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Incomplete picture of UMass speaker controversy
"This isn't the case of an individual being denied a podium because he holds objectionable sentiments or was a political activist. The United Freedom Front was a terrorist group." -- Jack Tarlin |
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Patrick should support
free speech at UMass
Governor Patrick was wrong to try to halt a planned UMass speech by a convicted bomber. The right to free speech is meant to cover even those people who are deeply objectionable. Yesterday, Patrick wisely gave up his attempt to block the speech, calling instead on those who are offended to make their own views known. He should have taken that path from the start. (Boston Globe)
Pawlenty: GOP’s newest ideological enforcer
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is understandably frustrated with Maine Senator Olympia Snowe's shifting between sides in the health care fight. But Pawlenty went way too far in questioning whether she should be in the Republican party. Snowe is an institution in New England politics with a well-earned reputation for putting the needs of constituents -- many of whom lack health insurance -- ahead of party dogma.
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MBTA: Quick reflexes on the Orange Line
The quick actions of MBTA employees saved a woman's life on the Orange Line, reminding everyone how much commuters depend on those who run the trains. The professionalism of the driver in the Orange Line case is a sign of hope amid the transit agency's well-documented troubles. (Boston Globe)
After the wall, Bush was right
The celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this week failed to note that reunification of Germany was once a topic of great contention. History has vindicated the leadership of President George H. W. Bush over the doubts of British Premier Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterand. (Boston Globe)
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A reflection on Veterans Day of a son trying to reconcile two very different sides of his father. (By Ted Sutton, Boston Globe)
Political pirouettes in the Senate race
Declarations, clarifications, and political acrobatics by candidates can confuse voters on their stances on the health care bill, but they can also bring the candidates themselves into sharper focus. (By Scot Lehigh, Globe Columnist)
Wedded to vitriol, backers
of gay marriage stumble
It's time for supporters of same-sex marriage to stop caricaturing opponents as the equivalent of Jim Crow-era segregationists. (By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist)
A comprehensive solution to combustible markets
Barney Frank delineates his committee's approach to preventing another financial collapse. (By Barney Frank, Boston Globe)
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