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  • Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...

  • Tea Party activists plan IRS protest in Boston

    BOSTON (AP) - Tea Party activists are planning to hold a demonstration in downtown Boston to protest the Internal Revenue Service for improperly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt ...

  • R.I. Senate to take up school security secrecy bill

    The Rhode Island Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a proposal to allow local education officials to formulate school security plans behind closed doors despite concerns from open government groups. The measure would allow locally elected school officials to hold closed-door discussions about school safety policies, including the arming of school security guards or the procedure for notifying ...

  • N.H. firefighters push casino bill

    New Hampshire firefighters are urging the House to pass a casino bill Wednesday to provide more revenue for state programs. David Lang, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, said at a State House press conference Monday that the state needs money to pay for mental health programs and other spending vital to public safety. He said lawmakers need to listen to the public, ...

  • Couple in Vt. killing ask for new lawyers

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The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) [DVD]

The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) [DVD]

In the early 1950s, with the help of noted film theorist and critic Andr Bazin, 20-year-old Franois Truffaut began writing regularly for the Parisian film journal Cahiers du cinema. He quickly gained a reputation as an uncompromising and often vicious critic with a clear-cut sense ... ...

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  • Malloy to speak at tourism conference in Hartford

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and House Speaker Brendan Sharkey are speaking about tourism at a Hartford conference highlighting Connecticut’s tourism marketing ...

  • NH celebrates 100th anniversary of primary law

    Tuesday marks 100 years since the New Hampshire Legislature passed, and the governor signed, legislation creating the state’s presidential primary. Under that law, the state switched from a caucus system to a primary, and any potential delegate was allowed to be listed on a statewide ballot for election to the national convention. Candidates were permitted to sign up either as pledged to a ...

  • Regulators vote on rules for Maines eel fishery

    The eel management board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is voting Tuesday on proposed new regulations. The three options are to keep the status quo, close the fishery or set a catch ...

  • RI Senate to vote on Chafees pick to lead EDC

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Senate is poised to vote on Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s pick to head the state’s economic development ...

  • Mass. to switch to electronic Tobin Bridge tolls

    BOSTON - Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a series of meetings to inform drivers about plans to switch to an all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge.Under the plan beginning early next year, drivers will no longer be able to stop at a toll booth and pay cash for their toll on the bridge.Instead, tolls will be collected electronically through a driver's E-ZPass ...

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