Monthly Archives: June 2005

What do Jolly Ranchers, Soda Pop and Meth Have in Common?

From the moment on Thursday when the young man sat down in Dr. Richard Stein’s dental chair in southwestern Kansas and opened his mouth, Dr. Stein was certain he recognized the enemy. This had to be the work, he concluded, … Continue reading

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AG: Union Put Kids on Payroll in Seniority Scam

Massport’s union longshoremen have been placing kids as young as 2 years old on the payroll in a long-running scheme to give them bogus seniority that fattens the wages they fetch as adult dock-workers years later, investigators contend.

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GM’s Lack of Leadership, Braincells

For the first time in history, everybody get’s the GM employee discount!

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5 teams quit youth football league

Decision stirs racial tensions In what youth football officials are calling a crisis, five suburban Pop Warner teams have voted to leave a conference filled with urban teams, including those from Mattapan, Dorchester, and Roxbury, roiling racial tensions in what … Continue reading

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Wade’s agent says Dwyane ‘feeling better’

There was no official update Sunday on whether Wade will be available for the biggest game in franchise history. The team said the situation with Wade’s strained ribcage muscle was “status quo.” Wade’s agent, Henry Thomas, said the decision to … Continue reading

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Frist Says He Will Prevail in the Long Run

By CARL HULSE Published: June 5, 2005 WASHINGTON, June 4 – With lawmakers returning from the Memorial Day recess, the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, faces a crucial test of whether he can re-establish his authority after a rapid sequence … Continue reading

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U.S. Faults 4 Allies Over Forced Labor

By JOEL BRINKLEY Published: June 4, 2005 – New York Times WASHINGTON, June 3 – The United States criticized four of its closest allies in the Middle East on Friday, saying Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates … Continue reading

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Delivering Iraq to the Iraqis

When it was time to revolt against the British, the Continental Congress chose George Washington to lead the fight.

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All the President’s Men

The identity of Deep Throat is revealed just in time.

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It’s Baseball Again

May has ended and the Red Sox are still reining World Series champions, so the voices aren’t prominent at all, not like they always were to me in years prior.

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The NBA Hype Machine

Is the NBA’s campaign to find the next Michael Jordan beginning to play a role in the outcome of this Eastern Conference Finals? In a game versus the defending champion Pistons on their own home floor, Miami got the benefit … Continue reading

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