Bush warns of talks with 'radicals'
WASHINGTON - President Bush yesterday used a high-profile speech in Israel to attack the idea of pursuing diplomatic talks with renegade countries such as Iran, a key element of Barack Obama's agenda, likening it to the failed appeasement of Germany prior to World War II.
Calif. court legalizes gay marriage
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
Mass. activists on both sides ready to help
With California poised to allow same-sex marriage, battle-worn activists in the Bay State said yesterday that Massachusetts is about to be thrust into the spotlight again, this time as an object lesson in the practical ramifications and political implications of allowing gays to wed.
1,000 feet too tall for Hub tower, FAA rules
Mayor Thomas M. Menino's dream of a 1,000-foot tower in downtown Boston will have to shrink to meet the objections of federal officials, who fear it would obstruct aircraft flying in and out of Logan Airport.
The heart pines, and now the wallet wails
Staying in love has become a financial burden for Benjamin Davies. For more than a year, Davies, 28, has lived in Inman Square while his girlfriend, Adina Matusow, 26, has been in Philadelphia, getting her graduate degree in nonprofit management at Gratz College. The long distance used to be bearable - until last fall, when the cost of gas skyrocketed, ...
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