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Massachusetts gears up as car repair battle goes to the ballot

Barry Steinberg opened his auto repair shop in Watertown, Mass., in 1974, and for decades he says his mechanics could fix any problem on any car. “We have a great group of guys,” he said as he walked the floor…

Massachusetts weighs ballot measure allowing doctor-assisted suicides

In 2010, a Boston doctor diagnosed Heather Clish’s father with brain cancer, giving him only six months to live. Lee Johnson didn’t want to suffer and decided to end his life. “It was very important to him to die with…

Wireless surveillance: Bringing the Fourth Amendment to the 21st century

When Congressman Edward Markey discovered that the cellphone information of more than 1.3 million people was handed over to U.S. law enforcement last year, often without a judge’s consent, he felt something had to be done. Markey (D-Mass.), the senior…

People Speak: Is California’s death penalty costing too much in lives, money?

Gil Garcetti is walking in downtown Los Angeles in front of a building he is very familiar with. He is standing outside the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, a place he spent 32 years prosecuting dozens of death penalty cases.…

Apple changes the game — with AirPlay mirroring

A screenshot of the Apple.com website, where the company is showing off early images from a forthcoming “Mountain Lion” update to its operating system. (Apple) iCloud is deeply integrated into the operating system and into more apps. (Sean Captain) PreviousNext…

Congress eyes job creation incentives through Pennsylvania man’s Hire Just One program

Pennsylvania philanthropist Gene Epstein has been called many things: Persistent car salesman, tenacious real estate investor — and in superhero terms, crusading job creator. He’s best known for his Hire Just One program, a job creation project he came up…

Infomercial Legend Matthew Lesko Subject of Documentary, Still Laughing at Government

Over 30 years ago, Matthew Lesko, a retired Naval officer equipped with an MBA in Computer Information Systems, launched a consulting career educating Fortune 500 executives on how to take advantage of little-known government programs. Later, he decided his true…

FR. JONATHAN MORRIS: How Did Most of the Media Miss Nancy Pelosi’s Political Sermon On the Budget?

During last week’s blistering budget debate, most in the the media missed a fascinating political sermon delivered by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. During a photo-op for the Hunger Fast Coalition, while posing with Rev. Jim Wallis, Ms. Pelosi pointed…

Obama Speech Offers Opportunity for Healing

After seven long years of war, tens of thousands of American casualties, and hundreds of billions of dollars, President Obama last night announced the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. The president had promised to end combat operations…

Get Outside Your Box

Pandora is a free Internet “radio station” customized for the individual listener. It bills itself as a “new kind of radio station that plays only the music you like.” The way the Web site works is that you enter a…