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Road trip

A lesbian journey through Maine's history
There comes a time in a woman's life when she just has to leave her husband at home with his mistress, toss her suitcase in a roadster, and head Downeast for a little timeout with her new, butch girlfriend. In July 1933, that's exactly what first lady Eleanor Roosevelt did.
By CAROLYN GAGE  |  June 24, 2009
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Carter vs. the Clamshell: round one is a standoff

Inside, an impeccable incumbent fields the easy questions
The presidential party arrives in a rush through the side door near the stage, and those in the audience at Portsmouth High School stand to applaud. Many are on their toes and crane their necks to catch a glimpse of Jimmy Carter in the confusion down front.
By DIANNE DUMANOSKI  |  May 07, 2009
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Toxic talk: Hating Obama

Repugnant anti-Obama hate speech has dissipated for the moment. How likely is it to raise its ugly head again?
During and just after the 2008 presidential campaign, the antipathy of right-wing pundits toward Barack Obama reached remarkable, often repugnant depths.
By ADAM REILLY  |  January 19, 2009
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Bringing the party to the people

A history of our Inaugural West Swingers and White House Hoedowns
Are there any jobs on Earth more virile-sounding than commander in chief?
By KARA BASKIN  |  January 19, 2009

Choosing my religion

Letters to the Boston editor, October 24, 2008
There’s nothing that strikes me as heroic or important about Gregg Housh’s farcical jihad against Scientology.  
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS  |  October 22, 2008

Among the Republican thugs

Fear and pepper spray in St. Paul
Minnesota is known innocently enough as the Gopher State, but for one terrifying, riot-gear-and-grenade-filled week this past summer, it was a police state.  
By ANNE ELIZABETH MOORE  |  October 27, 2008
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The 11th Annual Muzzle Awards

Silencing free speech
Freedom of expression may be guaranteed by the Constitution. But it’s an idea we have to fight for every day.
By DAN KENNEDY  |  July 05, 2008
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Alma Obama

Understated understudy
My niece Rachael was graduated from Wesleyan this past Sunday, an accomplishment perhaps overshadowed for some by the highly publicized circumstances surrounding the commencement ceremony.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  May 28, 2008
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Could America face a committee choice for president?

Surprise Scenario
Like many thoughtful voters, I have privately wondered what would happen if John McCain, Hillary Clinton, or Barack Obama were to die after being nominated.
By MARY ANN SORRENTINO  |  April 09, 2008
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And the beat goes on

Hillary Clinton proves the Rasputin of primary politics
All Phillipe + Jorge can say after Tuesday’s presidential primary is that we are overjoyed the Patriots resigned Randy Moss.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE  |  March 05, 2008
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Vantage Point

Unintentional laughs
Vantage Point neither resolves its own mysteries nor says much about the Rashomon effect it’s trying to emulate.
By PETER KEOUGH  |  February 20, 2008
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The ‘A’ word

Is there one political story the press shouldn’t report?
How can the media cover a subject that nearly everyone’s thinking about, but is almost too abhorrent to discuss?
By ADAM REILLY  |  February 15, 2008
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The rites of Robby

Roadsteamer’s new message of unity
“At first he was a douchebag,” says Roadsteamer (a/k/a Rob Potylo) of the character he created.
By MIKE MILIARD  |  July 09, 2007
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Garry glitter

Present Laughter shines at the Huntington; plus Hillary and Monica
Youth may be “a stuff will not endure,” but Noël Coward’s Present Laughter — which takes its title from the Shakespearean ditty that tells us so — certainly does.
By CAROLYN CLAY  |  May 29, 2007
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Notes on a tragedy

More than a week after the Virginia Tech massacre, we still have more questions than answers
Seung-Hui Cho got what he wanted: a whole nation is talking about him and his horrific killing spree on the Virginia Tech campus last week.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  April 25, 2007
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Notes on a scandal

Could a botched sting operation compromise Hillary Clinton’s presidential hopes?
The saga of gossip columnist Jared Paul Stern has entered a n phase that could end up generating the biggest political and the biggest media story of the year.
By ADAM REILLY AND HARVEY SILVERGLATE  |  March 29, 2007
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Chisley and his chisel

Sports blotter: "Penn State murder" edition
One of America’s longest-running sports-crime suspense stories may come to a close this week, as police are expected to arrest former Penn State defensive end LaVon Chisley in connection with the stabbing death of PSU senior Langston Carraway.
By MATT TAIBBI  |  January 17, 2007
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The conspiracist

Gay-rights crusader Paul Kuntzler turns a sharp mind for detail to the JFK assassination
“Assassination-conspiracy theorist” is a relatively recent addition to Paul Kuntzler’s résumé. Watch Paul Kuntzler on the JFK assassination
By MIKE MILIARD  |  January 11, 2007
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Beating around the Bush

Death of a President misfires
When the title and the premise alone piss off Hillary Clinton and Rush Limbaugh, why cop out when making the film itself? Death watch: Gabriel Range on his President. By Peter Keough
By PETER KEOUGH  |  October 25, 2006
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Randy

He opened the doors to the Living Room, with enthusiasm and encouragement
Randy Hien was a sun around which thousands of people orbited.
By PHILLIPE & JORGE  |  September 27, 2006
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Greatest hits

Hits and misses
So that’s how World War II started.
By PETER KEOUGH AND PAUL BABIN  |  September 22, 2006
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The Ninth Annual Muzzle Awards

Our annual New England roundup of those who undermined freedom of speech and civil liberties. But first, a word about George W. Bush.
Nearly five years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, our political culture has been warped beyond recognition.
By DAN KENNEDY  |  July 04, 2006
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The Sentinel

If you like 24 you might like this
Gone are the salad days when you could stroll into Ford’s Theater, shoot the president and flee; today, he can’t take a leak without five agents holding his dink.
By CHRIS WANGLER  |  April 25, 2006

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