http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/ en Copyright 2012 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:48:02 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Strategies for fighting terrorism can be found in Boston’s successful gang-prevention efforts and in the resolution of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, former Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen M. O’Toole said today. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/boston_miracle.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/boston_miracle.html Foreign Policy Politics kathleen o'toole Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:48:02 -0500 An anti-spending group has issued an economic assessment of Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/economics_growt.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/economics_growt.html Campaign 2012 Economy Politics President Obama Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:58:11 -0500 Just days after announcing his presidential bid, Mitt Romney says not to expect him to hit the campaign hustings too hard anytime soon. “Right now, your greatest enemy is overexposure," he told CNN's Piers Morgan in his first major TV interview since his announcement. "People get tired of seeing the same person day in and day out." http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/romney_greatest.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/romney_greatest.html Campaign 2012 Politics Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:44:59 -0500 The six Democrats who so far have declared they want to unseat US Senator Scott Brown next year blasted the Republican and mocked his reprepresenation in "the people's seat" as they addressed delegates at the party's annual convention. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/mass_democrats_2.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/mass_democrats_2.html Campaign 2012 Congress Politics Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:30:00 -0500 Mitt Romney tonight began a speech to a ballroom full of Christian conservatives by reaffirming his positions against abortion and gay marriage. Romney, who wrote a portion of the speech on a legal pad during a flight from Boston to Washington late this afternoon, then turned to the economic themes that are expected to drive his recently launched presidential campaign. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/romney_nods_to.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/romney_nods_to.html Campaign 2012 Economy Politics President Obama Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:11:20 -0500 The head of Fiat-Chrysler said today that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney must have been "smoking illegal material" when he argued in 2008 that the US auto industry could be resurrected without federal financial assistance. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/chrysler_head_a.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/chrysler_head_a.html Campaign 2012 Economy Politics President Obama Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:42:09 -0500 Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney headed from New Hampshire to Washington this afternoon so he could speak tonight at the Faith and Freedom Conference. Just don't expect much talk about social conservative issues, which were the bane of his first campaign for the presidency in 2008. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/romney_will_sti.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/romney_will_sti.html Campaign 2012 Economy Foreign Policy Politics President Obama Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:53:36 -0500 Prospective Republican presidential contender Sarah Palin will continue her "One Nation" tour beyond Washington, D.C., and the New England states. She said this morning that she plans to take her tour to Iowa and South Carolina, two early voting states. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/palin_meets_nhs.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/palin_meets_nhs.html Campaign 2012 Economy Foreign Policy Healthcare Politics President Obama Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:05:10 -0500 Massachusetts Democrats are converging on Lowell this afternoon for the fun part of their annual convention: the convention-eve parties. Tomorrow, the working part of the weekend begins when gavel drops at 10 a.m. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/democrats_holdi.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/democrats_holdi.html Campaign 2012 Congress Politics Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:00:31 -0500 In the first town hall of his freshly-announced presidential campaign, Mitt Romney this morning continued to offer a sharp critique of President Obama’s handling of the economy. It was the first time this year that Romney has faced a group of voters in the unscripted forums that New Hampshire prides itself on. About 100 people showed up to the event, bringing written questions to ask the candidate about issues he has not brought up himself: education, climate change, and abortion. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/romney_on_obama_1.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/romney_on_obama_1.html Campaign 2012 Economy Politics President Obama Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:36:16 -0500 NORTH CONWAY, N.H. - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said today he is pondering whether to run again for the presidency and will decide by the end of summer. If he does run, he said, he would "do it the right way" this time and spend more time on person-to-person campaigning in New Hampshire. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/giuliani_says_h_4.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/giuliani_says_h_4.html Campaign 2012 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:10:13 -0500 Even as she insisted that she was not trying to undermine Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign announcement today, Sarah Palin sharply criticized Romney’s universal health care law while touring historic sites on Romney’s home turf in Massachusetts. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/sarah_palin_pla.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/sarah_palin_pla.html Campaign 2012 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:32:40 -0500 A live blog of Mitt Romney's speech publicly declaring his second presidential candidacy. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/live_blog_of_ro.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/live_blog_of_ro.html Campaign 2012 Economy Foreign Policy Healthcare Politics President Obama Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:24:00 -0500 Mitt Romney this morning is planning to announce his presidential bid by delivering a forceful speech that continues to criticize President Obama’s handling of the economy. The former Massachusetts governor and Bain Capital executive will also seek to portray him as the candidate with the know-how to get the country’s economy back on track. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/in_announcing_p.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/in_announcing_p.html Campaign 2012 Economy Politics President Obama Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:00:00 -0500 Governor Deval Patrick shifted from a ceremony celebrating new jobs for Massachusetts to the more somber task of comforting the afflicted and directing his administration's response in the aftermath of a pair of tornadoes that swept across the state on Wednesday. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/governor_shifts.html http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2011/06/governor_shifts.html Politics Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:10:00 -0500