News opinion 2008-04-23 Andanh.com

Massport seeks to reduce environmental impact Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:03:10 -0400
BOSTON - The Massachusetts Port Authority plans an environmental initiative that includes becoming "carbon-neutral" in its electricity usage by 2010. Massport's...

Labor unions topped independent campaign spending in 2007 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:54:05 -0400
BOSTON - A new report by the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance found four labor unions accounted for nearly all the independent campaign expenditures made in...

Boston College DE Brady Smith in court, charged with rape Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:50:32 -0400
A Boston College football player has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and breaking and entering with an intent to commit a felony for an on-campus incident. A Brighton...

Debacle doesn't reverse Curse of Channel 7 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:02:23 -0400
The Curse of Channel 7 lives. Its baaaaack . . . only this time, it isn't sports anchors, or ex-anchors, or airhead reporters getting bagged for, respectively, drunken...

Usual suspects stymie fight against violence Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:01:56 -0400
The Rev. Ray Hammond, an architect of Boston's Ten Point Coalition, once noted: "All of us need ministry. But some of us need prison ministry." On a picture-...

Property rights compromised Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:06:18 -0400
In a move that may prove shortsighted and misguided, the Boston Zoning Commission, with support from City Councilor Michael Ross and Mayor Tom Menino, recently enacted an...

Pushing business to breaking point Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:04:24 -0400
Lawmakers can approve all the economic stimulus packages they want. Some of them - like the film industry tax incentives - sometimes even bear fruit. But those special...

A bargain to banish phantoms Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:03:13 -0400
House Democrats were shocked - shocked! - when one of their own was recorded voting favorably on pre-budget roll calls . . . while his physical being was actually somewhere...

A fool on a fool's errand Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:02:12 -0400
So what part of "don't talk to Hamas" do you think Jimmy Carter didn't understand? The former president insists he never got any clear signal from...

Indebted to smokers Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:52:29 -0400
Massachusetts elected officials love adults who smoke cigarettes ("Cigarette tax burns the poor," April 16)! It is the smoking adult who has bailed them and the...

Eagan, find new target Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:51:05 -0400
If ignorance is bliss, Margery Eagan must reside in a state of constant euphoria ("Decades later, idyllic Catholic youth tainted," April 20). The slice and dice...

Let's energize Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:49:09 -0400
The Associated Industries of Massachusetts report finding the costs of state-mandated energy efficiency programs higher than originally calculated highlights the importance...

Fly, merger, fly Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:47:39 -0400
As a frequent user of Logan Airport, I see a number of benefits from a Delta/Northwest merger for our region ("This merger should fly," April 19). The merger could...

Les Bruins sont la! Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:46:02 -0400
This Habs fan knows we just survived what will be the toughest series in our quest for the Cup ("Out cold," April 22). Hail the noble warriors from Boston! Michael...

An 'F' for MBTA Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:42:29 -0400
Thank you for exposing the fiasco of the Kenmore Busway project (April 19). The solid, fully-enclosed brick and concrete bus station, along with interior windbreaks and long-gone...

Pa. boost keeps Hill's hopes alive Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:48:39 -0400
Sen. Hillary Clinton kept her presidential hopes alive last night, winning a crucial victory in the Pennsylvania primary over Sen. Barack Obama, assuring the fierce battle...

Time on Clinton's side in fight to the finish Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:46:50 -0400
Sen. John McCain has been dubbed the "Comeback Kid" in this presidential race, but perhaps it's time to consider letting Sen. Hillary Clinton borrow the nickname. ...

Feds want to Weed out beer's novel slogan Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:37:00 -0400
WEED, Calif. - The federal government has said no to Weed. Or at least to the bottle caps of beer brewed at a popular local brewery in this small Siskiyou County town,...

McCain pushes free trade Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:18:32 -0400
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Competing for attention with the Democratic primary next-door in Pennsylvania, Republican John McCain made a risky argument in a hard-hit Ohio steel town...

Clinton wins Pennsylvania primary Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:48:21 -0400
PHILADELPHIA - Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary tonight, defeating Barack Obama and staving off elimination in their riveting race for the Democratic presidential...

Nixon daughter crashes party with Dem nod Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:12:52 -0400
WASHINGTON - One of President Nixon's daughters, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, apparently supports a Democrat in this year's presidential contest - Barack Obama. Eisenhower...

What's next? Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:59:55 -0400
These nine states and territories have Democratic presidential contests coming up. Here are the dates for those races, and the number of delegates at stake. May 3: Guam...

Bar's robo-cop gives loiterers the bum's rush Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:11:38 -0400
ATLANTA - An Atlanta bar owner is chasing away loiterers with a 300-pound, waist-high robot that sports bright red lights, infrared video camera filming and a water cannon...

La. pols drop bill making droopy drawers a crime Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:23:38 -0400
BATON ROUGE, La. - A state Senate panel rejected a bill yesterday that would make it a crime to wear one's pants too low, even as Cajun-country towns around Louisiana...

Women's life expectancy falls in poor counties Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:21:59 -0400
WASHINGTON - Making grim history, women's life expectancy declined significantly in 180 impoverished U.S. counties between 1983 and 1999, according to a study released...

Postwoman catches tot who tumbled two stories Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:18:09 -0400
ALBANY, N.Y. - A postal worker is credited with saving a 1-year-old girl's life by catching her after she fell out of a second-story window. Lisa Harrell was delivering...

Albany, N.Y. mail carrier saves baby falling from window Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:10:47 -0400
ALBANY, N.Y. - A postal worker is credited with saving a 1-year-old girl by catching her after she fell out of a second-story window in Albany, N.Y. Lisa Harrell was delivering...

Bush touts NAFTA, says US 'not in a recession' Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:07:16 -0400
NEW ORLEANS - President Bush chastised lawmakers on Tuesday for letting international trade deals falter in Congress and criticized Democratic presidential contenders for...

Man indicted on federal ricin charges in Las Vegas Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:43:04 -0400
LAS VEGAS - A federal grand jury in Las Vegas has charged a man who was believed to have ricin poisoning with possessing the deadly toxin and weapons. Today's indictment...

Schwarzenegger buys 25 acres in Santa Barbara County Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:23:01 -0400
LOS ANGELES - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver have purchased a 25-acre tract in an exclusive coastal enclave in Santa Barbara County for $4.7 million. The...

McCain touts free-trade in hard-hit steel towns Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:55:29 -0400
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Republican John McCain made a risky argument in a hard-hit Ohio steel town today, telling residents that free trade can help solve their problems. That...

Analysis: Pennsylvania is must-win for Clinton Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:49:10 -0400
WASHINGTON - Pennsylvania was a must-win state for Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former Democratic presidential front-runner now looking to survive. Should she lose, it would...

Texas judge OKs moving polygamist sect kids into foster care Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:37:33 -0400
ELDORADO, Texas - A judge gave Texas child welfare officials permission today to move children taken from a polygamist sect into foster care, while authorities continued taking...

Former Justice official pleads guilty in Abramoff probe Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:22:52 -0400
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department lost one of its own to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal today as a former-high ranking department attorney pleaded guilty to conflict...

Chelsea Clinton in NC, says Hillary's more prepared Bill Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:16:34 -0400
DURHAM, N.C. - Chelsea Clinton says her mother would be a better president than her father because she is more prepared and more progressive. Clinton told about 300 people...

Nixon's daughter gives to Obama Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:11:48 -0400
WASHINGTON - One of President Nixon's daughters, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, apparently supports a Democrat in this year's presidential contest - Barack Obama. Eisenhower...

Police say they've charged final suspect in kidnap, assault Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:57:52 -0400
FRYEBURG, Maine - Police have charged a New Hampshire woman accused of luring a Boston man to Maine, where he was beaten and left unconscious in a pile of snow. Ellen Caughey,...

Prosecutor says S.C. student to face WMD charge Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:53:22 -0400
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. - The acting U.S. attorney for South Carolina says a teenager accused of planning to bomb his high school will face a federal charge of attempting to use...

Ex-Army engineer charged with spying for Israel in '80s Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:30:18 -0400
NEW YORK - A former U.S. Army mechanical engineer was arrested today on charges he slipped classified documents about nuclear weapons to an employee of the Israeli Consulate...

Qaeda: Iran started Israel-Sept. 11 lie Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:52:45 -0400
CAIRO, Egypt - The Shiite-Sunni divide deteriorated into a chat-room spat yesterday as al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader erupted online in a fit of injured ego, charging that Iran...

Two Marines killed in Iraq checkpoint blast Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:25:21 -0400
BAGHDAD - A bomb-rigged truck exploded at a checkpoint yesterday near the western city of Ramadi, killing two U.S. Marines and wounding three others in an apparent strike...

Hamas changes stance, saying it's open to Gaza-only truce Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:01:04 -0400
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Senior Hamas representatives said today that the militant group is willing to accept a cease-fire limited to the Gaza Strip, dropping a long-standing...

Al-Qaida No. 2 says 9/11 theory propogated by Iran Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:19:55 -0400
CAIRO, Egypt - Osama bin Laden's chief deputy in an audiotape today accused Shiite Iran of trying to discredit the Sunni al-Qaida terror network by spreading the conspiracy...

Cuba makes first Cabinet change of Raul Castro presidency Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:23:59 -0400
HAVANA - Cuba has replaced its education minister in the first Cabinet change since Raul Castro assumed the presidency two months ago, the official newspaper announced today. ...

Rice: US warned Carter not to talk to Hamas Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:09:41 -0400
KUWAIT CITY - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today the Bush administration explicitly warned former President Jimmy Carter against meeting with members of Hamas,...

Colombia's prosecutor orders arrest of President Uribe's cousin in paramilitary scandal Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:59:56 -0400
BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's chief prosecutor has ordered the arrest of a second cousin of President Alvaro Uribe for allegedly promoting illegal paramilitary groups. ...

Carter: Hamas ready for peace Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:01:50 -0400
JERUSALEM - Former President Carter said yesterday that Hamas - the Islamic militant group that has called for the destruction of Israel - is prepared to accept the right...

Russia jails U.S. pastor as ammo smuggler Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:59:33 -0400
MOSCOW - A U.S. pastor has been jailed for three years for smuggling hunting ammunition into Russia. Phillip Miles, pastor of Christ Community Church in Conway, S.C.,...

Afghanistan air strikes kill 11 Taliban; blast hits U.S. vehicle Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:53:48 -0400
KABUL, Afghanistan - A roadside blast hit a U.S. military vehicle in southern Afghanistan yesterday, causing minor injuries, the military said. The roadside bomb struck...

Gates blasts Air Force for slow response Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:52:18 -0400
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday scolded the Air Force for failing to provide swift support for ground troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gates, in...

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