Giulio Andreotti, seven-time Italian Prime Minister, dead at 94

May 7   Leave a Comment  

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ROME — “Power wears out those who do not have it”. This is one of Giulio Andreotti more famous aphorisms that is a part of Italian history. Mr. Andreotti has died at his home in Rome. He was 94 years old and he was an Italian politician of the centrist Christian Democracy party and he [...]

Boston Herald endorses Romney

Dec. 27, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Saying the “nation needs Romney,” The Boston Herald endorsed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination today. “There is only one candidate in the Republican field with the integrity, the experience, the organizational strength and the intelligence to beat Barack Obama and that man is Mitt Romney,” the paper wrote in an [...]

Herman Cain suspends presidential campaign

Dec. 3, 2011   Leave a Comment  

He’s out. With poll numbers dropping like a stone and no new money coming in, Herman Cain has suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Staffers had speculated that he would drop out today, but no official word had come until now. The announcement came in Atlanta, at the opening of Cain’s new headquarters, [...]

Massachusetts Republicans celebrate Barney Frank’s retirement

Nov. 28, 2011   1 Comment  

Barney Frank, one of the first openly-gay politicians and one of Massachusetts’ most well-known politicians, announced he would not seek re-election. Frank, who has usually coasted to re-election, has come under fire as chair of the House Banking Committee given the current state of the economy. Massachusetts Republicans were quick to comment on his decision [...]

Gallery and five recommendations for Occupy Wall Street

Nov. 20, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Starting to get a little annoyed…

Occupy Boston and Occupy Harvard “mic check” Newt Gingrich

Nov. 19, 2011   5 Comments  

CAMBRIDGE — Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House (R-GA) and current Republican candidate for president, appeared at Harvard University last night to introduce a documentary he helped create, “A City upon a Hill: The Spirit of American Exceptionalism,” at John F. Kennedy School of Government. But was soon interrupted by members of Occupy Boston [...]

Rick Perry says “one error is not going to make or break a campaign”

Nov. 10, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Rick Perry, in a debate Wednesday night in Michigan, made the mistake of forgetting one of the three government agencies he announced that he would cut if he were president. But, the Texas governor brushes the blunder off as a simple memory slip, saying “All of us make mistakes. I’m a human being. And the [...]

Michele Bachmann’s entire New Hampshire team resigns

Oct. 21, 2011   Leave a Comment  

With the 2012 election season approaching fast and the majority of election news covering the GOP hopefuls, a major blow was struck to Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann’s nomination hopes as her entire New Hampshire staff resigned today. According to the Global Post, the five-person team, including right wing radio personality Jeff Chidester who had called [...]

Axelrod says Republicans don’t understand “Occupy” protests

Oct. 16, 2011   Leave a Comment  

David Axelrod, a senior adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday that the Republicans seeking the presidential nomination don’t understand the reasons behind the “Occupy” protests that haves sprung up around the country, including Boston. Axelrod told ABC’s “This Week” that people “want a financial system that works on the level. They want to get [...]

New Hampshire GOP Debate Wrap

Oct. 14, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Romney sits on his lead but Cain wins the night.

Leave the sexist card out of the Scott Brown race, please

Oct. 7, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Man up, ladies

Full text of President Barack Obama’s LinkedIn Town Hall Q&A session

Sept. 26, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Source: White House Press Office Our first question is from LinkedIn member Chuck Painter. And, Chuck we’re going to get you a mic – Q Good morning, Mr. President. THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Q I’m from Austin, Texas. I’ve been in sales in the plastics industry for 20 years. I lost my job in 2009 [...]

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Michele Bachmann calls Hurricane Irene a message from God

Aug. 29, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Hurricane Irene, the powerful storm that ripped the American East Coast and has left 45 people dead so far, was a message from God, if you believe Republican and Tea Party presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann. Bachmann, the fundamentalist religious, often controversial, quick to words candidate, had an interesting remark quoted in the St. Petersburg Times. [...]

Liberal group supports possible new candidate for Mass Senate

Aug. 17, 2011   Leave a Comment  

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee raised $100,000 to support Elizabeth Warren’s bid for congress, to give Republican Senator Scott Brown a run for his money. PCCC is a liberal grass-roots group who got more that 53,000 people to join its online project to draft Warren, who has not yet made an official announcement that she [...]

Michele Bachmann wins 2011 Iowa straw poll

Aug. 13, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann won the 2011 Iowa straw poll, a test vote for Iowa’s 2012 presidential caucuses. The straw poll tests the waters for Republicans five months before the primary season kicks off. Texas Congressman Ron Paul came in second, a strong mainstream showing for Paul, who tends to carry libertarian votes. Things were [...]

Transcript of President Barack Obama’s remarks on passage of debt bill

Aug. 2, 2011   Leave a Comment  

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Congress has now approved a compromise to reduce the deficit and avert a default that would have devastated our economy. It was a long and contentious debate. And I want to thank the American people for keeping up the pressure on their elected officials to put politics aside and work [...]

Full text of President Barack Obama’s remarks on deficit reduction and “Gang of Six” Tuesday

July 19, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Source: White House Press Office THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. I wanted to give folks a quick update on the progress that we’re making on the debt ceiling discussions. I was in contact with all the leadership over the course of the weekend and continued to urge both Democrats and Republicans to come together around an [...]

Tom Petty sends Bachmann cease and desist letter

June 29, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Musician Tom Petty has told newly announced Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann to immediately stop using one his songs to promote his campaign. “Petty isn’t pleased,” reported NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell,. Rolling Stone confirmed that Petty’s lawyers sent the Minnesota Tea Party favorite congresswoman the cease and desist order. During the end of Bachmann’s presidential announcement [...]

Michele Bachmann starts campaign by comparing herself to a serial killer

June 29, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Tea Party favorite and gaffe machine Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) started her presidential campaign with … surprise surprise … a gaffe. As the Washington Post reported: On “Fox News Sunday,” Michele Bachmann told Chris Wallace, “Of course a person has to be careful with statements that they make. I think that’s true.” Two days later, she [...]

Jimmy Carter in Boston: “If I knew then what I know now, I would have sent one more helicopter”

May 18, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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President Jimmy Carter was at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Tuesday afternoon to promote his new book, “White House Diary,” a daily account of his 1977-1980 time in the Oval Office. He described the journals that went into the book as “personal diaries” that he never meant to publish, although he did [...]