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The debt ceiling debate rages on in Washington with no apparent resolution in sight. The House of Representatives, specifically 218 Republicans, got around to passing a bill authored by Speaker John Boehner. The Senate rejected the Boehner plan, by a 59-41, about as fast as any piece of legislation has ever been rejected. Locally, a dozen municipalities in Massachusetts might face credit downgrades if an agreement can't be reached to extend the debt ceiling. The towns include Dover, Brookline, Hingham, and Weston. Twenty Bay State Mayors wrote to President Barack Obama and the Massachusetts congressional delegation asking for some kind of settlement. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Michael Todd, the 28-year old bass player for the band Coheed and Cambria, reportedly confessed to robbing a Walgreens Pharmacy shortly before the band was set to open for Soundgarden at the Comcast Center in Mansfield on Sunday. Todd's bail was set at $25,000 cash and the band will continue to tour without him. Todd showed a pharmacist a message on his Blackberry saying he had a bomb and demanded pain pills. He took six bottles of oxycodone and fled in a taxi to his band's tour bus in Mansfield. Attleboro police contacted Mansfield Police with a description of the taxi and Todd based on witnesses and surveillance video. Todd denied he was involved until he was shown pictures. Todd has a prior record. He pleaded not guilty to armed robbery and possession of a class B substance. His next court date is August 9. [Globe] more ›

A welcome change might be coming to the way that strippers in Massachusetts get paid. Following an August decision that strippers at King Arthur's Lounge in Chelsea were improperly classified as independent contractors, a new lawsuit has made the same claim for a group of strippers in Salisbury. Depending on how this lawsuit shakes out, it could mean that strippers across the state will begin being classified as regular employees, with more robust rights. more ›