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...which would have allowed more than one party to nominate the same candidate. The measure, which was backed by several labor unions, failed by a 30 percentage-point margin. But Cambridge voters turned down the proposal by a narrower 51-to-49 margin. The vote was much closer on a third statewide ballot question, a proposed law that would allow child-care workers in private homes to unionize. As of early this morning, with 95 percent of precincts reporting, “no” votes on question three edged out affirmatives, 52-48. Seven of Cambridge?...
...Speaker plans to announce his departure this week and perhaps as soon as today, officials said. Leadership elections are scheduled for next Wednesday but are likely to be pushed back to closer to the deadline under party rules, which...
...Harvard Medical School professor has received about $1 million to fund a promising effort that could move researchers closer to a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Professor of Neurology Rudolph E. Tanzi has thus far been awarded about one-third of the $3 million that has been raised by the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, a charity based in nearby Waltham. The fund’s leaders believe that targeted research, particularly in the area of genetic mapping, will be more effective in finding a cure than more traditional, broader types of research. Genetic mapping...
...liquor licensing in the state, allowing food stores to sell wine; the second would allow for “fusion voting,” where multiple parties can sponsor a single candidate; and the third would allow unions to organize childcare workers at day-care centers throughout the state. Closer to home, City Councillor Michael A. Sullivan—the patriarch of the Cambridge political family—is running unopposed for Middlesex County Clerk of Courts, a position that has been held for the last 48 years by his uncle, Edward J. Sullivan. The younger Sullivan has said that...
...keep caramels in his pocket for the grandkids. Vladimir Putin, by contrast, is less gentle grandpa than live mink. President George W. Bush may have looked into Putin's soul and been reassured by what he saw, but he might have found less to like if he'd paid closer attention to the Russian leader's beady eyes and take-no-prisoners cheekbones...