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>Massachusetts' Senators parted wayswas defeated by a 51-47 party-line vote. The House voted to repeal it in January. A judge ruled it unconstitutional on Monday.
Hingham is inspecting a crack on the roof of Hingham Middle School. Seven people in Roxbury were treated for possible carbon monoxide exposure. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A meteor flew over Cambridge. Solar power is coming to Canton. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Elizabeth A. Poirier, a Republican state rep. from North Attleboro, said members wore "inappropriate" clothes to the House chamber. On Thursday, lawmakers used a voice vote to approve the change to House rules to block informal fashion statements.
- After four recounts, the 6th Worcester District state representative race has a one vote margin. [Boston Globe]
- Allegations of e-mail fraud are calling the results of the Harvard Republican Club's presidential election. [The Crimson]
Worth a read: A piece this morning on Blue Mass Group that takes issue with the sudden and disturbing conventional (well, er, Newsweek) wisdom that Mitt Romney should be Health Care Czar (TM). Among the howlers in the Newsweek piece is this one: "[This is why Romney is] best qualified for the job of health-care czar: He's basically already done it. In fact, he's the only executive who has done it." As BMG rightly points out, Romney didn't oversee any part of the implementation of Massachusetts health care reform—the law went into effect after he left Beacon Hill—and, crucially, he had no role in the meager cost controls that we got from Therese Murray and Deval Patrick in 2008. [Blue Mass Group]
Note to Rep. Stephen Lynch: Fox News Channel's business guy Neil Cavuto isn't interested in doing you any favors even if you voted against the historic health care reform bill that was signed by President Obama on Tuesday. Cavuto hosted Lynch on his 4 p.m. show on FNC on Thursday to delve into possible political threats levied against Lynch for voting against health care reform. Think of it as a rematch of Eric Massa vs. Glenn Beck, minus the tickle fights.
It's a sorry indication of the liberal cone of silence that we live in that we missed the Herald's ineffably brilliant cover yesterday that featured Scott Brown and his expiration date. We're republishing it here to remind ourselves of its greatness. Remember that time about a year ago when everybody thought the Globe was going to go out of business and the Herald would be the only paper in town? Actually, we'd be okay with that.
When we turned on our computer yesterday and saw chat statuses like "filling out my death panel job application," we knew that the House of Representatives had passed President Barack Obama's health care reform, and there was nothing that Massachusetts's furious array of white dudes could do to stop it. Not even Tim Cahill!
Three prominent politicians, two from the Bay State, found themselves commenting on the health care reform President Barack Obama is advocating this week. Whether they wanted to or not.
- The morning after his historic Senate victory, Scott Brown is planning his first trip to Washington, D.C. and hoping for an expedited swearing-in process. [Boston Globe]
- President Obama told Democrats not to "jam" the health care reform bill through Congress before Scott Brown is sworn into office. [Washington Post]
- Governor Deval Patrick's top advisor called Scott Brown’s Senate special election win a "wake-up call" to Democrats. [Boston Herald]
- 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 of pornographic DVDs. [Boston Globe]
- Christmas broke out in Gloucester when a Disney toy was mistaken for a dangerous device. [Boston Globe]
President Barack Obama addressed a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday on the subject of healthcare reform. He outlined, again, guidelines for reform that include cutting costs, covering the uninsured and preserving existing coverage. The President also confirmed that common excuses that limit or end coverage, like preexisting conditions, will cease to exist.
Bostonist Flickr contributor A.P. Donovan attended the Boston Labor Day Health Care Rally and took this series of great snaps. The Globe estimated the crowd at 1,000 or more, and it included several high profile office-seekers, including prospective Senate candidates (and current Attorney General and U.S. Representative, respectively) Martha Coakley and Michael Capuano and Boston mayoral candidate (and current Mayor) Thomas Menino. The crowd gathered on the Boston Common for speeches and marched to Copley Square to continue the rally.
--Fraternity brothers at MIT's Delta Upsilon are saying that Robert Wells, who died over the weekend, fell from his window in an accident. [Boston Globe]
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