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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Debate And Switch Edition)
The local dailies are all over the debate beat. Details at IGTLTDT.
Romney And Ryan Historic Losers?
From Politico’s Morning Score: NOTABLE: It looks increasingly likely that Romney and Ryan will be the first ticket since 1972 to lose both their home states: http://goo.gl/IuG3O. Said Huffington Post piece: Romney-Ryan Ticket Could Be First To Lose Home States Since 1972 As new … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Asbestos We Can Tell, Herald One-Sided In Warren Travelers Coverage)
The Boston Herald is all over Elizabeth Warren’s asbestos cleanup for Travelers Insurance. All over one side, anyway. Details at IGTLTDT.
Hey, Elizabeth Warren: You Seen This?
Massachusetts junior Sen. Scott Brown (R-Not R) has been a leading opponent in the tug of war over the Volcker rule, which keeps banks from investing in risky hedge funds. New York Times report: Behind the Scenes, Some Lawmakers Lobby … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Warren, Federal Reserve, Fidelity, mutual funds, New York Times, Scott Brown, Volcker rule
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Detroit Tiger Stalking Carl Yastrzemski
Fun fact to know and tell: The last Major League baseball player to win the Triple Crown (highest batting average, most home runs, most RBIs – for those of you keeping score at home) was Red Sox icon Carl Yastrzemski in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967, Carl Yastrzemski, Detroit Tigers, Harmon Killibrew, Miguel Cabrera, Minnesota Twins, New York Times, Red Sox, Triple Crown
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald: Debaters Not Tisei ‘Gambling’ In 6th Cong. Bakeoffs)
Rep. John Tierney has a gambling problem (his wife and brothers-in-law). He’d like to make it go away, at least in his debates with challenger Richard Tisei. Details at IGTLTDT.
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Tagged Boston Herald, gambling problem, IGTLTDT, John Tierney, Richard Tisei
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Dead Blogging The Brown/Warren Debate
The hardworking staff is begging the organizers of the next Massachusetts U.S. Senate debate between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren to implement this rule: The candidates can only utter the same sentence or statistic twice in the course of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Brian McGrory, Elizabeth Warren, Jon Keller, Scott Brown, Verbal Groundhog Day debate, WBZ debate
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Brown Sugar From Herald On New Poll)
After trailing in four consecutive polls, Scott Brown finally got one that had him six points up on Elizabeth Warren. So the Herald broke out the celebratory front page. Details at IGTLTDT.
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Elizabeth Warren, IGTLTDT, polls, Scott Brown
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