November 2015 - NewBostonPost

Muslim Republican Saba Ahmed works to build bridges

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While waiting her turn to appear on a Fox News show last month, Saba Ahmed, a Pakistani-American and a Muslim, couldn’t bear listening to the anti-Islam rhetoric from the guest who went on before her....

MBTA fiscal woes take center stage at State House

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The Massachusetts State House was abuzz Monday with reports and comments concerning a financial crisis gripping Boston’s public transit service and how to pay for a planned Green Line expansion....

Campus activists stir defenders of free speech

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Voices are emerging to counter the din raised on college campuses by self-styled social-justice advocates as students who don’t accept the need for “safe spaces” defend free speech....

Harvard Law panel will review school emblem, dean says

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Harvard Law School Dean Martha L. Minow wants a special committee of faculty and students to gather views on whether the school’s seal should be changed....

The lost boys: To win the war on terror, America must win the hearts and minds of young men

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Young men, of Middle Eastern and Western origins, are swept up by such dramatic pathos to give meaning to their lives in what is portrayed as an inevitability of history, the ultimate illusion of purpose....

Why pro-lifers oppose violence against abortion clinics

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Though a million children are murdered each year, we remain non-violent. Here's why....

Ben Carson’s star rose from rough beginnings

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If Carson has any regrets for writing “Gifted Hands,” he isn’t showing them. The retired doctor knows what it’s like to live under trying conditions. His upbringing reveals many of them....

Results from NewBostonPost assisted suicide poll

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Throughout the month of November, the NewBostonPost included a poll in several of its articles asking readers to weigh in on whether physician-assisted suicide should be legal in Massachusetts....

Suspect in Colorado clinic shooting to appear in court

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The man accused of opening fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs lived a troubled, isolated life in the mountains of South Carolina and Colorado....

Adele’s ’25’ sells record-breaking 3.38 million copies

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Adele's new album "25" has sold 3.38 million copies in its first week, smashing single week sales records, according to Nielsen Music....

Ex-US Rep. Patrick Kennedy and wife welcome new baby girl

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Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy and his wife Amy are welcoming a new baby girl to their family....