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DAVID S. BERNSTEIN

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School for scandal

An Emerson College dean becomes the first Boston casualty of the national student-loan fiasco
Lending institutions have been buying the favor of sticky-fingered college administrators for some time now.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  August 27, 2008

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Letting the DA skate

Violence rises, prosecutions plummet, and nobody points a finger at Boston’s top law-enforcement officer
In Boston’s sharp-elbowed political world, when anything goes wrong assigning blame usually takes top priority.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  June 20, 2007

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Power hungry?

The most powerful people on Beacon Hill want to stop the gay-marriage ban, but don’t have the votes
It’s remarkable how dramatically the state’s political leadership has changed since the most recent Constitutional Convention.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  June 07, 2007

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Sweeping up

Deval Patrick’s late appointments show a surer hand at the wheel
Whether by design or dumb luck, Governor Deval Patrick has managed to depoliticize the news coming from Beacon Hill.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  May 30, 2007

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The Mormonator

Mitt Romney has a steely-eyed mission to crush his opponents. Next battlefield: Ames, Iowa.
With the single-minded discipline and cold-blooded calculation of a cyborg, Mitt Romney is executing an aggressive campaign plan.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  May 23, 2007

Where’s Felix?

Council insiders spank Arroyo for missing budget hearings
At-large city councilor Felix Arroyo made headlines this week for proposing a resolution against spanking.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  May 23, 2007

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Martha’s quick start

In her first four months as attorney general, Martha Coakley has shown political deftness — and a desire to play a major role in state policy
Martha Coakley told opponents of same-sex marriage this past week she would use the full force of her new office to fight their efforts.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  May 16, 2007

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Streets of sorrow

Boston's murder survivors: nine familes, nine stories
Two years ago, in one of the most concentrated bursts of deadly violence Boston had seen in years, nine victims were killed in 20 days.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  May 09, 2007

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Romney's chicks

Mitt's kind of women
In raising more than $20 million over the first three months of this year, Mitt Romney showed a special touch with the fairer sex.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  May 09, 2007

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What can Iowa teach the MCC?

Under new leadership, the arts and humanities comes into focus
The state’s top public promoter of art and culture, the quasi-governmental Massachusetts Cultural Council, has a new executive director: Anita Walker.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  May 02, 2007

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Notes on a tragedy

More than a week after the Virginia Tech massacre, we still have more questions than answers
Seung-Hui Cho got what he wanted: a whole nation is talking about him and his horrific killing spree on the Virginia Tech campus last week.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  April 25, 2007

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Bloch head

Should Karl Rove fear Bush’s house homophobe?
For three-and-a-half years, Scott Bloch has managed to hang onto his job as head of the federal government’s Office of Special Counsel.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  April 25, 2007

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Who’s with whom — and why?

Talking politics
Now that first-quarter campaign-finance reports have been filed, we can see which presidential candidates scooped up money from which Bay Staters.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  April 18, 2007

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That dirty water

Why doesn’t the Patrick administration think that’s an environmental issue?
Much of the heart and soul of historic Boston is in danger of sinking into the marshy ooze on which it was built over the centuries.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  April 11, 2007

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Seeking council

Could Felix be in trouble?
Several factors have some wondering whether progressive Felix Arroyo may be the most vulnerable at-large incumbent this coming November.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  April 04, 2007

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The rats in Romney’s corner

The dirty tricksters behind Romney’s money
Mitt Romney’s powerhouse first-quarter fundraising numbers — he reports to have taken in more than $20 million — got him all kinds of press attention.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  April 04, 2007

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Who’s with whom

When John Kerry bowed out of the presidential sweepstakes, it freed Boston’s big Democratic brokers to find a favorite.
For Democratic presidential candidates, Boston is the ATM kiosk on the way to New Hampshire.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  March 29, 2007

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Student loan scandal

Is your college getting paid to steer you in the wrong direction?
Are students getting screwed, and will anybody stop it?
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  March 28, 2007

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Blow by blow

Massachusetts women are being stabbed, run over, burned, strangled, and shot to death
Last year, at least 34 women were murdered in Massachusetts, the highest total in several years. Sadly, 2007 is on pace to exceed last year’s bloodshed.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  March 21, 2007

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Pastor Bruce Wall mulls city-council bid

Team Disunity?
One of the most outspoken religious leaders of Boston’s black community, Pastor Bruce H. Wall, is considering a campaign for the 13-member Boston City Council.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  March 14, 2007
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