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Threatening Divorce at BSO’s Opening Night Gala

There were varying levels of enthusiasm during the cocktail hour at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Opening Night Gala, ranging from “This is the only thing […]

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Live from the Sneaker Gala, with Ed Markey and a Human Disco Ball

Boston’s heavy hitters were all at Big Night Live for what’s become affectionately known as “The Sneaker Gala,” despite the official (and somewhat unwieldy) name […]

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The NAACP Convention That Never Came to Town

Edited by David S. Bernstein Keynote Address Deval Patrick Former Massachusetts Governor America is a country built on aspiration, a nation reaching for the ideals […]

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Who’s Winning the Endorsement Popularity Contest?

Next Monday, after roughly three years of preamble, the Democratic primaries will finally start in earnest as folks huddle up in midwestern school gyms for […]

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For Deval Patrick, Campaigning on Hope Just Won’t Cut It Anymore

By the time Democratic presidential hopeful Deval Patrick took the stage at a campaign event in Paradise, Nevada, following a procession of speeches delivered by […]

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The Last Thing Deval Patrick Wanted to See at a Campaign Event: An Empty Room

It’s like that nightmare where you show up at school and realize you’re not wearing pants, or you throw a big party and nobody comes, […]

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Deval Patrick Is Not Ruling Out the Chance to Lose in the Democratic Primary

Update: Looks like this is really happening. Both CNN and the New York Times report that Patrick has told people close to him he’s done thinking about […]

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Officially Bowing Out, Deval Patrick Cites “Cruelty of Our Elections Process”

There are many reasons for Deval Patrick not to run for president in 2020. The likelihood of a run from better-known Democrats like Elizabeth Warren is […]

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Deval Patrick Isn’t Running for President

Deval Patrick, the former governor who’s been cheerleading for Democrats while working in the private sector, plans to finally set it straight: He is not […]

Former Gov. Deval Patrick speaks at a lecturn
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Deval Patrick Isn’t Ruling Out a 2020 Presidential Run

No matter how bad your aim is, you can’t throw a dart at a list of Massachusetts politicians and not come close to hitting a […]

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Deval Patrick’s Brother-in-Law Bernard Sigh Was Arrested for Sexual Assault

Deval Patrick’s brother-in-law Bernard Sigh appeared in court Thursday after new accusations of sexual assault. Sigh, 65, faces charges of assault with intent to rape and assault […]

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Deval Patrick to Campaign for Doug Jones in Alabama

Massachusetts is getting awfully involved in the Alabama Senate race. Next week’s special election between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones is certainly the […]

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Deval Patrick for President?

Looks like we now know who Team Obama’s favorite is for President in 2020. It’s Deval Patrick. At least that’s the word in Washington this […]

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Deval Patrick Tells Western Mass. Crowd: “Stay Woke”

Speaking at a dinner in Pittsfield, Deval Patrick told Berkshire County residents to “stay woke.” The former Massachusetts governor reflected on his political career, read from […]

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Deval Patrick Urges Senate Committee to Reject Jeff Sessions

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick penned a three-page letter urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, President-Elect Donald Trump’s pick for […]