April 19, 2009

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Widen right to
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Police chiefs in Fitchburg, Somerville, Chelsea, Milford, and Framingham say that permitting undocumented immigrants to obtain licenses would sharply reduce the time, stress, and cost that dealing with unlicensed drivers requires. (By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff)

Gregg uplifted after yes-no on Cabinet

In the months since Senator Judd Gregg's surprise withdrawal from his nomination to be President Obama's commerce secretary, the New Hampshire Republican has remade himself into one of the most fervent critics of the administration's budget policies. (By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff)

Mass. firm sued in Madoff scandal

Investors of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff have filed 18 lawsuits against Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in an effort to recoup $3.3 billion that its hedge fund group lost in the scandal. (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)

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He was just 11 years old, and they called him gay. They said he acted like a girl and bullied him. Girls, boys - anyone, it seemed - taunted Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover until he could take it no more. (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)

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