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Week In Review: Greig Sentenced, Mass. Unemployment Rate Down Again

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The brother of one of James "Whitey" Bulgers alleged victims, Steven Davis speaks to media outside federal court in Boston Tuesday, June 12, after Catherine Greig's sentencing. (AP)
The brother of one of James "Whitey" Bulgers alleged victims, Steven Davis speaks to media outside federal court in Boston Tuesday, June 12, after Catherine Greig's sentencing. (AP)

In a policy change that could effect hundreds of thousands, on Friday President Barack Obama announced the country will no longer deport certain illegal immigrants under 30 who came to the country as children and have no criminal history.

Meanwhile, the race for the U.S. Senate got surprisingly personal this week when Sen. Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren released a new round of campaign ads.

The latest Massachusetts unemployment numbers came out this week. The state added 7,500 jobs in May and the unemployment rate dropped to 6 percent, the lowest in more than three years.

And the longtime companion of James "Whitey" Bulger, Catherine Greig,  was sentenced to eight years in prison for helping the reputed mobster elude authorities for 16 years.

We talk about those stories and more on Radio Boston’s week in review.

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Anthony Brooks:

Joan Vennochi:

John Carroll:

Guests:

  • Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe columnist
  • John Carroll, communications professor at Boston University; author of the Campaign Outsider Blog

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This segment aired on June 15, 2012.

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