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...unsurprising election yesterday, current Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) and City Councilor Peggy Davis-Mullen (D) nabbed places to run in the Boston mayoral race this November...
Early results showed Menino holding a lead of approximately 73 percent, while Davis-Mullen commanded about 23 percent of the vote...
With the new album and tour, U2 has left behind the techno trappings of 1997's Pop for straight-on, earthy, lusty rock 'n' roll. "Our last albums were in a way deconstructing what a band was about," explains drummer Larry Mullen. "It's great to be playing as a real band again." U2 is also excited about being able to connect with an audience in an intimate way again. "People have been coming to U2 shows for 20 years now. It's almost like the Deadheads at this stage," explains bassist Adam Clayton. "People realize that it's about...
...political roots are planted in Irish soil. "We were never not going to be a political band," says Mullen. "In the rest of the world, the two things that you can't talk about are religion and politics. In Ireland the only things we talk about are...religion and politics. I also think that real rock 'n' roll has always been tied up in political issues, and you can't separate it." U2's guitarist, the Edge, agrees: "Political music can turn you on to things. It's always been that way for me. Jimi Hendrix, the whole kind...
Despite the school issue, the distance between Menino and Davis-Mullen is not issue-based, but personality-based...