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In the wake of the damning candid camera exposé put together by conservative "journalist" James O'Keefe, ACORN is rebranding, changing its housing branch's name to Affordable Housing Centers of America.
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In an effort to manage the Boston Public Library's $3.6 million deficit, Mayor Tom Menino proposes shuttering at least eight neighborhood branches, adding, the "days of the old encyclopedia are long gone."
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Boston City Councilor John Tobin proposes automatic pay raises every two years for councilors saying the current system "doesn't pass the smell test."
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Who would've thought that Ernie Boch Jr. would need a large mansion to house his ego?
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A Boston man is released from prison after a court rules that
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The group Repower America launched ads earlier this week, primarily slamming Sen. Scott Brown for turning his back on cap-and-trade policies.
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Some thirty Boston medics head to Port-au-Prince to aid earthquake victims.
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1.6.10
A plane leaving Logan Airport abruptly stopped mid-takeoff due to a weird chemical odor in the cabin.
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A Lynn couple is arrested for stealing and selling the identity data of 16 Logan Airport security workers.
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In an attempt to clear up the smog-infested air, a group of MIT engineers created
