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'Get it done,' Obama challenges GOP on debt talks
Obama also called on Congress to renew a payroll tax cut that took effect on Jan 1, one of several steps he said lawmakers can take quickly to help reduce 9.1 percent unemployment. Associated...
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Whitey Bulger lawyer: Prosecutors trying to 'game' system
Bulger's lawyer said prosecutors are attempting to manipulate the usual process of randomly assigning judges to cases. Associated PressThis courtroom sketch depicts James "Whitey" Bulger before U.S....
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Jehovah's Witnesses to hold 7-weekend 'Let God's Kingdom Come!' convention in...
The “Let God’s Kingdom Come!” conventions focus on preparing for the heavenly government that Jehovah’s Witnesses pray will soon rule the Earth. View full sizeFile photo by Don Treeger / The...
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Herbert Levy of Springfield denies assault, gun charges following brawl in...
As many as 10 people may have been involved in the May 21 brawl at Pleasant and Pearl streets in Northampton The Republican / File photoNorthampton police cruiser NORTHAMPTON – A Springfield man...
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Melvin Jones III, subject of videotaped Springfield police beating, charged...
DA Mark Mastroianni: Jones is charged with brothers Alfred and Raheim Reid, of Springfield, with selling drugs to an FBI informant on videotape. The Republican file photo | Michael S. GordonMelvin...
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Higher gas prices mean fewer New Englanders plan to travel this Fourth of...
Hotel occupancies were up year-over-year in both April and May, according to the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau. SPRINGFIELD – More than 1.9 million New Englanders plan to travel...
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Wall Street: Dow closes up 73 points after Greece nears solution on debt crisis
The relief package from international lenders does not eliminate the possibility that Greece will default. Associated Press photoRiot police run to the protesters as they enter at Syntagma square...
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Nancy Kotowitz and Daniel Kotowitz now majority owners of Shaker Farms...
Daniel Kotowitz and his family have had an ownership stake in the 200-acre property at 866 Shaker Road on the southern edge of the city since the 1960s. WESTFIELD – A financing deal is in place and...
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U.S. deploys plane equipped with radiation monitors over New Mexico fire near...
Lab authorities described the monitoring as a precaution, and they expressed confidence the blaze would not scatter radioactive material. By P. SOLOMON BANDA and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN LOS ALAMOS, N.M. —...
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Greece passes steep cuts to fend off bankruptcy; riots seize Athens
Rioters set up burning barricades along Syntagma Square, where demonstrators have staged a sit-in for the past month. By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS ATHENS, Greece — Greece fended off a...
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Judge denies Massachusetts Retirement Board motion to suspend Salvatore...
Justice Janet Sanders said the board can only withhold pension payments after a final conviction and that a final conviction cannot take place before sentencing. File photo | Associated PressFormer...
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Emergency shelter in MassMutual Center closes after 4 weeks of aiding people...
Pioneer Valley Red Cross Executive Director Rick Lee said the closing of the shelter after nearly a month represents a water-shed moment in the tornado recovery. Republican staff photo by Mark M....
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First Church of Monson to close down post-tornado operations
The church quickly became the go-to place after the tornado tore through the town. The Republican | David MolnarFILE | 06.04.2011 | Volunteer James Demers of Brimfield, center, grills hamburgers for...
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Massachusetts closes deep-water swimming pools after Fall River workers fail...
Authorities have suspended all workers at the Veterans Memorial Pool in Fall River. File photo | The Republican FALL RIVER — Authorities have suspended all workers at a public swimming pool in Fall...
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Palmer School Committee passes over superintendent Gerald Fournier for...
Committee Chairwoman Maureen Gallagher added an element of suspense to the voting – before it began, she said she changed her mind after "some things came to light ..." PALMER - The School Committee...
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Chicopee City Council refuses to reconsider cuts to mayor's staff
Last week's meeting turned hostile with the mayor and some city councilors yelling at each other. Republican file photo CHICOPEE – The City Council refused to reconsider the budget it adopted a week...
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Massachusetts Democrats issue their own promotional baseball card - starring...
Democratic spokesman Kevin Franck said they noticed the original Brown card was blank on the back, so they decided to fill in the back with details of the senator's voting record. Courtesy of the...
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Bill would OK Massachusetts fireworks sales
"The only people we're hurting with the ban is ourselves," said Rep. Richard Bastien, R-Gardner. Associated PressA selection of fireworks inventory is displayed at Phantom Fireworks in Londonderry,...
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Former President Bill Clinton: Jobs push will help tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo.
During a Clinton Global Initiative conference, Clinton announced that Onshore Technology Services plans to create 1,000 jobs in rural Missouri with a focus on Joplin. Associated PressFormer President...
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Barnes Air National Guard F-15s to participate in homeland air defense...
The drill is designed to train pilots from the Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing in intercept and airborne tracking procedures. The Republican file photoCrews secure a F-15 Eagle at Barnes Air...
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