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		<title>Minorities Make History In Mass. Mayor Races</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minority candidates made history in Massachusetts mayoral elections Tuesday, while it was a mixed result for many long-term incumbents.]]></description>
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		<title>New Mayor Elected In Worcester</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state's second-largest city will have a new mayor in January as Joseph O'Brien defeats incumbent Konstantina Lukes and two other candidates in Worcester.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarno Re-Elected Mayor Of Springfield</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno has been returned to office for a second term in the state's third-largest city.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay-Marriage Vote Is Too Close To Call In Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gay marriage was put to a vote in Maine on Tuesday in a closely watched referendum that gay-rights activists across the country hoped would prove for the first time that their cause can prevail at the ballot box. Early returns showed a close contest, as forecast. ]]></description>
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		<title>Balzotti Ousts Harrington In Brockton</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[City Councilor Linda Balzotti has defeated incumbent Brockton Mayor James Harrington.]]></description>
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		<title>Menino Wins Record 5th Term As Boston Mayor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Thomas Menino held off a challenge from City Council President Michael Flaherty. Menino already has been in office for 16 1/2 years -- longer than any mayor in the city's history.]]></description>
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		<title>Warren Voted 1st Black Mayor In Newton</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iraq war veteran Setti Warren has been elected the next mayor of the city of Newton, becoming the first black to hold the job in the upscale western suburb of Boston.
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		<title>Incumbent Mayor Defeated In Westfield</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city of Westfield will have a new mayor as City Councilor Daniel Knapik defeated incumbent Michael Boulanger.]]></description>
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		<title>Incumbent Holds Off Ex-Mayor In Quincy</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/03/quincy-mayor</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch has defeated former Mayor William Phelan in a bitter rematch of their race from two years ago.]]></description>
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		<title>Pluta Wins Mayoral Election In Holyoke</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/03/holyoke-mayor</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[City Councilor Elaine Pluta will be the first woman mayor of Holyoke.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawrence Elects 1st Hispanic Mayor</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/03/lawrence-mayor</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. William Lantigua has defeated City Council David Abdoo in the Lawrence mayoral race, becoming the first Latino to be elected mayor in state history.
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		<title>Education Officials Say Mass. Did Not Break Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/03/stimulus-schools</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/03/stimulus-schools#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly.
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		<title>Mass. Lawsuits: 2 Kids Ill From E. Coli Meat</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/03/beef-recall-lawsuits</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE ASSOCIATED PRESS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawsuits against two meat companies claim a Massachusetts girl and a Rhode Island boy were sickened by ground beef contaminated by E. coli bacteria.]]></description>
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		<title>Police Investigate Fatal Shooting Near Dorchester School</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/03/dorchester-shooting</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WBUR NEWS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Dorchester near the John Marshall Elementary School. ]]></description>
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		<title>RBS: Citizens Bank Not For Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CURT NICKISCH</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After speculation that Massachusetts customers of Citizens Bank could find their bank under new ownership, the banks’ parent company, the Royal Bank of Scotland, said it would keep Citizens Financial Group.]]></description>
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		<title>Tweeting Election Day In Massachusetts</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/03/boston-election-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's Election Day in Massachusetts. As you head to the polls, share your observations and tell us about your experience -- voting irregularities, heavy turnout, light turnout, anything of interest -- and find out what your fellow Bostonians are seeing and hearing. Tag your tweets #bostonelection and they'll show up in our live stream.]]></description>
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		<title>Carroll: Lukewarm Senate Race Will Heat Up At End Of Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BOB OAKES, JOHN CARROLL and KATHLEEN MCNERNEY</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sprint to the special election to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is only a little over a month away, which means candidates are trying to get their messages out to voters on the airwaves before the Dec. 8 primaries.]]></description>
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		<title>Voters Take To The Polls In Municipal Elections</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/03/mayoral-voting</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BIANCA VAZQUEZ TONESS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voters in 52 cities and towns across Massachusetts will go to the polls Tuesday for various municipal elections.]]></description>
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		<title>Grab A Couch: House Concerts Rock On In JP</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/03/house-concerts</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ANDREA SHEA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House concerts are a longstanding tradition in Boston. They happen in basements, living rooms and lofts, often sporadically, with varying levels of success. But The Whitehaus in Jamaica Plain has been packing them in every week for nearly three years.]]></description>
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		<title>Corey Shea Act Poised To Pass U.S. House</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/02/corey-shea-act</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ABIGAIL BESHKIN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. House appears poised to pass a bill filed by Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank that would allow parents to be buried in national cemeteries with children who are veterans and killed in battle or preparation for battle.]]></description>
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