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Big Government


By Kerry Healey

by Kerry Healey
Government needs more than its current two gears: inert and glacial. It needs to be nimble enough to actually respond to real national emergencies; not in months, weeks or days, but in hours.

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Have You Heard? Study Says Gossip Protects You


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By Sanjay Salomon
It’s no secret that dishing the dirt on the latest scandal is fun. But a Northeastern Study says gossip literally changes how we see others — and it’s meant to protect us.
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State Senate Budget Give Unions 'Voice But No Veto'


By Sarah Birnbaum
Last month, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a measure that would strip public employees of collective bargaining rights over health care benefits. The move infuriated unions. On Wednesday, Senate leaders unveiled a similar measure, though it gives unions some more room to negotiate.
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MCAS Scores To Count In New Teacher Evaluations

By Sarah Birnbaum
The Massachusetts Board of Education has voted to make student test scores play a bigger role in teacher evalution. TEACHERS' UNION ENDORSES NEW EVALUATION PROPOSAL

Mo Rocca examines the voting process in America, including the GOP's and Democratic Party's get-out-the-vote efforts in Indiana; ballot design; and voter-identification laws. Also: an initiative to reform the Electoral College.

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