Bite Size News, December 1: Rats! Edition

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  • Rats are terrorizing the North End. Anne M. Pistorio, a member of the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association, said it's like living in a "Third World country." [Boston Globe]
  • With the Democratic candidates running to be the next Senator from Massachusetts all opposed to expanding the military's mission in Afghanistan, one current Senator, John Kerry, is expected to support President Obama's new plan. [Boston Globe]
  • Veterans activists are protesting $1 million in cuts that could force the closure of outpatient facilities at Soldiers Homes in Chelsea and Holyoke. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
  • Cyber Monday was successful for Hub-based Shoebuy.com, and across the country, too, as computer shopping increased almost 20% from 2008. [Boston Herald]
  • Democrats running for Senate are debating tonight and Channel 5 is showing it to us at 7 p.m. [WCVB]
  • A car crashed into a train after turning onto railroad tracks in North Andover. [MyFoxBoston.com]
  • If Tiger Woods hadn't already learned his lesson, the $164 fine he faces for careless driving will certainly chasten him. [WCVB]

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