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Courts, Crime & Police

Judge Explains Reasoning in Controversial Decision


By Frannie Carr
Was judge Christina Harms in the right when she ruled that a mentally ill woman should have an abortion and undergo sterilization? She defended her decision and explained her thinking to WGBH News.
Education

Kerry Town Hall Promotes College Affordability


By Frannie Carr
As college becomes ever more a necessity for economic success — it's also getting ever more expensive. Sen. John Kerry held a public meeting on Feb. 6 to learn how to keep costs down.
Government

Administration Defends Spending Priorities

By Frannie Carr
It's another challenging budget year — and if you're tired of hearing that one, the state's head of finance can relate. WGBH NEWS: THE BUDGET PROPOSAL
Red Sox

LOUUUUUUKing Forward To The Red Sox Season


By Frannie Carr
Remember that other sport? With only a month to go before spring training starts, veteran infielder Kevin Youkilis reflects on the team's new manager and prospects for 2012.
Local Politics

Brown, Warren Not Likely To Prevent Third-Party Ads


By Frannie Carr
It's legally unclear how much control Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren have over third-party groups, even though both say they would like to prevent such groups from airing attack ads.
Courts, Crime & Police

Despite Uproar, 'Three Strikes' Bill Still In


By Frannie Carr
Public safety officials, prisoner advocates and judges are arguing over whether or not the state should pass the "three-strikes" law that's currently on the table on Beacon Hill.
Election 2012

Politics Is Romney's Career — And That's OK


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By Frannie Carr
The author of a new book about Mitt Romney thinks the candidate should embrace his long life in politics instead of trying to distance himself in response to rivals' criticism.
Health Care

Romney Could Be In The Health Care Crosshairs At Debate


EMILY ROONEY: GRUBER ON 'OBAMACARE'
By Frannie Carr
Once his crowning achievement, health care reform has become Mitt Romney’s Achilles heel. 
Local Politics

Businessman, Romney Cabinet Member Disputes Damning Study

By Frannie Carr
New figures from conservative think tank, the Beacon Hill Institute, find Massachusetts’ 2006 landmark health-care plan, often called “Romneycare,” cost the Bay State 18,000 jobs. But in an interview with WGBH’s Emily Rooney Show, Romney’s former Secretary of Economic Affairs, Robert Pozen, says he’s skeptical about the results. HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEW
The Emily Rooney Show

Davey: MBTA Fare Increase ‘on the Table’


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By Frannie Carr
A fare hike for the cash-strapped MBTA is “definitely on the table,” according to the state’s newly anointed transportation czar.
The Emily Rooney Show

On 9/11 Anniversary, Sen. Brown 'Yearns' For Unity



SEPT. 11: A DAY OF REFLECTION, A DECADE OF STORIES
By Frannie Carr
Senator Scott Brown says he wishes Washington lawmakers would embrace the same kind of bipartisan unity that followed the 9/11 terror attacks.
Local Politics

Poll: Voters Draw Line Between Public And Private Civil Liberties


By Frannie Carr
Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, a new poll suggests that the line between pursuing terrorism and preserving civil liberties is not a straight one. Sen. Scott Brown says lawmakers are trying to work out the balance between the two.
Economy

Innovation Economy Growth Leaves Parts Of State Behind


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By Frannie Carr
The local innovation economy is credited with driving up Greater Boston’s median income by 54 percent over the past three decades. But a new study by UMass economists and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found that, in some western parts of the state, incomes have fallen 24 percent over the same period.
Religion

Report Finds Muslims Loyal To U.S., Optimistic


By Frannie Carr
Local Muslims are responding to the findings of a new Gallup poll comparing the attitudes of Muslim Americans to Americans of other faiths. The report found that ten years after the 9/11 terror attacks, the vast majority of Muslim Americans are loyal to the United States and are more optimistic than other major faith group about their future.
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Harvard Econ. Professor Advises Greek PM


GREEK LEADER MAKES TAKE-IT-OR-LEAVE-IT PROPOSAL
By Frannie Carr
The world is looking at Greece this week as the country works to avoid a default by securing extra bailout money from the EU. And Greek PM George Papandreou is getting advice from Harvard Professor Richard Parker.
The Emily Rooney Show

The DiMasi Verdict: Higher Burden Of Proof On 'Honest Services' Fraud Charge

By Frannie Carr
Ex. House Speaker Sal DiMasi was on Wednesday  found guilty on seven counts related to his corruption trial -- one of which was "theft honest services by fraud." That's a confusing charge -- so much so that the jury had to ask the judge for him to repeat his instructions on it. We explain what it means. DIMASI CONVICTED IN CORRUPTION TRIAL
The Emily Rooney Show

Crosby, Nash: 'We Love Singing Together'


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By Frannie Carr
David Crosby and Graham Nash, of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, joined WGBH's Emily Rooney to talk about their music — and what it's like to continue playing together after all these years.
Local Politics

Bob Pozen: I'd 'Seriously Consider' Senate Run


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By Frannie Carr
Bob Pozen, the chairman-emeritus of Boston-based MFS Investment Management, told WGBH’s Emily Rooney on Thursday that he would “seriously consider” a Senate run if the state’s Democratic Party asked him to.
Local Politics

Bob Pozen: I'd 'Seriously Consider' Senate Run


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By Frannie Carr
Bob Pozen, the chairman-emeritus of Boston-based MFS Investment Management, told WGBH’s Emily Rooney on Thursday that he would “seriously consider” a Senate run if the state’s Democratic Party asked him to.

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