December 29, 2007

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Hillary Clinton said she will remain focused on Iowa for another week, but "pivot" her campaign to New Hampshire, a state she says she is...
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Planned Parenthood clinic
funds OK'd under Romney

Former governor Mitt Romney's economic development agency granted initial approval to a tax-exempt bond last year for a Planned Parenthood clinic in Worcester that will provide abortions, just two months before he left office and began highlighting his antiabortion position as a presidential candidate. (By Frank Phillips, Boston Globe)

Driver in Taunton hit-run
was text messaging, DA says

Driving down a dark narrow road on his way to his girlfriend's home, Craig P. Bigos began a text message. As he typed, his car veered off the road and he struck what he thought was a mailbox, prosecutors say. (By Anna Badkhen and Matt Viser, Boston Globe)

As Huckabee gains steam,
establishment sees a threat

The Republican establishment is galvanizing against upstart GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, worried that the former Arkansas governor is unreliably conservative and unprepared for the challenges of a general election campaign or the Oval office. (By Susan Milligan, Boston Globe)

US scientists go abroad to
find patients for cancer studies

It was one of the biggest advances in cancer treatment this year, a drug combination that potentially adds years to the lives of patients whose colon cancer has spread. (By Emily Anthes and Scott Allen, Boston Globe)

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