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DAVID S. BERNSTEIN

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The green governor?

Few on Deval Patrick's ‘fresh blood’ staff have been seasoned in the State-house hallways
Governor Deval Patrick promised to bring new faces and fresh perspectives to his administration, and he certainly has done that.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  March 07, 2007

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Conservatives refuse to give in to Gore

Climate Change — Not!
February was a rough month for global-warming deniers.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  February 28, 2007

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Feeding the rabid right

If Mitt Romney can’t persuade conservatives that he’s one of them, his hopes are dead. But convincing them could be fatal too.
Mitt Romney’s attempt to follow George W. Bush’s formula to the Republican presidential nomination has hit a snag.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  February 28, 2007

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Rocky stars

Clinton, Obama, and the people who really make or break Presidential dreams in the Granite State
Hillary narrowly won the opening round of New Hampshire presidential campaigning this week.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  February 14, 2007

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She who controls the purse

Terry Murray gave away $11 million of state money. Will anyone call her on it?
The rumor mill has been buzzing with speculation that Massachusetts senate president Robert Travaglini might leave the legislature to take a position with the Massachusetts Hospital Association or the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  February 09, 2007

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Massachusetts pols with money in hand but no place to go

Campaign finance
Had John Kerry decided to run for president again, the state’s political floodgates were ready to open.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  January 31, 2007

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The Pah-ty's ovah

Congressional reps from New England are poised to lead the attack on Republican waste and fraud
For the past six years, the Republican-run federal government has been free to waste money, reward friends, and act incompetently, knowing that their misdeeds would go unexposed by the legislative branch. Nailing the GOP: New England Congressmen are sitting on some key committees. By David S. Bernstein
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  January 24, 2007

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Other cities don’t have so many young murder victims

Street violence
In the entire United States, seven people age 12 to 14 are shot to death in an average month.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  January 17, 2007

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Go for the gelt

Romney woos the jews. Plus, The Mass GOP fails to anoint a leader; negative funding in ’06; and a slow start to the at-large city council field
Much has been made of how Mitt Romney has been courting evangelical-Christian support for his presidential ambitions. But Romney is also seeking friends — and, more important, money — among Jews.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  January 10, 2007

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Commissioner Davis is already playing the blame game

Gun violence
It didn’t take long for Boston’s new police commissioner to toe the “blame the citizenry” line concerning the department’s dismal homicide-arrest rate.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  January 03, 2007

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Left out

Its population is stagnating and its vote is predictable. In the years to come, will the rest of the country care about New England?
When it comes to national politics, New England just ain’t what it used to be. Charting New England: The six states' political stats and facts. By David S. Bernstein
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  January 03, 2007

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It wasn’t a dream

Four signs that the Democratic gains in 2006 could mark the start of a new, blue era in American politics
Many observers believe the Democrats’ gains were mostly a one-time rejection of all things Republican. But is this just the beginning of a period of political ascendancy for the Democratic Party? Ten to beat: Republicans who are ripe for the picking. By David S. Bernstein
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  December 28, 2006

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The year women got beat up

Over the past 12 months you have been bombarded with stories of brutalized women. Chances are, you didn’t notice.
You don’t have to play Grand Theft Auto to be blind to violence against women. Victims of perception: How violence against women permeated our consciousness in 2006
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  December 20, 2006

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Romney’s real friends

 Cash flow
As you probably know, word has leaked out that Mitt Romney once considered homosexuals to be actual human beings; this is giving him a little trouble with the social conservatives he’s trying so desperately to woo for his presidential run.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  December 13, 2006

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Deval’s dance with labor

Unions spent more to help get Deval Patrick elected than he did. But does that mean he’s in their pocket?
One of the most revealing currents political observers will soon be watching is how Governor Deval Patrick deals with organized labor.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  December 13, 2006

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Council contortions

Boston’s city councilors are jockeying to be the next mayor — but that’s yesterday’s playbook
For more than a generation, being president of the Boston City Council was a springboard to the mayor’s office.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  December 06, 2006

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Death-by-bullet tally hits 50

Shooting gallery
The murder of 18-year-old Jonathan Calvin Jacques early Sunday morning was Boston’s 50th shooting homicide of 2006, the highest total in more than a decade — and there’s still a month left in the year.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  December 01, 2006

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After the election

Gay-marriage opponents intervene — and fail
When legislators buried the marriage amendment without a vote at the November 9 Constitutional Convention, it was a good sign that pols have nothing to fear politically from same-sex marriage opponents.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  November 29, 2006

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What kind of gun does a $200 Target gift card get you?

Guns of Boston
When this summer’s hugely hyped “Aim for Peace” gun-buyback program ended in July, Mayor Thomas Menino announced that “the firearms we received were exactly the type of firearms we wanted.”
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  November 21, 2006

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Can Mitt win?

Romney’s chances of winning the GOP presidential nod hinge on conservatives’ hatred of John McCain
To understand why Mitt Romney’s dream of capturing the Republican presidential nomination is not far-fetched, you first have to understand what Rudy Giuliani is doing — or rather, not doing.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  November 21, 2006
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