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Obama to signal campaign themes tonight - Boston Globe
But senior administration officials said yesterday he would outline four key themes: improving manufacturing to generate greater innovation and productivity, a new energy strategy that would create jobs and lower the costs for families and businesses, ...
SKorea, Japan agree to expand currency swap deal - Boston Globe
The official declined to be named because of office policy. Noda told Lee that he would seek to return the remanning books at an appropriate time, according to South Korea's presidential office. The books' return came two months after South Korea ...
A changing geography lesson - Boston Globe
“We've always had our own representative over here,'' said the man, who declined to give his name to a reporter. Over here is Southie, home to incumbent Councilor Bill Linehan. Lee lives in Chinatown, at the opposite end of District Two, ...
House districts may get shake-up - Boston Globe
Those interviewed for this article declined to be named because the process is not yet complete. Some close to the redistricting efforts have speculated that Olver, who is 75 and whose wife is ill with cancer, will not seek another term after 20 years ...
Occupy Boston info booth demolished by Public Works Department - Boston Globe
A Boston Public Works employee who declined to give his name motioned protesters away from the wood-framed structure as two other workers began disassembling the frame. By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent Employees of the Boston Public Works ...
Libyans struggle to control information flow - Boston Globe
The commander, who refused to be identified, said the detainee had been shot in the left leg and his head was shaved. Guards at the facility where he was supposed to be taken also said he was inside, but none had actually seen the high-profile prisoner ...
Joe Biden heading to NH to file for President Obama's reelection campaign - Boston Globe
The vice president personally plans to deliver the paperwork and $1000 filing fee to Secretary of State Bill Gardner, according to a top Democratic official who requested anonymity to speak before the official scheduling announcement. ...
Building collapse displaces neighbors - Boston Globe
The owner of 45 Chelsea Street, who declined to give her name, watched from the corner of Gove and Chelsea Street, one hand covering her mouth in shock. More than two dozen families have been displaced from their homes this weekend after the adjacent ...
Blue Line back on schedule for morning commute as demolition in East Boston ... - Boston Globe
The owner of 45 Chelsea Street, who declined to give her name, watched from the corner of Gove and Chelsea Street, one hand covering her mouth in shock. More than two dozen families have been displaced from their homes this weekend after the adjacent ...
Romney is quick to defend his faith this time around - Boston Globe
It's personal,'' said one adviser, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a topic considered sensitive. “And he feels there's no place in this campaign for it.'' Mark DeMoss, an evangelical public relations executive who supports Romney, ...
Inside the collapse - Boston Globe
Most requested anonymity out of concern for their jobs or potential damage to their relationships in the organization. Others refused to comment or did not respond to interview requests. Second baseman Dustin Pedroia, portrayed on a Sports Illustrated ...
Globe editors explain decision to name Bulger tipster - Boston Globe
Although Bjornsdottir seemingly made it clear she did not want to be identified, editors decided that her pivotal role in apprehending one of the country's most wanted fugitives outweighed her desire for privacy. “In the end we believed that was the ...
Chrysler-UAW talks break for a day without deal - Boston Globe
The two spoke for a short time and said they were not ready to recommend a deal to the membership, said the official, who asked not to be identified because the meeting was private. "The introductions were longer than the meeting," the official said. ...
Special ops, CIA first in, last out of Afghanistan - Boston Globe
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss planning for sensitive operations. "If the CIA built an intelligence network that could provide special operations forces with targets, we could do the job," said Maj. Gen. ...
Whitey Bulger in exile - Boston Globe
“You have to protect yourself,'' he told her, according to her account, which she gave on condition of anonymity because of the media attention the case has drawn. He demonstrated how she should use it if someone accosted her. ...
Killing of Syrian Kurdish leader sparks anger - Boston Globe
They already feel excluded from the decision making process and they fear for the future," he said on condition of anonymity, because of the sensitivity of the subject. Outrage over Tammo's killing spilled over the border into Iraq's Kurdish region. ...
Romney aide trades on political ties - Boston Globe
Zwick told potential investors that Romney was the first to invest in Solamere with $10 million, according to three people Zwick pitched who spoke on condition of anonymity - a move that undoubtedly built immediate credibility for the enterprise. ...
No arrests in deadly Roxbury shooting - Boston Globe
She said she looked outside, did not see anyone, and then her neighbor knocked on her door and told her there were two bodies on the ground, said the woman, who asked that her name not be used because she fears for her safety. ...
One man dead in double shooting in Roxbury - Boston Globe
Both of the victims were wearing maintenance uniforms, according to the public safety official and community worker who both requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the case. The incident occurred near the Warren Gardens ...
Obama, Congress divided over terror suspects - Boston Globe
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to describe strategy and discuss private conversations. Civil liberties groups and other organizations also have weighed in on the provisions. Eleven retired generals, admirals and former judge advocate ...
Faces of Brockton - Boston Globe
“It's surprising on a church, but the meaning - I understand it,'' said the woman, who declined to give her name. “That's Brockton.'' Sign Design employees John Teed and Mario Magalaheas installed a banner on Main Street in Brockton.
In northern Afghanistan, a small, stubborn Taliban - Boston Globe
“When the sun goes down, they don't care about the government,'' said the resident, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety. “They are ruling the districts and villages.'' In recent months, Afghan forces working with US ...
What's up at Friendly's? - Boston Globe
That plan includes the possibility of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and a sale of the business, according to a person close to the company. Friendly is owned by Sun Capital Partners Inc., a Florida private equity firm that purchased the ...
Latin Academy parents unimpressed with Hyde Park school facility - Boston Globe
A teacher from Latin Academy, who asked not to be identified, conjured up the Greek myth of Procrustes, who would invite travelers to sleep in his iron bed and then stretch out the short people and cut off the extremities of the tall so they fit the ...
Mitt Romney to report raising up to $13 million, lower than previous quarter ... - Boston Globe
... by motivating his existing supporters, but it was not enough to move some of the fence-sitters over to his camp, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the campaign has not publicly released its numbers yet. ...