Ethnic rivalries loosen hold on Boston politics
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Being of Irish descent is no longer a prerequisite in Bay State politics. More Italian-Americans now hold top posts.
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An election next year for the mayor of London is shaping up to be an unusually brutal battle that exposes one of the country's deepest social divisions: class.
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PORT CHESTER, New York  - A dispute over voting rights reminiscent of the U.S. civil rights era has broken out in this New York town, where the federal government has thrust itself into the debate and a judge suspended an election.
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A decade after he lost a bid for the U.S. House, John Kerry faced a choice: build a respectable, mainstream career in Boston's legal circles or wade back into the muddy waters of Massachusetts politics.
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This Sunday's national elections have been overshadowed by accusations of racism amid a loud and ugly campaign
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A favorite son may be topping Tuesday&#39;s ballot, but the decisions don&#39;t stop there for Massachusetts residents on Election Day.
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The presidential candidate bristles when he is accused of shifting his views since his 2002 campaign for governor of Massachusetts.
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When Bill Richardson canceled his presidential bid, wags in the Latino blogosphere did not mourn the lack of other Hispanic contenders. They still had the "Mexican-American" and the "Panamanian" vying for the GOP nomination.
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With the presidential election a few days away, Red Sox Nation nominated a few of its own Saturday during the parade to celebrate Boston&#39;s World Series victory.
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From Berlin to London to Jakarta, the destinies of U.S. candidates have become home-town news in a way that most political commentators cannot recall.
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NASHUA, NH -- John Kerry&#39;s campaign hopes some of the Boston Red Sox&#39;s come-from-behind magic will rub off on their candidate.
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For a city that has long been known as the land of perpetual runners-up, winning has been quite a change for Boston.
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Boston embraced local hero John Kerry when the Democratic National Convention marched into Beantown. But how will New York - described as the Death Star of the liberal elite â-elcome President Bush?
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The party that lost on Nov. 2 wrestles with how to add nuance on a key cultural divide in America.
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Warring politicians face deadlock in the wake of ethnic violence that left 250,000 homeless
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Before last night&#39;s game with Tampa Bay at Fenway Park, every Boston player in sight was bombarded by questions about the drama that will be played out this weekend at Yankee Stadium against the Red Sox&#39; hated rivals.
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BOSTON -- Although Red Sox nation was relatively subdued following this weekend&#39;s World Series games at Fenway Park, four men were arrested after Saturday&#39;s game.