Deval Patrick

Let Freedom Ring

D. R. Tucker | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Paul Cellucci, John Greaney, William Weld, Deval Patrick, President Obama, Michael Dukakis, Mitt Romney, Margaret Marshall, Roderick Ireland, Judith Cowin, Ellen Degeneres, Pat Buchanan, Ted Olson, Rick Santorum, Dick Cheney, Politics News
D. R. Tucker

Like millions of Americans, I applaud President Obama's decision to firmly support marriage equality. However, I can't help noting, with a bit of regi...

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Massachusetts Backs Off School Bake Sale Ban

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Massachusetts School Bake Sale Ban, Deval Patrick, School Bake Sales, School Bake Sale Ban, Student Health, Bake Sales, Student Nutrition, Massachusetts Schools, Bake Sale Ban Lifted, Bake Sale Ban, Childhood Obesity, Video, Education News

BOSTON -- Cupcakes, brownies and other baked goodies will be spared the chopping block at Massachusetts schools after Gov. Deval Patrick backed down f...

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Why Few Blacks Are Running For High Office In The Age Of Obama

The American Prospect | Jamelle Bouie | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Roland Burris, Harvey Gantt, Obama, Black Politics, African-Americans, David Patterson, Deval Patrick, Politics News

Even in the Age of Obama, serious impediments remain for the most ambitious black politicians....

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Diploma Of Harvard's First Black Alum Discovered In Condemned Chicago House

Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: WEB Dubois, Reginald Hudlin, Cornel West, Hill Harper, Richard Theodore Greener, Deval Patrick, Courtney B. Vance, Suzanne Malveaux, Thomas Sowell, Harvard, Colson Whitehead, Barack Obama, Black History Month, Harvard University, Soledad O'Brien, Rashida Jones, Black History, Tyra Banks, Henry Louis Gates, Harvard-Alumni, Black Voices News

An abandoned home near 75th and Sangamon, on Chicago's South Side, was the unlikely hiding place for an important piece of black history -- the papers...

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Don't Sell Scott Brown Short

Dan Kennedy | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senate, Deval Patrick, Mitt Romney, Senate Races, Massachusetts, Martha Coakley, Financial Regulation, Occupy Movement, Birth Control, Blunt Amendment, Scott Brown Senate, Elizabeth Warren Senate, Massachusetts Senate Race, Politics News
Dan Kennedy

Will Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts win re-election this November? Or will he be defeated by his Democratic rival, Elizabeth Warren? The answer, clearly, is "yes."

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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
D. R. Tucker

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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Jason Linkins

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Video, Meet the Press, Sunday-Morning-Liveblog, 2012 Election, Deval Patrick, Michael Bloomberg, The Chris Matthews Show, Mitch Daniels, Elections 2012, Newt Gingrich, New Gingrich 2012, Fox News Sunday, Sunday Morning Talk Shows, 2012, Media News

Mitt Romney prevailed in the Nevada Caucuses, like everyone expected. And everyone else decided, for some reason, to keep on campaigning.

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Haley: Unions Are 'Not Needed, Not Wanted, And Not Welcome'

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Video, Pat Quinn, Martin O'Malley, Deval Patrick, Terry Branstad, States Fiscal, Economic Crisis, Scott Walker, Governors, Nikki Haley, Jack Markell, Fiscal Policy, Politics News

NEW YORK — Glimmers of economic optimism. Deep concerns about jobs and health care costs. These are among the recurring themes as governors acro...

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Frank Pays Tribute To Legendary Mentor

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Barney Frank Kevin White, Kevin White Dead, Video, Kevin White Funeral, Tom Menino, Kevin White Boston, Frank, Deval Patrick, John Kerry, Barney Frank, Thomas Menino, Kevin White, Boston Mayor, Politics News

BOSTON — Former Mayor Kevin White was remembered Wednesday as a towering political presence who guided a stunning rebirth of Boston's downtown w...

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New York, Massachusetts Governors Bet Cheesecake, Chowder On Super Bowl

AP | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Yogurt, Chips, Andrew Cuomo, Video, Superbowl, Pies, Deval Patrick, Cheesecake, Chowder, Super Bowl Food, Super Bowl, Bagels, Food News

ALBANY, N.Y. -- I'll see your chowda, and raise you a cheesecake. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is betting chips, pies and bowls of New England cl...

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The Impersonator

D. R. Tucker | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Gop, John McCain, William Bulger, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Birmingham, Jane Swift, Deval Patrick, Hugh Hewitt, Kerry Healey, Mitt Romney, William Weld, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, Paul Cellucci, Gregg Jackson, Lawrence v. Texas, Fred Thompson, Mass. Citizens for Marriage, Republican Party, Shannon O?Brien, Super Tuesday, Elections 2012, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Politics News
D. R. Tucker

The Romney of 2007-08 seemed to stand for something. What does the Romney of 2011-12 stand for? What, exactly, is he trying to accomplish?

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Massachusetts Transgender Equal Rights Bill Signed Into Effect

Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Video, Deval Patrick Transgender Bill, Human Rights, Transgender, Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Transgender Bill, Transgender Issues, Massachusetts, Civil Rights, Gay Voices News

Massachusetts officially became the 16th state to treat transgender citizens as a protected class today as Governor Deval Patrick hosted a ceremonial ...

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GOP Candidate Got Permission For Questionable Act

Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Video, Mitt Romney Massachusetts Governor, Romney Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney 2012, Romney Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Romney Records, Politics News

WASHINGTON (Mark Hosenball, Reuters) - In the final weeks of Mitt Romney's term as Massachusetts governor, his office sought and received permissi...

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Political World Reacts To Barney Frank Retirement (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Barney Frank Massachusetts, Video, Barney Frank 2012, 2012 Elections, 2012 Election, Deval Patrick, Herman Cain, Barney Frank, Elections 2012, Rep. Barney Frank, Massachusetts 2012, Barney Frank Reelection, Barney Frank Retirement, Joe Walsh, 2012, Politics News

On Monday, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) confirmed that, after 16 terms in Congress, he will not seek reelection in 2012. As news of Frank's retirem...

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Massachusetts Governor Approves Landmark Transgender Rights Bill

Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Transgender Equal Rights Bill, Transphobia, Governor Deval Patrick, Deval Patrick, LGBT Rights, Transgender Rights, Transgender Issues, Massachusetts, Gay Voices News

Massachusetts' transgender community had a reason to feel extra celebratory this holiday weekend, as the state's governor signed legislation Wednesday...

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Sam Stein

DNC Sends Massive FOIA Request For Romney's Email Records

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Romney Foia, Deval Patrick, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, David Plouffe, Politics News, Video, Matt Rhoades, Jim Messina, Dnc Foia, 2012 Election, David Axelrod, Dnc Romney, Mark Reilly, Massachusetts, Election 2012, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, November 17, 2011, the worst job in America belonged to the employees who handle Freedom of Information Act requests for th...

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Jon Ward

Romney Campaign Accuses Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick Of Doing 'Dirty Tricks' For Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Deleted E-Mail, Jim Messina, Matt Rhoades, Video, Deval Patrick, David Axelrod, Mitt Romney, Mark Reilly, Massachusetts, Election 2012, Barack Obama, David Plouffe, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's campaign manager lashed out Thursday at a top adviser to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick for providing embarrassing infor...

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Split In Political Vision Comes To Light In Battleground State

Creative Loafing Charlotte | Mary C. Curtis | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Charlotte, Dnc 2012, Michele Bachmann, Democratic National Convention, Dnc Convention 2012, Martin O'Malley, Deval Patrick, Democratic National Convention 2012, Elections 2012, Rick Perry, North Carolina, Bev Perdue, Politics News

It was a tale of two visions of government. And when politicians from both parties came through Charlotte with plans on what it's going to take to get...

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Dave Jamieson

As Big Hotels Outsource Jobs, Workers Lose Hold On Living Wage

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Boston, Marriott, Video, Indianapolis, Indiana, Deval Patrick, Labor Unions, Outsourcing, Hotels, Labor, Hyatt Hotels, Dishwasher, Housekeeping, Unite Here, Business News

INDIANAPOLIS -- Maria Fajardo has been working as a housekeeper and janitor in Indianapolis hotels since 1987. The job has changed a lot in 24 years, ...

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Massachusetts Tornadoes Kill At Least 4

AP/The Huffington Post | By STEPHEN SINGER | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Natural Disasters, Springfield-Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, John Kerry, Massachusetts Tornadoes, Extreme Weather, Tornado, Massachusetts, Tornadoes, Timothy Murray, Video, Green News

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Tornadoes roared through Massachusetts on Wednesday, as violent winds caused damage in about two dozen communities, ripping...

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A Shot Heard 'Round the World? Social Impact Bonds Bring Social Innovation to the Bay State

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Ronald Cohen, Impact Investing, Milken Global Conference, Social Entrepreneurship, Social-Impact-Bond, David Blood, Clinton Global Initiative, Recidivism, Deval Patrick, TED Conference, Social-Finance, Barack Obama, Massachusetts, Rockefeller Foundation, Goldman Sachs, Philanthropy, JP Morgan, Strategic Philanthropy, Impact News
Jonathan Greenblatt

SIBs represent the dawn of a new era, one that will accelerate the evolution of the Impact Economy.

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NH Senate Rejects Bullying Law Change Limiting School Responsibility

AP | KATHY McCORMACK | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use, Donna Schlachman, New Hampshire Schools, Cyberbullyin, Bullying, New Hampshire Senate, Deval Patrick, Bullying Law, Education News

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire's Senate voted unanimously on Wednesday to reject changes to the state's anti-bullying law that received strong su...

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Deval(uing) Government

Glenn C. Altschuler | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Yes We Can, Equal Opportunity, A Better Chance, Deval Patrick, Booker T. Washington, Governor of Massachusetts, Books News
Glenn C. Altschuler

Let's face it: government is the only institution with the power and resources to make equal opportunity more than an empty slogan. Deval Patrick, no doubt, agrees. But he says precious little to that effect in his book.

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A Fresh Start for Colorado Democrats

Nancy Cronk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pat Waak, Progressive Democrats of Colorado, Rick Palacio, Deval Patrick, Polly Baca, Colorado Democratic Party, Reorganization, Adam Bowen, Election, Chair, Denver News
Nancy Cronk

The Colorado reorganization meeting was a reminder of why we are Democrats and why it is important to never allow ourselves to be divided.

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Deval Patrick Defeats Charles Baker To Win Reelection

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Results, Election Day, Charles Baker, Deval Patrick, Governors Races, Elections 2010, Politics News

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick bucked the anti-incumbent, pro-Republican trend and won a second term Tuesday with the help of some of...

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