The Podcast: Sen. Kennedy's Economic Legacy
This week on The Bottom Line podcast: We remember Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. The congressional titan is being laid to rest this weekend after a funeral here in Boston. As the nation recalls his enormous legacy as a lawmaker, we look at the economic impact in Massachusetts of that sweeping political record. Also, another federal law with enormous economic impact gets a lift: the new GI bill. And, Boston cabbies try to stretch out the miles.
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