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sandmonkey.org - 12/16/2008
Moving towards a divided world
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You know, this no longer surprises me: The Boston Public Health Commission has just banned the sale of all tobacco products at colleges. Not high schools. Colleges. Anti-smoking activists are ecstatic. "Boston has taken another step that puts it in the forefront in the United States ...
Tobacco: Banned in Boston
slate.com - 12/15/2008
Tobacco: Banned in Boston
— slate.com — The health police have crossed another line. Four months ago, they banned new fast-food restaurants in a... 32-square-mile area of Los Angeles. In that case, they crossed the line from restricting food for kids to restricting it for adults . They also ... (more) Tobacco: Banned in Boston

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/18/2008
Obama's Moving Day: What Happens At The White House
— huffingtonpost.com — There is drama on moving day, however. Gary Walters, who retired last year after 21 years of... overseeing the 132-room mansion as chief White House usher, explained that on Inauguration Day it was his job to help the first families move, in the scant and hectic period between the time the exiting ... (more) Obama's Moving Day: What Happens At The White House

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/13/2008
Moving Very Fast
— talkingpointsmemo.com — From the Journal (sub.req.) ... The publisher of the Detroit Free Press, the country's 20th largest paper... by weekday circulation, is expected to announce next week that it will cease home delivery of the print edition of the newspaper on most ... (more) Moving Very Fast
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December 16 roundup — Overlawyered
“The Boston Public Health Commission has just banned the sale of all tobacco products at colleges. Not high schools. Colleges.” [ Saletan, Slate ] Sometimes the case caption seems to tell a little story all by itself [Lorraine Hodges v. Mt. Zion Temple d/b/a Zero Gravity ...
Northeast Power Companies Struggle To Restore Electricity Following Storm — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
BOSTON — Utility crews worked around the clock to restore electricity Monday to more than 400,000 homes and businesses in six states still without power three days after the region's devastating ice storm. Many public schools, including those in Worcester _ the state's second largest ...