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BOSTON - The former Middlesex County register of probate has been allowed to keep his $39,000 a year public pension even though he was convicted of stealing more than $100,000 from office copy machines. The refrain sounded by his aides is accurate: Barack Obama has done more for the cause of gay rights than any president before him. Michele Bachmann on Thursday proclaimed her support for Mitt Romney at a campaign stop in Portsmouth, Va., endorsing her onetime rival in the Republican primaries despite some harsh criticism earlier in the race, The Wall Street Journal reported. Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum will hold a private meeting in Pittsburgh Friday, the first since the former Pennsylvania senator dropped out of the presidential nomination race last month. Utilizing funds stemming from the recent nationwide state-federal settlement over unlawful foreclosures, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office is launching a statewide foreclosure prevention and borrower support initiative, entitled the HomeCorps. A new poll of three major battleground states -- Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania -- shows a tight race between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama. BOSTON - The Massachusetts Gambling Commission is standing behind its decision to hire an interim executive director despite a prior accusation of sexual assault against him that was dropped by authorities in Florida. LAWRENCE – He's no stranger to controversy, and this latest move may be no different. The Eagle Tribune reports that Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua has appointed his receptionist to a top public works position that oversees more than 100 city parks, ball fields and other public spaces. When Wisconsin Democrats launched their recall drive against Republican Gov. Scott Walker last year, it was all about unions. They wanted Walker to pay with his job for pushing legislation that stripped almost all public workers of nearly all their collective bargaining rights. Kicking off his Virginia campaign, Republican Mitt Romney said Wednesday he'll do "the opposite" of what President Barack Obama has done to help the economy. His wife, Ann, chipped in by appealing to women voters in a key region of a state both candidates will fight over until November's election.
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The Heritage Foundation
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- NATO Summit 2012: Without New Investment by Europeans, NATO’s Future Is in Doubt
- Iran’s Queasiness with Western Values Continues
- Pawlenty and Boehner Agree: Stop Taxmageddon Now
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- Left-Wing Environmentalists Solicit ‘Conservative and Libertarian’ Policies
TheBlaze
- Reporter Mocks Mitt Romney By Arriving on Red Carpet in Dog Kennel
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- Retired Three-Star General Describes the Impact of Increased Fiscal Contraints on the Department of Defense
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- Seriously? Elizabeth Warren May Have Plagiarized ‘Pow Wow Chow’ Recipe Submissions
