Daily Archives: February 3, 2006
Forbidden Drawings and Dowbrigade’s Law
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 The Muslim world erupted in anger on Friday over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in Europe while the Bush administration offered the protesters support, saying of the cartoons, "We find them offensive, and we certainly understand … Continue reading
Dowbrigade May Declare for Governor
The Boston Globe was a barrel of laughs this morning. Here’s another chuckler. Attorney-General Tom Reilly, Massachusetts top lawyer, appears to have wiped himself off the political map with a gaffe so egregious that he’ll probably be wiping egg off … Continue reading
Ministry of Truth
Biosafety lab in South End gets final OK BU may start construction this month The federal government gave final approval yesterday to Boston University’s plan to build a high-security research laboratory in the South End, where scientists hunting for vaccines … Continue reading
Prefer to Pay With Silver Dollars
Last week we got one of those artfully timed dinnertime calls from an earnest young woman trying to sell us a service we didn’t need. It was a "tepid" telemarketing call, as opposed to a cold call. That is, it … Continue reading