Donald Rumsfeld made a triumphant visit to Boston to sell his book at the Old South Meeting House last night. For some reason, people chose to heckle the former Secretary of Defense. He's selling a book which means he's going to treat everyone to a favorable review of the Bush administration's execution of the War on Terror. He also talked Iraq, a totally different issue than fighting terrorism. One woman attempted a citizen's arrest - true - and held a pink sign that read "War Criminal." It was upside down, though.
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Charlie Baker is polling neck-and-neck with Gov. Patrick with about a month before the elections. [Boston Globe]
A Massachusetts man is planning to build an orphanage in Haiti to be named in honor of his daughter who died in the catastrophic earthquake. [WHDH]
A 3.1 earthquake, centered in New Hampshire, was felt around New England. [WMUR]
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Nine out of ten Bay State Representatives voted in favor of healthcare reform. [Boston Herald]
A sample of reactions from local health care professionals was generally positive to the House's passage of reform. [Boston Globe]
Several dozen teabaggers protested healthcare at Faneuil Hall over the weekend. [Boston Globe]
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Revere City Council freaks out after teens swarmed the beach last Tuesday. [Boston Herald]
A Massachusetts sailor has been in killed in Iraq. [South Coast Today]
Filene's Basement files for bankruptcy, and some stores will remain open. [Boston Business Journal]
This year's "Most Influential People" included New Englanders like...
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Only one bar missed the sprinkler deadline and had to close on Saturday. It's surrounded by water on a pier. [Boston Globe]
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Last week, a soldier became the first Iraq casualty from Framingham. Sgt. Scott J. Metcalf suffered "non-combat-related injuries," and his death is being investigated. [Metrowest Daily News]
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According to a presentation at the American Psychological Association convention, video games can improve coordination and problem-solving skills. Researchers were silent on the chances of getting laid. [Boston Herald]
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With 45,000 residents without power five days after Hurricane Irene, Attorney General Martha Coakley wants answers and the truth from utility companies regarding what preparations they took before the stormhas sent a letter to National Grid, NStar and the other big utilities asking them to explain how they prepared for the forecasted emergency. [WCVB] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Congressman John Tierney wants stricter regulations to review all spending in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a statement from his office. Tierney, whose the ranking member of the National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations Oversight Subcommittee, called for new rules in response to a report from the Commission on Wartime Contracting that said more than $30 billion in contracts and grants in Iraq and Afghanistan was wasted in the last 10 years.
The 42 members of the Massachusetts Air National Guard 102nd Security Forces Squadron, based at Otis Air National Guard Base, returned home today from a six-month deployment in Iraq and received a rousing welcome from hundreds of family members at Logan Airport today. According to Colonel Anthony Schiavi, who commands the 102nd Intelligence Wing, the unit's mission was to provide security for an air base in Baghdad. Col. Schiavi said the 102nd has had multiple deployments since 9/11. "They've been stressed since 9/11," he said. "But they continue to keep the bar high." [Globe]
Nine years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, over 1,000 National Guardsmen from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island were just deployed for active duty overseas.
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President Barack Obama's speech regarding the "end" of combat operations in Iraq seemed as apolitical as it could have been, and it still wasn't good enough for Republicans. He thanked the troops and promised to support them at home, he graciously mentioned President Bush, and expressed his desire to focus on domestic issues.
Congressmen John Tierney and Barney Frank like to travel and love that we pay for it.[Boston Herald]
Iraqi television correspondent Muntadar al-Zeidi threw two shoes at President Bush during a press conference in Baghdad today, saying "This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog." Sources keep noting that throwing shoes is a particular insult in Iraqi culture, as if throwing shoes at people is a mark of esteem elsewhere. The president is in Iraq on a last visit before turning the presidential reins (and related metaphorical shoes) over to Barack Obama. If nothing else, Bush has demonstrated some pretty good physical, if not political, reflexes. Bush, who was not hurt in the shoe attack, reported that the shoe was a size 10.
BODY OF LAWRENCE SOLDIER FOUND: The bodies of Army Sgt. Alex R. Jimenez (Lawrence, MA) and PFC Byron W. Fouty (Waterford, MI) were recovered on July 8 and identified by July 9. Jimenez and Fouty went missing on May 12, 2007 along with a third soldier who was found dead 11 days later. According to the DOD press release, it seems a mission successfully captured a specific person on July 1 who was suspected of knowing where the bodies were buried.
--A truck crashed on the Revere Beach Parkway last night. No one was hurt, but the incident shut down the parkway in both directions. According to WBZ, "State police officials said a truck went under the overpass on Route 107 North heading toward Chelsea and smashed into the top of the Route 16 bridge, bringing concrete down onto the roadway and damaging Route 16." The road has since been reopened. [WBZ, WHDH]
Jim McCue Book Launch Party Comedy Connection Faneuil Hall (T: Government Center) Sunday, December 16, 8:00 pm, $15 Free for veterans and military personnel Official Jim McCue Site AnySoldier.com The troops could use a lot from us right now, whether it be body armor or sunblock. But one local performer is using his specific talents to make the lives of the troops a little bit better. Comedian Jim McCue, who is also co-founder of the...
During the recent elections in Cambridge, a Boy Scout troop set up stations at polling places to collect goods for troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. The items collected would have been bundled into care packages. Somebody complained that the collections were too political, and Cambridge officials made the Boy Scouts leave. The stage was set for a political ruckus, with the Boy Scouts and the troops as the victims and the hemptastic citizens of...
-- 18 protesters were arrested during yesterday's Veterans Day ceremony at City Hall Plaza. They were members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of former soldiers opposed to the Iraq War. The American Legion had placed the group in the rear of the Veterans Day parade and told them that they could not carry signs protesting the war. The Veterans for Peace responded by blocking the official ceremony podium with gags in their mouths and...
The United States has a lot to be afraid of: the war in Iraq, the mortgage crisis, wildfires, the gulf between the haves and have nots, and Dick Cheney. But former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney thinks that the nation should really be afraid of Hillary Clinton. In an attempt to celebrate Halloween and trash an opponent at the same time, Mitt Romney told an audience in Iowa, "What do you think about Hillary's House of...
Yeah, yeah, "Obama" as in "Barack" as in Deval Patrick's buddy sounds similar to "Osama" as in the despicable terrorist. But those are two names that you don't want to mix up in polite company. You don't want to mix up those names in impolite company. Alas, that's exactly what former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential aspirant Mitt Romney did. Marc Ambinder has the quotation from a Romney presentation in Greenville, South Carolina: Actually, just...
The MLB is no fun! A kind tipster just gave Bostonist the heads-up that the Chris Dodd Red Sox Raffle is now OFF and that anyone who donated will get a refund. The e-mail from Dodd HQ states,