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Massachusetts Lt. Governor Rescues Kids From Burning Van, Nearly Gets Punched In Process
So much to love about this story. Not only do you have the politician jumping into action and actually doing something for people-like pulling kids out of a burning minivan, which is what Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray did in Worcester, Mass., last night. Murray told the Worcester Telegram he and his wife were driving when they saw smoke pouring from a parked van. Pulling over, the Murrays heard someone yelling that there were Children inside the car. The Lt. Governor did “pretty much what...

Deval Patrick's got bright future ... in fiction
The world will little note nor long remember what Deval Patrick said yesterday — he was right to loosely lift that line from the Gettysburg Address. Only yesterday, when Deval Patrick said it, it wasn’t false modesty. It was the truth. If Deval’s 20-minute celebration of the welfare state was a preview of his new book, they better stock it in the fiction department. What state — or world — was he talking about? Is that why Massachusetts is losing a congressional sea...

Ex-Gov Cellucci diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease
BOSTON - Paul Cellucci, the former Massachusetts Governor and U.S. ambassador to Canada, announced Thursday that he has a slowly progressing case of Lou Gehrig’s disease. "I’ve had symptoms for four years," the 62-year-old Cellucci said in a statement to The Associated Press. He said that despite some weakness, "I am feeling quite well." Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, attacks the brain and spine and usually is detected after muscle weakness. It progresses to complete paralys...

Since When are Deadbeat Dads Pop Culture Icons?
By now you've all see the story of the Homeless guy with the great voice, Ted Williams, as he's been making the rounds on television. But for years we've been told what worthless lowlifes deadbeat fathers are. So why all of a sudden the change in attitude? Don't get me wrong, I'm all for giving people a second or third chance, but let's not overlook the fact the guy is a deadbeat who's left a trail of misery and a broken family. So before we all get all misty-eyed over his shot at redemption, ...

Dutch chemical plant ablaze
MOERDIJK, Netherlands, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A huge fire erupted at a Chemical Plant in the Netherlands Wednesday, officials said. The blaze at the Chemie-Pack plant near Rotterdam prompted authorities to put the southern part of South Holland province on alert because of a large cloud of toxic black smoke that had reached the town of Dordrecht, Radio Netherlands reported. People in the area were being told to stay indoors and to keep their doors and windows shut. There were no reports of serious inj...

Washington couple use birthday numbers to win $190 million in lottery
OLYMPIA, Wash. — When her husband, pale-faced and shaking, awoke her Tuesday night, Carolyn McCullar thought he was having a Heart Attack. Then her husband, Jim, who has a history of heart problems, sat her down at the desk where the couple stashed their lottery tickets and showed her the winning combination — the couple’s birthdays — on the computer screen. They had won the Mega Millions jackpot. "She looked at me, and she screamed," said Jim McCullar, 68, who until Wedn...

Transfer of Power Plays
The news keeps arranging itself to tell us things. In Washington, the House chamber presents a convivial scene, with members’ Children and Grandchildren looking on, as Nancy Pelosi, in a tangle of handshakes and air kisses, turns over a huge gavel to John Boehner and resists a likely impulse to crown him with it. In Pakistan, they transfer power differently. A “liberal” provincial Governor is unseated by his Bodyguard’s bullets for mildly criticizing the country’s ...

Mass. Lt. Gov. pulls kids from burning minivan
This wasn't part of the job description when Timothy Murray was voted Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. Murray is being hailed for pulling two Children out of a burning minivan in Worcester, about 40 miles west of Boston. Murray was driving through his hometown at about 7 p.m. on Tuesday when he noticed smoke and flames coming from a parked minivan's tire. He stopped and called 911, then heard someone yell that there were Children inside. Murray helped the Children out of the van, and brough...

Lt. Gov. Tim Murray pulls kids from burning van
WORCESTER — This wasn’t part of the job description when Timothy Murray was voted Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. Murray is being hailed for pulling two Children out of a burning minivan in Worcester. Murray was driving through his home town at about 7 p.m. on Tuesday when he noticed that one of the parked minivan’s tires was ablaze. He stopped and called 911, then heard someone yell that there were Children inside. Murray helped the Children out of the van and brought t...

Mass. lieutenant governor rescues children from burning van
Source: Yahoo Tim Murray, the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, was driving through Worcester with his wife and two Children last night when he spotted smoke coming from a parked minivan. Immediately, he pulled over and sprang into action. According to The Boston Globe, Murray was calling 911 when he heard someone shout that Children were inside the burning vehicle. He ran to the minivan, pulled the Children out and took them to their grandmother, who was standing nearby. The unidentified wo...

Christie Has 5-Year Plan To Improve NJ Roads
TRENTON, NJ (WCBS 880) - The Pulaski Skyway, along with other Holland Tunnel connectors, I-78, and Route 139 are among roads slated for much needed repairs over the next five years using money meant for the cancelled Trans-Hudson rail tunnel project. “What you have here is a plan that is fiscally responsible, that will not burden over the long haul our Children and Grandchildren with extraordinary Debt payment, and will address the needs that we have,” says New Jersey Gov....

RIP, Select Committee on Global Warming
— Photo by Martha Coakley, via Flickr. The kick-off of the 112th Congress on Wednesday also marked the end of an era in the House—the demise of a committee devoted solely to Climate Change and energy issues. The Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming, created by Nancy Pelosi in 2006, has been shuttered under the new Republican leadership. In the final days of the committee, Staffers released a report on what the committee accomplished in its brief tenure—a...

Ellen Weiss Quits NPR Over Juan Williams Firing
NPR’s Senior Vice-President Ellen Weiss, who was responsible for the firing of Juan Williams, has just quit her post. The media organization’s VP was most famous for this firing, which caused a national uproar in 2010 between free-speech proponents and Censorship advocates. Get the full story, plus pictures and video below! On October 18, 2010, Juan Williams made an appearance with this man on FOX’s The O’Reilly Factor and basically said that seeing Mus...

Sweeney: N.J. must pay to fix pensions
TRENTON - An overhaul of the New Jersey Pension system won't fly without a guarantee from the Governor that the state will pay its share, the Legislature's top Democrat said. Senate President Stephen Sweeney said he would soon announce major Pension Reforms that hinge on Gov. Christie's agreeing to start paying into the system. Christie skipped a $3.1 billion payment during the current Budget year, the latest in a series of missed or greatly reduced payments by governors of both parties over mo...

Sen. Brown still waiting for first Dem challenger to emerge
Democrats in Massachusetts are in no rush to launch their bids to unseat Sen. Scott Brown. None of the party's contenders have declared their intention to run, despite the first-term Republican's status as a top target for Democrats next year. Some potential Candidates noted the election is almost two years away, giving them plenty of time to mount an aggressive challenge. But the longer Democrats wait to get into the race, the more time Brown has to cement his position, GOP Strategists say. B...

Bra Stuffing Felon Gets 3 1/2 Years
The bribe taking, Bra stuffing Massachusetts State Senator BOSTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts state senator Dianne Wilkerson, a native of Springfield, convicted of Corruption after being videotaped stuffing bribe money into her Bra has been sentenced to three and a half years in Prison. Wilkerson was sentenced on Thursday after taking responsibility for her actions and asking U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Woodlock for mercy. Wilkerson, the first black woman elected to the Massachusetts S...

ALS sufferer's advice to Paul Cellucci: Go out and live
Don’t think about Lou Gehrig’s disease as a death sentence. It’s a life sentence . . . and a chance to start fighting in a new direction. That’s the tough-love advice that hard-bitten ex-paratrooper David “Doc” Robinson, 55, wants to convey to former Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci, who revealed yesterday that he has the degenerative neuro-muscular disorder. “I’d tell him to just get out there and live,” said Robinson, who was diagnosed with...

Shaw's will shut down five stores
Shaw’s Supermarkets said that it will close five unprofitable stores in Massachusetts and Rhode Island by the middle of next month. The company said in a statement Wednesday that it decided “only after careful evaluation” to close the stores. The Rhode Island locations are in Johnston, and on Bald Hill Road in Warwick. The Massachusetts stores are in New Bedford, Stoneham and Revere. The stores will be closed by Feb. 17. The statement said the closings are the result of “...

Gov. Patrick sworn-in for second term
BOSTON - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has been sworn-in to a Second Term in office. The Governor took the oath shortly after noon on Thursday in the Massachusetts House chambers. Senate President Therese Murray delivered the oath, making her the first woman in state history to preside over the swearing-in of a governor. Patrick was expected to outline some of his goals for his Second Term in his inaugural address. The Governor later planned to greet well-wishers filtering through Nurses Hal...

Wilkerson sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison
A former Massachusetts State Senator convicted of Corruption after being videotaped stuffing bribe money into her Bra has been sentenced to three and a half years in Prison. Dianne Wilkerson was sentenced on Thursday after taking responsibility for her actions and asking U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Woodlock for mercy. Wilkerson, the first black woman elected to the Massachusetts Senate, pleaded guilty in June to eight counts of attempted Extortion for taking $23,500 in bribes from und...

Gov. Patrick readies for second term
BOSTON — Clergy in multicolored robes mimicking the palette of Joseph’s coat kicked off Gov. Deval Patrick’s inaugural ceremonies with a prayer service Thursday. Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O’Malley, former TV anchor and Rev. Liz Walker, as well as representatives from other faiths, joined the Rev. Nancy Taylor under the beamed ceiling of Old South Church to pray for Patrick, Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray and their wives at the start of the Running Mate’s Second Term. B...

Lesbian Episcopal Priests 'Married' by Mass. Bishop
Two of the U.S. Episcopal Church's most high-profile Lesbian priests were married to each other in a ceremony presided by Massachusetts Episcopal Bishop M. Thomas Shaw. Mally Lloyd is an official in the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts and Katherine Ragsdale is dean of the Episcopal Divinity School. The ceremony took place on New Year's Day in Boston, according to the Patriot Ledger. Shaw, a longtime supporter of Gay Marriage, gave his parish priests permission to perform same-sex marriage...

Gov. Deval Patrick eyes health costs
Gov. Deval Patrick’s call yesterday for major health-care reforms - including changes to the state’s malpractice laws - reignited longtime rifts between doctors and lawyers, who have been battling for decades over changes to the system. During his inaugural address after being sworn in to a Second Term as Governor, Patrick drew applause for vowing to make Job Creation his top priority - even though he was short on details about how he’d lower business costs, keep firms in Mass...

Friday Throwdown: Letting killers go
When should a life sentence mean life? They had all been successfully prosecuted and jailed for multiple crimes. They were all released from Prison by Massachusetts authorities. They all went on to commit Murders once freed. Their Victims: Woburn Police Officer John ‘Jack’ Maguire, allegedly gunned down by Cinelli in a shootout during a botched Robbery staged under the cover of a snowstorm blanketing the region. Brian and Beverly Mauck, two Washington State newlyweds, savagely killed...

Gov. Deval Patrick eyes health costs
Gov. Deval Patrick’s call yesterday for major health-care reforms - including changes to the state’s malpractice laws - reignited longtime rifts between doctors and lawyers, who have been battling for decades over changes to the system. During his inaugural address after being sworn in to a Second Term as Governor, Patrick drew applause for vowing to make Job Creation his top priority - even though he was short on details about how he’d lower business costs, keep firms in Mass...