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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Thomas Menino

Thomas Menino stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - The Boston police officer suspended for referring to Henry Louis Gates as a “banana-eating jungle monkey” is suing the city and the department for violating his civil rights, the Globe reports. The BPD, police commissioner, and mayor are “conspiring to intentionally inflict emotional distress” and interfering with Justin... More »

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police • racism • mayor • suspension • civil lawsuits • racial slurs • Thomas Menino • Boston Police Department • Henry Louis Gates Jr • Justin Barrett

Opinion

Mayors Call for Middle Ground on Guns

Bloomberg, Boston counterpart lay out consensus changes

Jun 30, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Extremist-driven debate over gun control “made for good political theater,” but it hasn’t accomplished much, mayors Michael Bloomberg of New York and Thomas Menino of Boston write in the Wall Street Journal. Now that the Supreme Court has clarified the issue, it’s time to implement... More »

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gun sales • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • Second Amendment • US Supreme Court • background checks • Thomas Menino

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