Candidates wary as opposition cameras roll
- Video trackers have been used for at least 16 years in Mass., and the contest between Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren is no exception.
(GREG M. COOPER FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
Schoolmates: Romney bullied presumed gay student in ’60s
- The Washington Post reports that as a high school senior, Mitt Romney allegedly led a posse that bullied and forcibly cut the hair of a student.
In Mass., joy, caution, and condemnation for Obama
- President Obama’s announcement was received with particular poignancy by advocates and opponents of gay marriage in the state that first legalized same-sex marriages in 2004.
In change of stance, Obama backs gay marriage
- President Barack Obama said same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, the first time he’s declared support for making gay marriage legal.
Despite protests, scrutiny of illegal immigrants to rise
- A controversial federal program targeting illegal immigrants, particularly criminals, will expand in the state, despite longstanding opposition from Governor Patrick and advocates.
JAMES ROOSEVELT JR. AND ROBERT L. REYNOLDS
How to fix Social Security
- Social Security needs to be preserved, and the system should be backed up by a robust private workplace savings system that all working Americans have access to.
(CHRISTOPHER SERRA FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
Brown calls on Warren to release her Harvard records
- With Elizabeth Warren facing questions over her Native American identity, Sen. Scott Brown called on his Democratic rival to agree to the release of her applications.
Poll: Romney, Obama in virtual tie in 12 swing states
- President Obama holds a slim lead over Mitt Romney in a dozen states, 47 percent to 45 percent, within the margin of error in a new USA Today/Gallup poll.
EDITORIAL | ROMNEY AIDE RESIGNS
A victory for ignorance
- The resignation of Richard Grenell, the openly gay foreign policy spokesman for Mitt Romney, was a defeat for the tolerance that Romney had shown by hiring him in the first place.
Joshua Green
Zombie Congress
- If Representative Jim Cooper of Tennessee is right, fiscal negotiations in Washington are in big danger.
(BRIAN TAYLOR FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
