Bite Size News, December 15: Get Your Game On Edition

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  • Six employees of the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad have been suspended without pay after a clandestine entertainment room was discovered at the Boston Engine Terminal in Somerville. The entertainment room featured three TVs, two DVD players, a video game system, and some pornographic DVDs. [Boston Globe]
  • Christmas broke out in Gloucester when a Disney toy was mistaken for a dangerous device. [Boston Globe]
  • A second-grader from Taunton was sent home from school and sent to a psychological evaluation after drawing a picture of Jesus Christ on the cross. The child's father said the teacher had asked the class to draw something that reminded them of Christmas. [WCVB]
  • The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's director of safety has been suspended after an independent review of the MBTA's safety operations. [WCVB]
  • The Massachusetts Bankers Association says Bay State bankers are lending money. [Boston Herald]
  • President Barack Obama said Tuesday that health care reform is close to passing. Sen. Joe Lieberman (CT) has somehow not become a Republican. [CNN]

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