A Camelot Comeback?

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Wary Connecticut lawmakers consider response to Massachusetts casinos
With Massachusetts lawmakers poised to bring three casinos to Massachusetts, a push that appears to have gathered momentum since a monumental collapse last year, lawmakers from Connecticut proffered a warning: ... read more

A Camelot Comeback?
AP File By Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald Just when you thought the Kennedys were fading from Massachusetts politics, there’s new speculation brewing about a Camelot comeback. This one involves Joe Kennedy — maybe even two Joe Kennedys. ... read more

Special needs agencies faulted
The audits due to be released today focus on two southern Massachusetts collaboratives, the READS Collaborative and the Southeastern Massachusetts Educational Collaborative, where Bump found multiple instances of financial mismanagement. ... read more

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Cher defends her son Chaz Bono

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Cher Defends Chaz Bono on 'DWTS'; Calls Critics 'Bigots'
Cher has gone into protective maternal mode on her Twitter account, defending her son from those who've criticized her son, Chaz Bono, after he was added to the cast of the "Dancing With the Stars" for its upcoming season. ... read more

Chaz Bono, Dancing With The Stars, And God
When it was announced that transgender advocate and son of Cher and Sonny Bono, Chaz Bono, was added to the cast of the popular ABC series Dancing With the Stars, controversy erupted. Today, Cher took to Twitter to voice support for her son, who, ... read more

Cher defends her son Chaz Bono
Matt Sayles / AP The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. ... read more

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US Stocks Down Slightly Ahead Of ISM Data

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U.S. August ISM Manufacturing Report on Business (Text)
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in August for the 25th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 27th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. ... read more

Treasuries Little Changed, Erase Gains Tied to ISM Manufacturing Index
The ISM's factory index fell to 50.6 last month, the lowest level since July 2009, from 50.9 in July, the Tempe, Arizona-based group said today. Economists projected the gauge would drop to 48.5, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg News ... read more

US Stocks Down Slightly Ahead Of ISM Data
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US stocks kicked off September with a muted opened after jobless claims remained elevated and as investors moved cautiously ahead of a key reading on manufacturing activity. ... read more

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Autumn Oaks participants fill county hotels

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New macro forecast: Sweden well prepared for the autumn storms
The global economy may be at a crucial inflection point, and mature market economies now risk stalling after only a brief and tepid recovery following the financial crisis. The exceptionally expansionary economic policy subsequent to this near-death ... read more

Autumn Oaks participants fill county hotels
A camper relaxes Wednesday during the 52nd Autumn Oaks United Kennel Club Show at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. Visitors fill area hotels and find campsites at campgrounds and the fairgrounds. / Palladium-Item photo Joshua Smith Richmond hotels are ... read more

Iowa's brewmasters are preparing their autumn beers
CHRISTOPHER GANNON/THE REGISTER/Christopher Ganno The pending arrival of September (yes, it will be here tomorrow) means the first day of autumn is roughly three weeks away. By that time, Mike Gauthier, brewmaster at Court Avenue Brewing Company, ... read more

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Names & Faces: Mel Gibson; Alyssa Milano; TI

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Alyssa Milano gives birth to a baby boy
Alyssa Milano has given birth to a baby boy. The 38-year-old actress and her husband, Hollywood agent David Bugliari, welcomed their first child into the world this morning The tot weighed 7lb and the overjoyed couple have named their new arrival Milo ... read more

Names & Faces: Mel Gibson; Alyssa Milano; TI
Born: A son to Alyssa Milano and her husband, David Bugliari, People reports . First kid for the “Who's the Boss?” actress, 38, and her agent husband, 32, who were married in 2009. They're calling him Milo Thomas Bugliari. Out of jail: TI, ... read more

Robert Downey Jr., Alyssa Milano Announce Baby News
In other baby news, actress Alyssa Milano and husband David Bugliari welcomed their first child Wednesday, according to People.com. Their son, Milo Thomas, was born at 9:27 am, weighed 7 lbs. and was 19 inches long. Milano, 38, married Hollywood agent ... read more

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