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Dianne Wilkerson Pleads Guilty to Extortion, Stuffing Cash in Bra
By Mara Gay - Politics DailyFormer Massachusetts State Senator Dianne Wilkerson, caught on video two years ago filling her bra with what was allegedly bribe money, plead guilty Thursday to eight counts of attempted extortion. The Boston Democrat was arrested in October 2008 when prosecutors accused her of accepting $23,500 in bribes to obtain a liquor license for a new nightclub called Dejavu. FBI footage of Wilkerson allegedly showed the then-senator employing her novel money-carrying method. Under the plea agreement, she could spend up to four years in prison. This was not Wilkerson's her first run-in with the law. ...
Portions of Kennedy FBI File May Stay Family Secret
By David Knowles - AOL News(April 12) -- What secrets still remain about one of America's most famous public figures? Before the FBI releases 3,000 pages of its file on Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy, the family of the late political icon will have a chance to review them and make its case to keep some portions from being made public. The release of this first installment of Kennedy's file comes in response to several Freedom of Information Act requests made following the senator's death from brain cancer in 2009 at the age of 77. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Ted Kennedy's family will have the opportunity to ...
Boston Globe Endorses Dukakis for Appointment to Kennedy Seat
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAs the Massachusetts Senate prepares to take another step toward authorizing Gov. Deval Patrick to make a temporary appointment to the U.S. Senate, the state's largest newspaper is recommending Michael Dukakis for the job. Dukakis, 75, was the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and the Democratic nominee for president in 1988. ...
Police Sgt. James Crowley Denies Racism in Gates Case, Refuses to Apologize
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyIn the flap over whether the arrest of Harvard Law Professor Henry Louis Gates was racially motivated, the professor, President Obama and the arresting officer have different views. "I am not a racist," Cambridge, Mass., Police Sgt. James Crowley, an 11-year veteran of the force, told the Boston Globe. He told the Boston Herald, "I just have nothing to apologize for." ...
Hillary Clinton '08, R.I.P.
By David Knowles - Politics DailyFor a little while there, it looked like Hillary Clinton had a shot at mounting a comeback. But on Tuesday, that pesky math caught up with her. There's simply not enough time, or delegates, remaining for her to pull it out. Barack Obama has won. Such is the prognosis from all of those but the most hardened loyalists. Here then, a compendium of obituaries for Hillary's '08 bid for the presidency.First, a few editorials from today's papers:The Seattle Times gives us "Clinton's end: time to yield and unify," that conculdes:Clinton's campaign is over. She is perhaps the last to know. ...
Take Your Anger Out On Dan Shaughnessy's Behind
By PostmanR - AOL NewsIt's been some time since we've checked in with Boston Globe scribe Dan Shaughnessy -- perhaps because he's gotten over his confusing hatred for Curt Schilling's blog.In any event, if you are no fan of DS, then the above game is just for you. Just put your cursor over the guy's foot, pull back and swing through to give Dan a swift kick in the butt. On my first attempt, I launched him 5,399 feet. I expect the Jay Mariotti version of this game to be out by early next week. Actually, why wait? You can make it right here, right now.HT: Barstool Sports via Red Sox Monster. ...
David Ortiz to Boston Media: I'm Angry
By Eamonn Brennan - AOL NewsAs hard as it is to believe, another Red Sox player is unhappy with his treatment from the media. No, it's not Curt Schilling -- though that would neither surprise nor interest. Instead, it's the usually affable David Ortiz, who is upset with a headline accompanying a story in which he admitted to being confused about what substances are and are not banned by Major League Baseball. The headline -- "Papi' Unwitting 'Roid User?" -- has Mr. Ortiz feeling reticent about talking to any member of the media, including the Boston Globe's Jackie MacMullan: "I'm angry, bro," [Ortiz] declared. "I'm going ...
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