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Massachusetts: Germany

August 5, 2009 - 08:49 am
NEWS FEED: Blue Mass Group

Help Boston Host the 2014 Gay Games

By Boston City Councillor John R. Connolly

Dear BMG Readers,

As you may know, Boston is one of three cities currently in the running to host the world's Gay Games in 2014. The Games are an international Olympic-style athletic and cultural event that are held every four years, with next year's events taking place in Cologne, Germany. The events are open to all who wish to participate regardless of sexual orientation and athletic skill level and could draw as many as 12,000 participants and 100,000 spectators to Boston.

I am proud to say that the Boston City Council has unanimously voted to approve the resolution I authored demonstrating the Boston City Council's support for Boston to serve as host city to the Gay Games, but this is obviously just a small first step.

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February 6, 2009 - 10:02 am
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Biden heads across the pond

Vice President Joe Biden departs today for his first major entrance on the world stage since taking office, the 45th Munich Conference on Security Policy in Germany. Accompanied by President Obama's national security adviser, General James L. Jones, Biden will...

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Fri, 11/14/2008 - 17:15

Marzilli resigns

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Jim Marzilli has resigned from the state Senate, according to Senate President Therese Murray's office.

In a letter to Murray, Marzilli, an Arlington Democrat, stated: "I hereby offer my resignation, effective at 5 P.M. on Friday, November 14."

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Fri, 11/14/2008 - 09:09

Mass. GOP calls for Marzilli to resign or be thrown out of Senate

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Responding to news that he travelled to Berlin, Germany in October in spite of facing sexual assault charges, the Massachusetts GOP called for state Sen. James Marzilli to be removed from the Senate.

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Fri, 11/14/2008 - 08:55

Marzilli trip ‘completely outrageous,’ says Murray

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

State Senate President Therese Murray blasted state Sen. James Marzilli on Thursday for his October trip to Berlin, Germany, to attend an environmental forum.

Murray (D-Plymouth) said Marzilli's (D-Arlington) travels were inappropriate given the fact that he is currently facing charges of sexual harassment and is under review by the Senate Ethics Committee.

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Thu, 11/13/2008 - 15:35

Marzilli on his Berlin trip

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

YourArlington.com received an email from state Sen. James Marzilli (D-Arlington) about his October trip to Berlin, Germany for a forum on environmental issues.

Check out the statement below:

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