Starstruck State House

With a little Hollywood magic, this bare-knuckles brawl on Beacon Hill would make a heck of a movie - a metaphor, really, for what is happening all over America. Billions are at stake as the rookie governor and the powerful Speaker engage in an old-fashioned, manly showdown for the soul of a state, or at least control of a building. ... (Full article: 724 words)

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