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No More Drama

D. R. Tucker | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: John Derbyshire, William F. Buckley, Bill Clinton, Jack Kemp, Ward Connerly, National Review, Rush Limbaugh, Harold Camping, Boston Latin School, Leonard Greene, Clarence Thomas, Boston Herald, New York Post, Herman Cain, Bob Dole, Margaret Thatcher, Paul Ryan, Bv-Politics, Black Voices News

I could spend months detailing my differences with John Derbyshire regarding American race relations. However, one of his observations about politics and race is uncomfortably true.

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Shea Rose: Extraordinary Girl

Holly Cara Price | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: My Angel Wears a Fro, Boston Music Awards, Female Rap, Queen Latifah, Boston Globe, Little Warrior, Boston Herald, Shea Rose, Sxsw, Highline Ballroom, Terri Lynne Carrington, Sam Sparro, Music News, EnBerklee College of Music, Entertainment News, New-Music, Entertainment News

"extra extra read all about it / I rock the mike ain't no doubt about it / because I'm extra I'm feeling extra I'm gonna bless ya / what? huh!" So chants Shea Rose in the song "Extraordinary Girl," from her 2011 mixtape Little Warrior.

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Look Back in Anger

D. R. Tucker | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Charlie Baker, Chicago, Matt Margolis, Kerry Healey, William Weld, Jon Keller, Tom Reilly, Jim McGovern, Dick Cheney, Paul Cellucci, Michael Graham, Ben LaGuer, Blue Mass Group, Aaron Margolis, Wtkk, Scott Brown, Bill Clinton, Chris Christie, Chris Gabrieli, David Bernstein, Red Mass Group, Deval Patrick, Massachusetts, Pundit Review, Boston Herald, Barack Obama, Tim Cahill, Boston Globe, Christy Mihos, Boston Phoenix, Diane Patrick, Rev. Peter Gomes, Wrko, Mitt Romney, Politics News

The conservative template of attacking Obama with unrelenting invective was also created here in the Bay State, and used against Deval Patrick. I should know. I helped create that template.

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Romney Trawls for White Working-Class Votes in New Hampshire on The Howie Carr Show

Jackson Katz | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Gop, White Working-Class Voters, Talk Radio, New Hampshire Primary, Boston Herald, Mitt Romney, Howie Carr, Republicans, Democrats, Blue-Collar, Barack Obama, Politics News

As the campaign moves to New Hampshire, Mitt Romney is getting free advice on how to reach blue-collar Republicans from conservative talk radio host Howie Carr.

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Romney Campaign Jabs Boston Globe After Huntsman Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.06.2012

NEW YORK -- By endorsing Jon Huntsman in the Republican primary on Thursday night, the Boston Globe has once again chosen an alternative to former Mas...

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Americans Favor Protesters Over Wall Street, Washington

AP | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Tea Party Movement, Video, Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street, #Occupywallstreet, Tea Party, Occupy Movement, Boston Herald, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Business News

LOWELL, Mass. -- A new national poll released Sunday shows neither Wall Street nor Occupy Wall Street conjuring up strong favorable impressions among ...

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PHOTOS: Striking Front Pages Day After Stanley Cup, Vancouver Riots

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Front Pages, Newspaper Front Pages, Vancouver Sun, Boston Globe, Vancouver Providence, Boston Herald, Media News

The Vancouver Sun, Boston Globe and newspapers throughout Canada are playing up the Stanley Cup big - not surprising given the teams involved and Cana...

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Are Ukeleles Cool?

bostonherald.com | Herald Staff | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Tiny Tim, Taylor Swift, Uke, Musical Instrument, Music, Ukelele, Ukelele Revival, Boston Herald, Radiohead, Electric Guitar, Arts News

The ukulele has long-struggled with its image -- it can blame Tiny Tim's "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" for that. But lately the diminutive instrument is...

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WATCH: O'Donnell Chides White House For Press Ban

Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Video, Msnbc, Lawrence O'Donnell, Lawrence O'donnell Boston Herald, Boston Herald, White House Boston Herald, Media News

Lawrence O'Donnell chided the White House for banning the Boston Herald from a Boston fundraising event held by President Obama due to an unflattering...

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Common at the White House: What's All the Fuss About?

Danny Groner | Posted 07.15.2011

Read More: The O'Reilly Factor, White House, Michelle Obama, The New Republic, Obama, The Daily Show, Poetry, Barack Obama, Hip Hop, Jon Stewart, Common, Boston Herald, Fox News, Sacramento Bee, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Bill O'Reilly, Jonathan Chait, Rap Music, Media News

Jon Stewart will debate Bill O'Reilly tomorrow night about the Obama administration's decision to invite rapper Common to participate in a poetry reading at the White House last week.

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What Does Donald Trump Have Left?

Danny Groner | Posted 07.08.2011

After all is said and done, what kind of damage will Trump's "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week" have on his future?

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LIFETIME Alimony in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 05.25.2011

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You may have heard Massachusetts is a liberal state.

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Have Republicans Changed Their Minds About Obama's Tucson Speech?

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Obama Tucson Speech, Washington Examiner, Arizona, Boston Herald, Barack Obama, Byron York, Christina Green, New York Post, Tucson Shooting, Gabrielle Giffords, Celebrity, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Kyle Smith, Bill O'Reilly, Jared Loughner, Politics News

Despite the seeming cohesion across party lines, some GOP opinion makers expressed opposition to the president's national address at the Tucson memorial. Here's a sampling.

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Boston Sportswriter Reveals: 'I'm Gay'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Boston Herald sportswriter Steve Buckley revealed that he is gay in his latest column. In the column, titled "Welcome to my coming-out party," Buckle...

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Does Post-Katrina New Orleans Fit the TV Screen?

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Treme, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, The Real World, Mtv, Tv, Hbo, Salon.com, New Orleans Saints, Joshua Alston, Jonathan Murray, Boston Herald, Newsweek, Super Bowl, Mark A. Perigard, Media News

If Treme outwardly sent a strong message about New Orleans after Katrina, the Real World tries more implicitly to convey the "wet blanket over the Mardi Gras frivolity."

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Another typical Friday

Jimmy Demers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Donuts, The Cape, Afghanistan, Lady GaGa, Walden Pond, Boston Herald, Home News

It was just another typical Friday morning for me back here in my home state of Massachusetts. I usually return every year around this time to remembe...

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Boston Herald Raises Newsstand Price

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — The Boston Herald is raising the newsstand price of its daily newspaper by 25 cents to $1, citing economic pressures affecting the news...

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Times to Globe: It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp!

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

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After the New York Times purchased it, The Globe's mission was narrowed, its vision constricted by year after year of buyouts and layoffs.

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Boston Herald Cuts 25 Jobs

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — The Boston Herald has laid off 25 workers, or 6 percent of its staff, because of slumping sales and advertising revenues as well as the...

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More Shameful "False Equivalence" By The Traditional Media To Annoy You

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mainstream Media, Dave Wedge, False Equivalence, Media Coverage, Media Criticism, False Balance, Boston Herald, Media Bias, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Cadillac, Media News

Case-in-point is today's Boston Herald story by Dave Wedge on the custom-made armor-laden presidential limo that is being assembled to protect America's first black president.

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Tom Brokaw: I Tried To Warn Couric It Was "Harder Than It Looks"

Huffington Post | Dipayan Gupta | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earlier this week Dan Rather told the Huffington Post's Rachel Sklar that he didn't think Katie Couric had "any idea what she was getting into" when s...

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Tom Brady Sacked All Night, No One Impregnated

236.com: News You Can Misuse | Posted 05.25.2011

Sunday night, the New York Giants became Super Bowl champions with a 17-14 victory over the heavily-favored New England Patriots. The Giants eked out ...

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Super Bowl Reactions: Boston Newspapers, Rating Super Bowl Ads, Giants Victory Parade

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Google searches are going wild for anything to do with the SuperBowl after the New York Giants upset the almost perfect New England Patriots. Accordin...

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