Bite Size News, October 21: Richard Phillips Update Edition

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  • Six months after he survived being held hostage by Somali pirates, Captain Richard Phillips said he's considering a new career. [AP via Google]
  • Michael Flaherty and Tom Menino split two Democratic Committee ward votes last night. [UniversalHub]
  • Bay State lawmakers want to require students to remain in school until age 18 in order to cut the dropout rate. [Boston Globe]
  • Proving that he exists, and is an actual Senator, Paul G. Kirk spoke out loud about the swine flu at a Senate hearing today. [Boston Globe]
  • Stoughton's Animal Control officer allegedly gave a dog to a friend eventhough the dog's owner was still searching for the pooch. [WCVB]
  • Citizens for Limited Taxation, the group that advocated for Proposition 2.5, is running out of money. [Boston Herald]

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