President Barack Obama announced from the White House late Sunday that bin Laden had been killed by a special operation in Pakistan. His body is in the custody of U.S. officials.
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Tags: boston, Japan, Libya, new york, Springfield
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Massie throws his hat in the race for a Senate seat
Bob Massie is the only candidate so far to have declared his intentions to run against Scott Brown in 2012.
Tags: Bob Massie, Mark Roosevelt, Scott Brown, Ted Kennedy
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Biden calls for increased college graduation rates
Vice President Joe Biden Monday called for America to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020
Tags: Colleges, Graduation Rate, Joe Biden
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John Kerry cosponsors proposed repeal of Defense of Marriage Act
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D) introduced legislation last week to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 bill which defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman.
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, John Kerry
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Research underway to determine DADT effects
According to two UMass faculty members, research to determine the impact of homosexuals serving in the military is showing success, but will take a while for the results to catch on.
Tags: Don't Ask Don't Tell, James Amos, Lee Badgett
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Rosenberg leads drive to modify ballot initiative process
State Sen. Stan Rosenberg of Amherst is among the leaders of a charge on Beacon Hill to amend how ballot questions ultimately make their way to Bay State voters.
Tags: ballot initative, Ballot initiative Strategy Center, Massachusetts Family Institute, Stan Rosenberg, state representative
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