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Barack Obama - Deval Patrick Thread II
Agree or disagree, Barack Obama's recycling of words taken from campaign speeches of Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick is a big story today. Here's just one compilation from Mememorandum...

Mass. Gov says Obama discussed Kennedy replacement
Associated Press: "Gov. Deval Patrick said Friday that President Barack Obama had personally talked to him about changing the Senate succession law in Massachusetts, and White House aides were pushing for him to gain the power to temporarily replace the late Sen...

Poll: Mass. voters support governor on marriage redefinition and gambling
The Media Newswire reports: Massachusetts voters support Gov. Deval Patrick on issues such as casino gambling, encouraging in-state movie productions and extending same-sex marriage rights, and they will vote for Barack Obama and John Kerry, according to a poll released today by 7NEWS/Suffolk University ...

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signs law changing CORI system
8-7-2010 Massachusetts:BOSTON - Gov. Deval L. Patrick on Friday signed a new law that allows employers to obtain criminal records of job applicants over the Internet for the first time, overhauls the state?s mandatory minimum sentencing laws for certain drug offenses and bans sex offenders from driving ice cream trucks...

Yet Another Obama - Deval Patrick Speech Line Swipe
Via Politico: Here are the You Tube videos: Deval Patrick 6/3/06 "I am not asking anybody to take a chance on me. I'm asking you to take a chance on your own aspirations." Barack Obama 11/2/07 I'm not just asking you to take a chance on me...

Spring Break: Justice Souter exits in June.
A judge's judge heads back to New Hampshire. So says the NYT and 850 other sources. WAC?'s three best bets for replacement: Yale's Harold Koh, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and 7th Circuit Judge Diane Wood--all youngsters under 55, and each for very different Barack Obama reasons...

Is Obama a Natural Born Citien?
Philip J. Berg, Esquire vs. Barack Hussein Obama, a/k/a Barry Soetoro, a/k/a Barry Obama, a/k/a Barack Dunham, a/k/a Barry Dunham, et al

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

Massachusetts Employment Law
alleging violations of Massachusetts labor laws including overtime pay, discrimination, harassment and more.

Citigroup Smith Barney
Settle Gender Class Action for $33 Million

Frank Bluestein, The Maximum Financial Group, Inc., Questar Capital Corporation, and Gunnallen Financial, Inc.
alleging schemed investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Massachusetts Turnpike Class Action

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws