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Week In Review: Setti Warren Out Of Governor's Race; Yawkey Way Name Change

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Democratic Newton Mayor Setti Warren was the first popularly elected black mayor in Massachusetts. Warren is also an Iraq War veteran and a former staff member for Sen. John Kerry. (Josh Reynolds/AP)
Democratic Newton Mayor Setti Warren was the first popularly elected black mayor in Massachusetts. Warren is also an Iraq War veteran and a former staff member for Sen. John Kerry. (Josh Reynolds/AP)

We take a look at the big news stories of the week, including Setti Warren's surprise withdrawal from the governor's race, the end of Yawkey Way in Boston, continuing anger and frustration over the Mount Ida closure and an SJC decision on the charter school cap.

Anthony Brooks will be introducing "Red Sox Nation: Exploring Sports and Citizenship" at the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University on April 27. 

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Jim Stergios, executive director of the Pioneer Institute. He tweets @jimstergios.

Shira Center, politics editor at the Boston Globe.  She tweets @shiracenter.

This segment aired on April 27, 2018.

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