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		<title>Rep. Lynch To Vote Against Health Care Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If congressional Democrats win passage of a national health care overhaul, they will do so without the vote of one Massachusetts Democrat -- Rep. Stephen Lynch.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster Officials Tour Mass. As State Continues Storm Cleanup</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal disaster officials are touring parts of Massachusetts Wednesday to assess damage from last weekend's torrential rains and winds as part of the state's effort to make its case for federal disaster assistance.]]></description>
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		<title>Evacuation Day Repeal In Legislative &#8216;Purgatory&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Patrick's Day is also Evacuation Day, one of two holidays in Massachusetts -- along with June's Bunker Hill Day -- observed in only Suffolk County. Efforts to repeal the two holidays are active at the State House. ]]></description>
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		<title>Listen: Very &#8216;Inviting&#8217; Time For Brown Election Model, Says Politico&#8217;s Allen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BOB OAKES</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The political team that helped Sen. Scott Brown stage a stunning electoral victory is hoping to apply that strategy in other races this year -- beginning with another former Kennedy seat in Rhode Island.  Politico's Mike Allen joined WBUR to discuss whether the so-called "Brown model" can be applied successfully elsewhere.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Listen: After Brown, Republican &#8216;Gains To Be Made&#8217; In Many Districts</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/15/legislative-races</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BOB OAKES</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Scott Brown's win in January's special general election sent tremors through the electoral landscape in Massachusetts.  The election also led to the launching of the politics Web site, MassBeacon.com.  Its creator, Conor Yunits, joined WBUR Monday to handicap many of the upcoming races for the state legislature.]]></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>Republicans Early Targets at Southie Breakfast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE ASSOCIATED PRESS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Republicans - newly elected Sen. Scott Brown and gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker - were easy targets Sunday as the heavily Democratic Massachusetts political establishment gathered in South Boston for its annual St. Patrick's Day roast.

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		<title>Sen. Brown Warns Again Against Passing Health Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown accused President Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.]]></description>
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		<title>State House Roundup: Engagement Party</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/12/state-house-roundup-7</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JIM O'SULLIVAN (State House News Service)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while in government, just when the eyes start to glaze over and loll backwards at yammering about the consumer price index and biannual open enrollment periods for health insurance, a policy door opens. Enter Deval Patrick.]]></description>
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		<title>With A Signature In Green, St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Became A Holiday</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/12/evacuation-day-holiday</link>
		<comments>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/12/evacuation-day-holiday#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DAVE SHAW and KEVIN MCNICHOLAS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was 69 years ago Friday that Massachusetts made March 17 -- St. Patrick's Day -- a legal holiday in Suffolk County. And though the law is said to formally recognize the day the British evacuated Boston in 1776, the conspicuous coincidence of the calendar certainly did not go unnoticed: The governor signed the bill in green ink.]]></description>
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		<title>Alicia Keys, And Other Big Acts, Play In The State’s Casino Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/12/artists-gambling</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ANDREA SHEA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do artists like Alicia Keys have to do with the casino debate in Massachusetts? Well, if you run one of the dozens of live performance venues in the state, resort-style casinos mean competition.  Now venue managers and others in the entertainment business are taking their concerns to Beacon Hill.]]></description>
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		<title>In Downtown Crossing, The Hole In The Ground That&#8217;s Hard To Fill</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/12/downtown-crossing-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BOB OAKES and LISA TOBIN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a surprising comment made by the project's developer, Mayor Thomas M. Menino is threatening action on the former Filene's site at Downtown Crossing.  To get a sense of how some business owners are responding to the latest news in their neighborhood and how the stalled Filene's project is affecting their business, WBUR headed to Downtown Crossing to hear firsthand.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. Will Cut Local Aid By As Much As 4 Percent</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/12/local-aid-cuts</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE WBUR NEWSROOM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts could cut local aid to cities and towns by as much as 4 percent next fiscal year, Democratic leaders on Beacon Hill said Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. Senate Passes School Nutrition Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/11/senate-nutrition</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WBUR NEWS &#38; WIRE SERVICES</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that bans the sale of salty and sugary snacks and high-calorie sodas in public schools as the state looks to battle a rising tide of childhood obesity.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. Senate Passes Anti-Bullying Legislation</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/11/senate-bullying</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>STEVE BROWN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prompted anew by the suicide of a 15-year-old South Hadley girl, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday designed to clamp down on school bullying across the state.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. Senate Approves Lawrence Recovery Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/09/lawrence-money-troubles-senate</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE ASSOCIATED PRESS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill allowing the city of Lawrence to float up to $35 million in municipal bonds to help balance its budget.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Seeks Stronger Oversight In Lawrence Financial Recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE WBUR NEWSROOM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Senate on Tuesday approved a measure that would allow the city of Lawrence to borrow up to $35 million to avoid bankruptcy but requires stricter oversight than in the House bill.]]></description>
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		<title>State House Roundup: Exeunt Delahunt, Et Al.</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/05/state-house-roundup-6</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JIM O'SULLIVAN (State House News Service)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electoral intrigue is, just like money in politics, like water on pavement. And just when the voyeuristic horde -- junkies, operatives, reporters, aspirants -- thought that Massachusetts’ elected class was going to let them down, Congressman Bill Delahunt rose to the occasion. A recap and analysis of the week in state government.]]></description>
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		<title>Delahunt&#8217;s Retirement Gives GOP A Shot At Mass. Seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE ASSOCIATED PRESS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Democratic Massachusetts Rep. William Delahunt formally announced his retirement Friday, state Republicans predicted they have one of their best shots in more than a decade at reclaiming a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Running For The 10th? Delahunt&#8217;s Potential Successors</title>
		<link>http://www.wbur.org/2010/03/05/delahunt-successors</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RACHEL ROHR and KATHLEEN MCNERNEY</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The field of candidates for Massachusetts' 10th congressional district is taking shape, now that Rep. William Delahunt is stepping down. Two Democrats and two Republicans so far have announced their intentions to run.]]></description>
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