2-year old Joseph Fasullo, before being elected council president during yesterday’s session.
By Edward Mason and Jessica Van Sack
Newly seated City Council President Michael Ross is prepared to fight against any budget proposal calling for the removal...

Chuck Turner’s council leadership gig takes spiritual turn

NOW HEAR THIS: Councilor Chuck Turner opens the first meeting of the year as temporary chairman.
By Jessica Van Sack
Indicted City Councilor Chuck Turner transformed the council’s 2009 kickoff meeting into an interfaith service...

Richard Vitale’s vacation keeps case shrouded in mystery

Salvatore DiMasi
By Hillary Chabot
An out-of-state holiday vacation prompted House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi’s...
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Gag order could silence Council’s probe

Dianne Wilkerson
By Laurel J. Sweet and Edward Mason
A fact-finder the City Council has offered to pay $500 an hour to determine whether Chuck Turner is fit to hold...

Builder has clamps on a slew of city projects

STAMPING THEIR GROUND: Suffolk Construction Co. won a $136M contract in 2006 to repair the John W. McCormack Federal Building in Post Office Sq.
By Herald Staff
Suffolk Construction Co. is a heavyweight private builder that has scored numerous multimillion-dollar city, state,...
Monday, January 5, 2009

Allegedly corrupt Councilor Chuck Turner runs board

Councilor Chuck Turner, left, embraces new City Council President Michael Ross in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.
By Jessica Van Sack
Indicted City Councilor Chuck Turner presided over the opening of the first council...
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Monday morning briefing

By Hillary Chabot
All eyes are on House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi’s re-election on Wednesday as...
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Feds move to gag Chuck Turner

Chuck Turner speaks to the crowd at a December rally at Roxbury Community College.
By Laurel J. Sweet
Prosecutors today appealed to a federal judge to bar beleaguered City Councilor Chuck...
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Suffolk clerk postpones Richard Vitale arraignment

By Hillary Chabot
A clerk delayed the arraignment of House Speaker Sal DiMasi’s former accountant Richard Vitale this morning, and, in...
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Deval Patrick: James Aloisi’s Big Dig experience can help state

By Associated Press
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick is defending his choice to be the transportation secretary. Patrick says James Aloisi...
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Deval Patrick to ask health insurers to cut costs

By Associated Press
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick says he’s planning to meet with the state’s top insurers and health care providers...
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Mitt Romney: Barack Obama called after wife Ann fell ill

By Associated Press
They were at odds during the presidential campaign, but former Gov. Mitt Romney said when his wife, Ann, fell ill, one of...
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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Passing the bucks: Congress gets hefty raise while economy suffers

Rep. Niki Tsongas
By Hillary Chabot
As Bay State residents grapple with layoffs and salary cuts, Massachusetts’...
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Ex-officer arrested in threat against cop

by Jessica Fargen and Laurel J. Sweet
A former police officer found himself on the wrong side of the law this weekend - again...
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Leave the Travoltas alone

Margery Eagan
by Margery Eagan
With so many innuendos woven throughout coverage of John Travolta’s...

Home entertainment system comes with lots of drama

Lauren Beckham Falcone
by Lauren Beckham Falcone
Et tu, Blu-ray? Not two weeks after we opened and set up our new...
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