The Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian stands before a bust of Frederick Douglass as he delivers the keynote address at the City of Boston’s commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. (Tony Irving photo) More in Scenes
Crosstown Center: A work still in progress
Jin-ah Kim
Back in 2002, at an event celebrating the start of construction on the massive Crosstown Center development, Mayor Thomas M. Menino sounded bullish about the project’s prospects. Full story
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Patrick pumps $10M into eliminating homelessness
Steve LeBlanc
Gov. Deval Patrick is set to unveil a major new $10 million push to virtually eliminate homelessness in Massachusetts in the next five years.
The goal of the initiative is to come up with better ways to detect when individuals and families are on the verge of falling into homelessness — and move in swiftly with aid and support. Full Story
Obama, Clinton face off in bitter debate
Nedra Pickler
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama accused each other of repeatedly and deliberately distorting the truth for political gain Monday night in a highly personal, finger-wagging debate that ranged from the war in Iraq to former President Bill Clinton’s role in the campaign.
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Campaign operations go toe-to-toe in Mass.
Alex Bloom
The quest for the Democratic presidential nomination in Massachusetts is in full swing, with supporters for Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois already on the ground and organizing here in Boston.
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