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...that Nicholas' grandfather Alexander II had purchased half a century earlier. Initially intended as a place of worship for the Russian aristocrats and industrialists who flocked to the Côte d'Azur before the 1917 Russian Revolution, the cathedral became a spiritual and cultural focal point for the mass of exiles who fled to Nice during the Soviet era. Since the fall of communism nearly 19 years ago, the so-called white Russian community and its offspring have been joined by Russian jet-setters who've grown extremely wealthy under the country's current leadership and bought pricey mansions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Russia Wants Its Orthodox Churches Back | 1/24/2010 | See Source »

According to a recent Boston Globe article, the cadets at the Randolph Regional Police Training Academy had invited Crowley to speak at their upcoming graduation ceremony in April. But according to Crowley's brother Daniel, the idea was vetoed by state officials at the request of Mass. Governor Deval L. Patrick '78 because Crowley would be too controversial...

Author: By Sanghyeon Park, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gates' Arresting Officer Too Controversial to Even Talk | 1/23/2010 | See Source »

Harvard students and Mass. residents who were able to get involved in the campaign efforts said that they felt special enthusiasm about making a difference in their home state...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Senate Race Heats Up Campus | 1/21/2010 | See Source »

...Brown took center stage in his recent race for the Senate seat against Democrat and Mass. Attorney General Martha M. Coakley. As the race grew heated, Wagley said that she felt the need to take action and make a difference in the election...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Senate Race Heats Up Campus | 1/21/2010 | See Source »

...comes with a high opportunity cost, given the political hot spot of the moment. Say you're sitting in Belmont, Mass., or Needham, and you're watching the unions get their deal and Nebraska get its deal and everybody else get their deals. What would you say to that person, who probably voted for you because you promised change and - I was just reading David Plouffe's book [The Audacity to Win] - the emphasis on going after the special interests? But you've made deals with all the special interests to get this done. Well, I'll tell you what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Obama on His First Year in Office | 1/21/2010 | See Source »

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