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Governor Patrick's problematic Mosque visit. Plus, Bush — and the GOP — vote yes for torture ... Massachusetts treasurer and independent candidate for governor Tim Cahill was off base when he accused incumbent governor Deval Patrick of "playing politics with terrorism" in the wake of Patrick's visit to the controversial Roxbury mosque maintained by the Islamic Society of Boston ... Massachusetts treasurer and independent candidate for governor Tim Cahill was off base when he accused

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Dead Kids

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Published June 9, 2010 at 9:12 p.m.

Startling sociological findings about violence and Boston's inner-city youth ... Boston's violence promotes more violence, and its murders beget even more murder ... Boston's violence promotes more violence, and its murders beget even more murder ... READ: "Words to live by," by David S. Bernstein ... That's the sad but unavoidable lesson to take from a powerful new book just published by sociologist David J. Harding, who studied Boston's inner-city black youth while at the Sociology and Social

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Red Sox Draft Anthony Ranaudo, RHP with Pick #39

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Published June 7, 2010 at 9:17 p.m.

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More photos » ... Mike Stobe - Getty Images ... Browse more photos » ... The Red Sox drafted Anthony Ranaudo, RHP with pick #39 in the 2010 MLB Draft ... Vitals: ... 6'7", 231 lbs ... 9/09/89 ... My reaction: ... Ranaudo is a risk, and one that scares me. Robbed by injury of his effectiveness and--most frighteningly for me--his command last year, if Ranaudo does not return to form, then he is a waste of a pick. On the other hand, if he does return to form, he'll have #1 potential. Having Scott

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Red Sox Draft Brandon Workman, P -- Texas

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Published June 8, 2010 at 11:22 a.m.

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via www.baseballrumormill.com ... View full size photo » ... With their first pick on day two of the 2010 MLB Draft, the Red Sox selected pitcher Brandon Workman out of the University of Texas ... I wrote this about Workman at SB Nation Boston yesterday: ... Just like his last name would describe, Brandon Workman is big, tough ... and throws hard. He's a worker ... The 6'5" righty has a four-seam fastball that can hit the mid-90s and ... a two-seamer that has some sink to it. His cutter is

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New trial date to be set in Craigslist killing

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Published May 23, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.

BOSTON -- A new date is expected to be set this week for the trial of a former Boston University medical student charged with killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist ...

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BU offers the class of 1970 a second chance at complacency

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Published May 12, 2010 at 5:02 p.m.

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After School Special ... Boston University’s class of 2010 celebrates its commencement this weekend, and BU has invited the class of 1970 to tag along ... RALLY CAPS: Forty years ago this month, in the wake of the Kent State shootings and volatile anti-Vietnam sentiment on college campuses across the country, Boston University canceled classes and called off commencement. Instead of donning caps and gowns, the class of 1970 joined with students from throughout the region for an anti-war rally

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Several women attacked near Tufts campus

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Published May 7, 2010 at 9:35 p.m.

BOSTON -- Several women have been attacked near the Tufts University campus ...

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NStar director Penney retires at 72

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Published May 7, 2010 at 1:13 p.m.

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NStar said Sherry H. Penney, the former interim president and chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, Boston, has retired from its board in accordance with the company’s age-limit policy for trustees ...

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