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	<title>wbur.org &#187; Fred Thys</title>
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		<title>A Tale Of Three Cities: Budget Cuts Around Mass.</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/18/budget-woes</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS, CURT NICKISCH and DEBORAH BECKER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, cities and towns are being told to expect less from the state. Leaders in the Legislature are telling municipalities to prepare for a 4 percent cut in state money with the fiscal year beginning in July. Three of our reporters traveled to three different communities to see how they're coping with budget cuts.]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans Hope To Double Their Beacon Hill Presence</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/15/plymouth-plympton-race</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in 20 years, Republicans believe that they can have impact on the state legislature. But even if they double their current number of seats, will that be enough to make real change on Beacon Hill?]]></description>
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		<title>Listen: With Delahunt Out, Expect A Lively Congressional Race</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/05/delahunt-out-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/05/delahunt-out-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Rep. William Delahunt retiring Thursday night, WBUR politics reporter Fred Thys covers all the angles of Delahunt's retirement and looks ahead to what he says "could be the liveliest congressional race" in nearly a decade.]]></description>
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		<title>With Questionable Photograph, DA Opens Inquest Into ’86 Bishop Killing</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/26/bishop-inquest</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/26/bishop-inquest#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norfolk District Attorney William Keating says a photograph taken at the crime scene in Braintree indicates that the 1986 shooting of Seth Bishop by his sister, Amy, may not have been accidental, as was originally determined.  Keating has opened an inquest into the killing and subsequent investigation.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Norfolk DA Seeks Inquest In 1986 Bishop Shooting Case</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/25/bishop-norfolk-da</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norfolk District Attorney William Keating said there are enough discrepancies and contradictions in past police reports to seek an inquest into the 1986 shooting of Seth Bishop by his sister, Amy.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Officers, 2 Stories Of 1986 Bishop Shooting</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/25/bishop-braintree</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Braintree police officer and the town's former police chief are, 24 years later, telling two very different stories about what happened on the day in 1986 that Amy Bishop shot her brother, Seth. ]]></description>
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		<title>Delahunt: Authorities Acted Appropriately In 1986 Bishop Shooting</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/23/bishop-delahunt-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/23/bishop-delahunt-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. William Delahunt is defending his role in the closed homicide case of Seth Bishop, the Braintree man who was shot and killed by his sister, Amy Bishop, 24 years ago. Delahunt was the Norfolk County district attorney when state and local police ruled the shooting an accident, and it was his decision not to present the case to a grand jury.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. Republicans Eager To Follow In Brown&#8217;s Footsteps</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/04/republican-reality-check</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/04/republican-reality-check#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This could be the year for the GOP in Massachusetts. Sen.-elect Scott Brown is giving home to a new wave of Republican candidates eyeing Congress and the State House. But gaining ground in the bluest state could be near impossible.]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Likely To Be Sworn In Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/03/brown-letter</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/03/brown-letter#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS and MONICA BRADY-MYEROV</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that Scott Brown could be sworn in as Massachusetts' new Republican senator Thursday. The senator-elect told WBUR that he wants to be sworn in immediately because, he said, "I want to do my job." ]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Thanks Voters, Signals Party Independence</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/01/brown-tour</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/02/01/brown-tour#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen.-elect Scott Brown is already parting ways with some of his future Republican colleagues. In interviews with ABC News and with WBUR's Bob Oakes this weekend, Brown said he would vote for the president's proposal to provide tax credits to businesses that hire new employees, a plan some Republican senators say they will oppose. Brown made the remarks during a tour of Massachusetts this weekend to thank people who supported him. ]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Heads To Washington To Meet The Democrats</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/21/elex-folo</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/21/elex-folo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen.-elect Scott Brown is headed for Washington on Thursday morning. He won't be sworn in, but he wants to meet all the Democrats who represent Massachusetts. ]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Promises His Upset Will Be The First Of Many</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/20/brown-wins</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/20/brown-wins#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his victory speech Tuesday night, the new senator-elect from Massachusetts said something that would sound very unusual coming from most winning politicians in this liberal state.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Coakley Acknowledges Voter Anger; Brown Says It&#8217;s Not About Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/18/senate-last-day</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/18/senate-last-day#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a final day of campaigning, Attorney General Martha Coakley acknowledged the unrest driving many voters toward her Republican opponent. State Sen. Scott Brown said the election is not a referendum on President Obama, with whom he agrees on a number of issues.]]></description>
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		<title>The Republican Candidate Rejects A Republican Idea: Cap And Trade</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/18/cap-and-trade</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/18/cap-and-trade#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The candidates for Ted Kennedy's seat in the U.S. Senate hold opposing positions on just about everything, and that includes climate change. But it's an issue on which the Republican candidate, State Senator Scott Brown, may be going against his Republican roots. ]]></description>
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		<title>A Final Campaign Weekend, Two Very Different Moods</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/18/campaign-roundup</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/18/campaign-roundup#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The candidates for the U.S. Senate seat held by Ted Kennedy are just a day away from finding out who voters will send to Washington. Both the Republican candidate, State Senator Scott Brown, and the Democratic candidate, Attorney General Martha Coakley, crossed the state in an effort to generate enthusiasm. WBUR's Fred Thys followed both candidates, and found very different moods along the way.
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		<title>Bill Clinton: A Brown Victory Would Stall Nation&#8217;s Progress</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/15/kennedy-successor-coakley-clinton-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/15/kennedy-successor-coakley-clinton-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former President Bill Clinton on Friday urged voters to support Democrat Martha Coakley in the race for U.S. Senate, saying a win for her Republican opponent would stall the nation's progress.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Race Heats Up Over Abortion</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/13/senate-abortion-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/13/senate-abortion-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The once-sleepy race for the U.S. Senate has sprung to life over the issue of abortion. As soon as the last debate of the race ended, the Massachusetts Democratic Party started running an ad against the Republican candidate, State Senator Scott Brown. Now, Brown is countering. ]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Hits Back After Negative Coakley Ad</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/12/brown-ad</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/12/brown-ad#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, state Sen. Scott Brown, says he raised $1.3 million in 24 hours. He is spending some of his campaign money defending himself in a new television ad.
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		<title>Coakley And Brown Debate One Last Time</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/12/senate-debate-9</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/12/senate-debate-9#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democrat  Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown have just one week to go before voters decide which of them, or Liberty Party candidate Joseph Kennedy, they send to Washington as the next Senator from Massachusetts. The candidates held their last debate at the University of Massachusetts at Boston last night, and it provided some heated exchanges. 
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		<title>&#8216;Absolutely&#8217; Wrong To Call Coakley-Brown Race A Statistical Tie</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/07/rasmussen-poll</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/01/07/rasmussen-poll#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FRED THYS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scott Rasmussen says WBUR was "absolutely" wrong to interpret his poll in the Senate race between Martha Coakley and Scott Brown as a statistical tie.]]></description>
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