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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Stephen Lynch calls health care vote plan ‘disingenuous’

Stephen Lynch.
By Jay Fitzgerald
Even one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s floor whips, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch,...
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Two sue Robert Jaffe for $18M

Bernard Madoff, left and Robert Jaffe.
By Jerry Kronenberg
A New Hampshire man and his elderly mother are suing Bernard Madoff’s alleged...
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Mass. jobless rate unchanged for February

By Thomas Grillo
The Bay State’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.5 percent in February as more people entered the work force,...
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58% support Robert DeLeo’s plan for casinos, slots at tracks

A new poll asked, Do you support or oppose House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s plan to authorize two resort casinos in Massachusetts and to allow a limited number of slot machines at the state’s racetracks?
By Thomas Grillo
House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s proposal to expand gambling has broad support...
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Hub teens hope GOTCHA fair leads to work

Justin Pomare,16, fills out applications for a job search at the GOTCHA jobfair for teens held at the Bird St Community Center in Dorchester.
By Christine McConville
Justin Pomare arrived at the Dorchester job fair, with the kind of confidence that...
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Casual Male to try new big, tall men’s stores

By Donna Goodison
Casual Male Retail Group Inc. will roll out a new superstore concept for big and tall men. Destination XL will combine merchandise from the Canton company’s...

Fed chief Ben Bernanke makes case to keep all bank duties

Ben Bernanke.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke yesterday urged Congress not to...
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Price tag of BU education tops $50G

By Greg Turner
The cost of a BU education has crossed the $50,000 threshold. Boston University announced yesterday that tuition...
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Stocks in narrow range after price, jobs data

By Associated Press
NEW YORK — Stocks are trading in a narrow range after a fresh batch of reports showed that the economy continues to slowly regain strength. Thursday’s...

Snack food heir’s death may be tied to business

By Associated Press
An angry letter and a bag of Golden Flake chips were taped inside Major Bashinsky’s abandoned car when it was found near downtown Birmingham, Ala. ...

Senate Oks fed bill to spur job hiring

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won...
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Obama signs jobs bill, says more must be done

President Barack Obama signs the HIRE Act jobs bill in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington this morning.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today signed into law a package of tax...
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FedEx sees economic recovery spreading

In this photo made Jan. 25, 2010, a Fed Ex truck drives along the highway near Mansfield, Ohio.
By Associated Press
NEW YORK — FedEx says the global economic recovery is broadening, as Asia continues to see strong growth and the...

Gov’t bank auditors got big bonuses

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Banks weren’t the only ones giving big bonuses in the boom years before the worst financial crisis in generations. The government also...

NOAA head announces reforms of fishery enforcement

Fisherman Al Cottone, left, points as he talks with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA , chief, Jane Lubchenco and fisherman Gus Sanfilippo on the waterfront in in Gloucester, Mass., Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
By Associated Press
The federal oceans chief has announced reforms of how the nation’s fishermen are policed. Last year, after...


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